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