Maya asked me how my appointment went and if my “boobs smiled pretty?” when I picked Lincoln and her up from school that Thursday afternoon. I didn’t laugh out loud like I did earlier in the day at the question.  With the numbing medicine wearing off at this point, my chest was throbbing at the biopsy site. It was hard to ignore or pretend like nothing had happened while they were at school.  Tyler and I had talked briefly before I left to grab them about what if anything we

The morning started out like any other Thursday morning during the school year. I woke up early to get the kids' school items ready, hustling about the kitchen sipping my coffee and going over my “To Do” list in my head.   A short time later, my two children crawled out of bed and into my lap. They snuggled there while my husband, Tyler and I talked about what plans we had for the day.   I shared, “I’m going to have a mammogram this morning and then I have to finish some thin