A New Chapter in Kaylin’s Story ❤️ On January 16, 2026, our beautiful Kaylin gained her angel wings after a courageous battle with breast cancer. She was just 28 years old and left behind her two greatest blessings, Jace’Lynn and Memphis. When Kaylin started this GoFundMe, she was facing something no mother should ever have to face  planning her own funeral while worrying about the future of her children. Because of the incredible kindness and generosity of people from all over the world, Kaylin was able to find comfort in knowing her babies would be taken care of. Today, I am raising Jace’Lynn and Memphis, and we are learning to navigate life without their mama. There are good days, hard days, and so many milestones we wish Kaylin could be here to see. We have decided to keep Kaylin’s GoFundMe open for anyone who would like to continue supporting her children as they grow. Any additional donations will go toward helping provide for Jace’Lynn and Memphis and their future. We will also continue sharing updates about the children, their accomplishments, and the beautiful memories they are making, because Kaylin’s story didn’t end when she left us. Her love lives on through her babies. To everyone who has donated, prayed, shared, or simply followed Kaylin’s journey, thank you from the bottom of our hearts. You have given our family more than financial support. You have shown these two children how much their mama was loved. Kaylin’s original story is shared below, in her own words. ❤️

Dear family, friends, and new friends, let me introduce myself.

My name is Kaylin Gawf. I am a 28-year-old single mother of two beautiful children, my daughter Jace, 9, and my son Memphis, 6. I am currently on hospice care after a long battle with metastatic breast cancer that has spread to my brain.

This is the hardest thing I have ever faced. My biggest fear isn’t dying; it’s leaving my children behind with added pain, stress, and financial burden to my family when I’m gone.

I’m asking for help to cover my funeral and end of life expenses, so my children and family don’t have to carry that weight while grieving. Any additional funds will go in a Trust to go toward helping provide stability and support for my kids during this incredibly difficult transition.

I know I should have taken out life insurance. I truly believed I was going to beat cancer here on this earth. I never imagined I would hear the words, “There’s nothing more we can do for you.” Just a few weeks before Christmas, I was told hospice would be calling my mom and me to set everything up. My world changed forever in that moment. I’m so heartbroken for my children and family.

I’ve been fighting for three years. I was originally diagnosed with HER2+ breast cancer, which had metastasized to my lungs, bones, and lymph nodes. Then a year later, in March of 2023, we found out it had spread to my brain. I was then diagnosed with two different kinds of brain cancers, metastatic breast cancer and leptomeningeal disease (LMD), which is very rare. Along this journey, I’ve also been diagnosed with Cushing’s disease, causing over 70 pounds of weight gain, congestive heart failure (CHF), two brain surgeries, and other serious complications.

If you are unable to donate, please know that sharing this or keeping my children in your thoughts and prayers means more than I could ever express. I am so not ready to leave them just yet, but I want to do everything I can to protect them and ease their future, even when I’m no longer here.

Thank you for taking the time to read my story and for any kindness you are able to share. 

Your friend, Kaylin Gawf