‼️ AT JUST 31 YEARS OLD, SAVaughna HENEBY IS PREPARING FOR HOSPICE CARE — BUT HER GREATEST FEAR ISN’T ABOUT HERSELF. IT’S ABOUT HER TWO CHILDREN AND THE LIFE THEY MAY HAVE TO LIVE WITHOUT HER.

Savaughna Heneby is a mother to an 8-year-old son and a 3-year-old daughter. After spending the past year fighting desperately for more time with them, she says doctors have now told her there is nothing more they can do.

Her stage 4 ovarian cancer has returned and, according to Sav, is rapidly affecting her organs.

She says she has endured more than 15 surgeries, including five procedures over just two days, six rounds of chemotherapy and repeated hospitalizations as doctors tried different options to treat her disease.

Now, she is living with chronic pain, losing weight, struggling to eat and becoming increasingly weak.

But when Sav speaks about her future, her thoughts immediately turn to her children.

“I would be lying if I said I wasn’t terrified,” she wrote. “Not for myself. I’m terrified for my children.”

Her 8-year-old son already understands the pain of losing someone to cancer. Sav says his grandfather, her stepdad and his best friend all died from stage 4 lung cancer last year.

Now, he may be facing another devastating loss — his mother.

And Sav’s heart aches most when she thinks about her 3-year-old daughter.

“She may grow up without her mother and without having the chance to truly know the woman who loved her more than anything in this world,” Sav wrote.

She thinks about all the milestones she desperately wants to witness.

Birthdays.

Holidays.

School plays.

Graduations.

Weddings.

First loves.

And the countless ordinary moments that mothers often take for granted simply because they expect to be there.

“At 31 years old, I should be planning birthday parties, family vacations, holidays and fun days with my kids,” she wrote. “Instead, I’m having conversations about my funeral.”

Sav is now receiving hospice care. She says the facility allows her children to visit 24 hours a day and even spend the night with her.

That means she still has an opportunity to create something deeply important: memories.

She doesn’t want her children’s memories of her to be defined only by hospitals, cancer treatments and sickness.

She wants them to remember her laughter, her love, her hugs and the moments they shared as a family.

She also hopes to leave something behind that can help provide for her children after she is gone.

“This is my last wish,” Sav wrote. “This is what I’m asking for. Not for myself. For my babies.”

Her story has prompted people to offer financial support, prayers, encouragement and advice for helping children cope with the possible loss of a parent.

And for Sav, every moment matters now.

❤️ A birthday hug matters.
❤️ A family pH๏τo matters.
❤️ A bedtime story matters.
❤️ An ordinary day together matters.

🙏 Please keep Savaughna and her two children in your prayers.

If you have words of comfort, advice for helping children through grief, or simply a message of love for this mother, consider leaving it for her.

She isn’t asking for more time for herself. She is asking for more memories for her babies. 💔🙏❤️