"I'm lowkey dying": Brave young woman with terminal illness shares her final wish
Samantha Bulloch was given three years to live after she was diagnosed with gut-wrenching stage four bowel cancer at the young age of 28.
A year later, Bulloch has shared a heartfelt plea on social media in hopes of meeting her idol- pop star Taylor Swift.
The Swiftie has scored a ticket to Taylor's final show in Sydney on the 26th of February, but she’s calling on “anyone to hook a sister up” so she can meet-and-greet the singer backstage.
“I’m low key dying and honestly this would just make my year,” she said in a video shared to TikTok.
“I’m going out on a limb here so I’m just shooting my shot and we’re going to see what happens.
“If anyone has any connections... I would love you forever.”
Bulloch has been a fan of the megastar since she was 15 years old.
“Taylor means so much to me, and I’d love the opportunity to tell her just how much of an impact she’s made on my life,” she told 7Life.
“I’ve loved her since I was 15, and her music has seen me through so many chapters in my life — including this one.
“I love that her music transcends all kinds of walks of life, and so many of us connect with it so personally, despite the differences in our situations.
“She has a real talent for making you feel less alone.I recently got a new tattoo of the lyric, ‘For the hope of it all’, from her song called August.
“I adopted that lyric during my experience with cancer. I’m choosing to live for the hope of it all.”
As she faces terminal cancer, Bulloch said that she is determined to live the rest of her life to the fullest.
"I’m hoping and praying for many more years than what I’ve been given. But if not, I intend to try and maximise these few I’ve got left to the best of my ability," she said.
“Thankfully I’ve always been quite a positive and hopeful person, and that hasn’t left me during this experience.”
Bulloch was diagnosed with terminal cancer in 2023, after experiencing low iron levels, fatigue and blood in her stool.
She is currently on a chemotherapy regime and an immunotherapy drug and added that she also hopes to tick off many of her bucket list destinations this year, including visiting UK, Paris, New York and Tasmania.
“My doctor has said I can, providing the treatment I’m on now works," the hopeful 29-year-old said.
“Thankfully treatment has been working so hopefully in a few months I’ll be able to do that."
Images: Samantha Bulloch