Overview
- Samson wrote on X that his daughter Kyra died peacefully after a 9-month-and-11-day battle, a message he posted Wednesday describing the illness as glioblastoma.
- Kyra was 28 years old and Samson said she faced the illness with "courage, poise, and resolve," calling glioblastoma one of the cruelest diseases he had seen up close.
- Samson first signaled a family crisis in September when he paused his Nothing Personal podcast, and he later shaved his head on-air in November in solidarity after Kyra’s treatment caused hair loss.
- He identified wife Cindi and their children Hannah and Caleb as part of the caregiving circle and asked that, in lieu of flowers, people donate to The Kyra Fund to fund glioblastoma research.
- Glioblastoma is a fast-growing brain tumor with few long-term treatment options, and Samson said the fund will support a new immunotherapy research project that aims to improve outcomes for patients like Kyra.