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Support Samara in her fight against cancer

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About Samara

Samara is well-known for loving a good meme, a bad joke, and a wonderful chat! A much-loved and highly respected colleague, wife, mother and upstanding friend, she has spent decades championing what’s right for the future of the community.

Samara is an incredible advocate for medical cannabis patients in Australia. Through her work, she leads a community team responsible for managing more than 100,000 patients - many of whom suffer from debilitating mental and physical conditions. She personifies empathy and understanding, but it’s both her kind heart as well as her phenomenal knowledge that is working to leave an indelible mark on hundreds of thousands of patients across Australia.

Samara lives in Sydney with her husband and 16-year-old son. She is also a known animal lover, with two dogs and a cat. There is no one Samara wouldn’t help; no one she wouldn’t go out of her way for. There is no one truly more deserving of support during an incredibly difficult time for her, her family, and her loved ones.

Her diagnosis

Samara was having issues speaking and breathing normally for a few months from late 2023 - issues which her doctor initially dismissed. It was when her voice started to noticeably change that her family prompted her to go to hospital.

She was quickly diagnosed with oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma - with a mass almost the size of a tennis ball obstructing her throat. Samara was told her cancer was stage four.

She is currently being expedited through chemotherapy - barely a week after presenting at hospital. We are very hopeful that the cancer is responsive to treatment.

How you can help

We are reaching out to friends, colleagues, and the wider community, to help raise funds for any out-of-pocket costs of Samara’s treatment. We are also raising funds for her family during her convalescence, to alleviate any worries they may have about expenses.

Every donation, big or small, brings us one step closer to giving Samara the support she needs, so she can focus on her treatment and recovery.

Please consider:

Making a donation to support Samara and her family
Sharing this campaign to amplify our reach, to connect with others out there who may be also willing to help.

Thank you

For those who don’t know her personally, Samara is one of the most incredibly giving, considerate, and kind people you will ever be fortunate enough to meet. Whatever support you are able to give will be greatly appreciated; it will not only help provide her family some financial relief, but also directly assist her being in the best place to continue her fight against cancer.

Thank you for helping support Samara and her family during this time.

We will continue to update you on her progress.
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Donations 

  • Anonymous
    • $100
    • 5 mos
  • Simon Killen
    • $50
    • 9 mos
  • Tina Grundmann
    • $50
    • 9 mos
  • Viv Elliott
    • $100
    • 10 mos
  • Luke Roberts
    • $200
    • 10 mos
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Fundraising team (3)

Zoe Phillips
Organizer
Chatswood, NSW
Kelly King
Team member
Samara Smith
Team member

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