I AM Sam
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Although Samantha made it to Maryland as she wished, she passed away peacefully soon after on July 2, 2015 surrounded by family. We are now trying to raise funds for her services. Anything helps. Please read her story below.
I AM Sam. My journey began almost 4 years ago, at the age of 36. I am the mother of two beautiful children. My wonderful son who is 10 is autistic and my beautiful daughter is 13. I began 2011 happier than I’d ever been because I married my soul mate, but by the time the year ended I was battling for my life. We
all know how hard the first year of marriage can be for normal couples, imagine having to include Stage 4 Breast Cancer less than 3 months in? This journey was too difficult for him to endure and our married ended.
I’ve had a bilateral mastectomy and a complete hysterectomy. We fought that. The cancer spread to my bones, liver, and lungs and we fought that. Now, the cancer has spread to my brain and we are fighting that. However, I can no longer ignore the Doctor’s directive to get my affairs in order.
I was blessed with a good job with health insurance and compassionate co-workers that did all they could to support me. However, with all the trips to the Cancer Center of America my hospital bills are still more than $150,000 at this time.
My faith has sustained me, my family lovingly supports me, and my friends have prayerfully surrounded me. At this point, I believe I have fought the good fight and kept the faith and now it’s time to turn my attention to my children and how I can prepare them to move forward after I am gone with the best possible chance for a healthy, happy life. I love my children with all my heart. All I ever aspired to be was a mother. I’d like to leave them with less burden to bear.
I’m seeking donations to relocate myself [for whatever time I have left] and my children from Texas to Maryland to live with my brother and sister-in-law who have loving agreed to become the legal guardians of my children when I transition. However, with constant co-pays and medical expenses of going from Dallas to the Cancer Center in Tulsa, it’s impossible to save any money. We need money to move our belongings to Maryland and get a bigger house for both families [my brother who is in the Air Force and has 3 children of his own]. We’re trying to get this done as soon as possible since the Doctor’s basically feel as if we have exhausted every option.
I’d also like to receive enough donations to cover my burial expenses as not to burden my mother who has sacrificed so much already for me with this responsibility. I have 5 sisters 7 brothers
Know that my faith in God’s ability to do the miraculous has not waiver, but I understand that ignoring necessities is not faith and leaving my children to grieve without the stability of a home and leaving my mother in debt due to burial cost, inflicts more pain upon my spirit than a thousand chemotherapy sessions could ever inflict upon my broken body.
See, I know to be absent in the body is to be present with the Lord. I’m no longer worried about Sam. I AM Sam and it is well with my soul, but would you please help me, make sure that it will also be well with my family?
Samantha Hamilton
I AM Sam. My journey began almost 4 years ago, at the age of 36. I am the mother of two beautiful children. My wonderful son who is 10 is autistic and my beautiful daughter is 13. I began 2011 happier than I’d ever been because I married my soul mate, but by the time the year ended I was battling for my life. We
all know how hard the first year of marriage can be for normal couples, imagine having to include Stage 4 Breast Cancer less than 3 months in? This journey was too difficult for him to endure and our married ended.
I’ve had a bilateral mastectomy and a complete hysterectomy. We fought that. The cancer spread to my bones, liver, and lungs and we fought that. Now, the cancer has spread to my brain and we are fighting that. However, I can no longer ignore the Doctor’s directive to get my affairs in order.
I was blessed with a good job with health insurance and compassionate co-workers that did all they could to support me. However, with all the trips to the Cancer Center of America my hospital bills are still more than $150,000 at this time.
My faith has sustained me, my family lovingly supports me, and my friends have prayerfully surrounded me. At this point, I believe I have fought the good fight and kept the faith and now it’s time to turn my attention to my children and how I can prepare them to move forward after I am gone with the best possible chance for a healthy, happy life. I love my children with all my heart. All I ever aspired to be was a mother. I’d like to leave them with less burden to bear.
I’m seeking donations to relocate myself [for whatever time I have left] and my children from Texas to Maryland to live with my brother and sister-in-law who have loving agreed to become the legal guardians of my children when I transition. However, with constant co-pays and medical expenses of going from Dallas to the Cancer Center in Tulsa, it’s impossible to save any money. We need money to move our belongings to Maryland and get a bigger house for both families [my brother who is in the Air Force and has 3 children of his own]. We’re trying to get this done as soon as possible since the Doctor’s basically feel as if we have exhausted every option.
I’d also like to receive enough donations to cover my burial expenses as not to burden my mother who has sacrificed so much already for me with this responsibility. I have 5 sisters 7 brothers
Know that my faith in God’s ability to do the miraculous has not waiver, but I understand that ignoring necessities is not faith and leaving my children to grieve without the stability of a home and leaving my mother in debt due to burial cost, inflicts more pain upon my spirit than a thousand chemotherapy sessions could ever inflict upon my broken body.
See, I know to be absent in the body is to be present with the Lord. I’m no longer worried about Sam. I AM Sam and it is well with my soul, but would you please help me, make sure that it will also be well with my family?
Samantha Hamilton
Organizer
Samantha Hamilton
Organizer
Mesquite, TX