A heart-breaking update
A life gone to soon! It is with great sadness that we tell you beautiful Sam lost her battle with cancer. She was an amazing young lady with a loving family who enriched the lives of everyone she met. She will be deeply missed.
"Samantha Jordan Rouches (Rogers), CPA, was born September 14, 1988, in Hartford, CT, and passed on November 24, 2020, in Boston, MA, in the loving embrace of her family. She is survived by her devoted husband, Christopher Rouches of Boston, MA, her parents, Gary and Stephanie Rogers of Barkhamsted, CT, her sister, Rachel Rose of Farmington, CT, and her beloved dog, Bruce. Sam spent her childhood in Simsbury, CT, where she enjoyed an idyllic upbringing with an extremely close family and developed lifelong friendships. She excelled as a student at Simsbury High School making varsity track and field, varsity cheerleading, Simsbury Scholars, and was the Homecoming Queen. She graduated in the top five percent of her class, going on to the Honors Program at UConn where she majored in Accounting. She was a Babbidge Scholar and graduated Summa Cum Laude. Sammy was a brilliant student and savored every moment of her life, never missing an opportunity to celebrate and party. She thrived on her busy social life and embraced a good time with all her heart. Sam got a tattoo in college and chose the word "Bliss" which perfectly embodied her philosophy of life-live large and find joy in every moment. After graduation, she worked briefly at Deloitte before settling into her job at Bain & Company as a Global Accounting Manager. She was a great boss and loved her job. Sammy was an avid explorer, traveling the USA and fourteen different countries. She was the queen of fashion and somehow always looked like she walked off the cover of a magazine with her stunning figure and perfect attire. In 2010, while pursuing her passion for fitness, she and her future husband, Chris Rouches, started stalking each other daily at the Gold's Gym. They fell deeply in love and married in 2018. Sam was diagnosed with a brain tumor in August of 2015 and was determined to continue supporting her team, working full-time during all her treatments of chemo and radiation. "Sammy Strong" became the motto for her family, friends, and her enormous network of support. She let nothing prevent her enjoyment of life. Her brain cancer was in remission for four years before returning as a more aggressive glioblastoma in the fall of 2019. At that time, she and her family immersed themselves in the practice of meditation and in February of 2020 she attended a weeklong retreat with her mom, Stephanie. At this event, Sam had a profound spiritual and physical transformation that enlightened her soul. She was deeply moved and grateful for the many people who loved and supported her throughout her life. She was a magical force that touched and impacted the lives of everyone she encountered. Her energy was uniquely magnetic, drawing everyone to her, and she will be missed beyond measure. She was predeceased by her maternal grandparents, Walter and Gloria Pajalich. She leaves behind her in-laws, Debra and Dan Rouches of Vancouver, WA, paternal grandparents, Bob and Joan Rogers of Farmington, CT, aunts, uncles, cousins, and countless friends. A memorial service will be announced in the spring of 2021.
In lieu of flowers, consider a donation in Sam's name to The Give to Give Foundation (https://givetogivefoundation.org/) or to
The Weber Foundation of Helping Hands (https://www.theweberfoundation.com/),
both mattered to her."
Published in Hartford Courant on Nov. 29, 2020.
In the blink of an eye life can change as it did for Sam Rogers Rouches. Sam is a 31-year-old young woman who lives in Boston with her husband Chris and Bruce, their adorable French bulldog. In 2015, Sam was diagnosed with a grade 3 malignant brain tumor and had an emergency surgery to remove her tumor followed by six weeks of radiation along with six months of chemotherapy.
She was in remission until October 2019 when her scan showed that the tumor had returned but this time it had evolved into a Grade 4 glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), which is the most aggressive type of brain cancer. She underwent surgery again to remove the new growth but the tumor quickly returned. Despite going through additional rounds of chemotherapy the tumor continued to grow.
To date, conventional medicine has not been effective and has possibly exacerbated her condition. Sam and her family had to make a decision, and that decision was to attack this cancer in every way possible. This includes several alternative approaches
such as immunotherapy, PEMF therapy, herbal and nutritional supplementation, international clinics and mind/body healing. Unfortunately, while alternative approaches have shown promising outcomes, they’re not covered by insurance and Sam now faces the prospect of tens of thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket costs to gain access to these potentially life-saving treatments!
Recently, Sam has had to take leave from her stressful job as a CPA in order to focus on her health. Since she has exhausted the options within conventional medicine, these alternative treatments seem to be the only way. Sam has an amazing attitude and believes she can beat this.
PLEASE HELP SAM IN THE FIGHT FOR HER LIFE!
Exciting Update From Samantha
Because of your generous donations we were able to assist Sam with a $10,000 grant. Below is her thank you to everyone who helped her in her journey to good health.
THANK YOU ALL for helping to make this happen!!! My heart is bursting with gratitude! Words can't properly express how appreciative I am to be the recipient of so much generosity and love. As my dad may have already shared with you, my latest scan showed amazing and miraculous results! Feeling so blessed. This grant will allow me to continue accessing the treatments that have contributed to this positive outcome so I can stay on this healing journey :)
In the blink of an eye life can change as it did for Sam Rogers Rouches. Sam is a 31-year-old young woman who lives in Boston with her husband Chris and Bruce, their adorable French bulldog. In 2015, Sam was diagnosed with a grade 3 malignant brain tumor and had an emergency surgery to remove her tumor followed by six weeks of radiation along with six months of chemotherapy. 
