“There’s Something Wrong with Your Fetus. Probably.”
“I think there’s something wrong with your baby’s brain,” the doctor says, her voice level, but her face as colorless as her starched lab coat. When the radiologist went to get her, Charles and I assumed that’s standard procedure…. Read More
“The Bra Chooses the Woman”
A bra that fits … that’s what I’d been really looking forward to.
The shop was chrome and glass. Silver cursive letters over the door read Oleanders: Purveyors of Fine Lingerie Since Day One. A single brassiere lay on a red satin pillow in the shop’s window… Read More
Wedding pictures helped me realize that gaining weight doesn’t change my worth
“Have you found a dress yet?” asks the voice on the other end of my phone. My son is getting married in a few months, so I’m not surprised by the question. But I am surprised I’m hearing it from my dad, who never talks about my clothing. His inquiry knocks me off balance; my stomach lurches. Well, this is weird… Read More
The Dirty Little Secret About Breast Biopsies
A Brief Reflection (In A Mirror) At 50
When the email full of pictures arrived, I was eager to open it. The evening — a reception for work — had been a lot of fun and I was looking forward to seeing some professionally-shot photos of myself for a change, rather than a selfie…Read More