Kate Hayden (Christina Raines) is a young mother who learns she has terminal cancer in her leg and must have it removed or die. She decides she cannot live without her leg and refuses to have it removed. As she is dying, she leaves words of wisdom for her young daughter on a cassette recorder so her daughter wont forget her. Her husband, Sam (Cliff De Young) is a struggling musician who reluctantly supports her decision as he watches her deteriorate day by day.