Medieval festival’s 12 Year Old ‘Princess’ Struggling With Brain Cancer

12-year-old Samantha "Sami" Bannister was named as the Princess of the Blackrock medieval festival last year after event coordinators learned she was recently diagnosed with brain cancer.

This year, however, Samantha may not make it to the festival. She has been hospitalized at Beaumont Hospital in Troy, Michigan. Her family took her to the hospital for an MRI and hopes of a new treatment called pulse radiation therapy, she was in! accepted for the treatment on July 1st. Unfortunatly, just a few short days later, her symptoms got worse and they rushed her to the ER for treatment. In a Facebook post from her father, Jeremiah Bannister,

Thank you all for keeping us in your hearts. We DEFINITELY need your support! If you're looking for how best to help us, we're encouraging everyone to visit our donation page athttp://GoFundMe.com/TeamTinyDancer. (If you don't like GoFundMe, donate via PayPal with aleebannister@gmail.com!) Best case scenario, we'll be in Royal Oak for weeks, staying at Ronald McDonald House or with friends of the team. At worst -- and this has already been discussed with hospice -- we'll need money for funeral arrangements. Either way, we need as much (financial) help as we can get!

Thank you, again, for all your love and support!