One day our Mommy and Daddy told us that we needed to have a talk. Sara thought we were getting a puppy. Kelly thought we were going on a trip. Emily thought we were getting a present. But none of our guesses were right...

When their mother is diagnosed with cancer, Sara, Kelly, and Emily become worried. There is surgery, and chemotherapy, and Mom's hair even falls out! But after some time, things return to normal, and the girls realize that the treatment for cancer is not nearly as bad as they had imagined.