

The Path Diverges
Two weeks ago, I dropped the boys off at school and stopped in for a quick routine mammogram before work. A thought flashed through my mind but didn’t fully stick until about three hours later: “I have a sickly feeling that something bad is going to come of this.” Like the countless other daily feelings of dread, fear, and worry we carry as women and mothers, I swatted it away. I’m an overthinker. It isn’t a sign. I have no family history. I always worry about bad things, and


