The Next Ultrasound
This morning Marian had an ultrasound. Sounds pretty painless, right? If I were to chat with someone casually and they asked what I did today, I'd say, "Marian had an ultrasound this morning," and if asked how it went, I'd say, "fine." But, like everything, there are so many little things that are enveloped, hidden, and left unsaid inside those words, ready to be forgotten and put behind us. Marian's last ultrasound was the day after her NPC diagnosis. I barely remember it. W