A New Reality Motherhood never goes according to plan- and for some of us before it ever really starts. Sometimes, the universe hands you a plot twist you would have never written for yourself. For me, it was the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). “She’s going to survive, right?” I asked the doctor. My voice weaker than expected, my body prepped for an emergency C-section, fluorescent lights too bright, heart pounding too loud. It was May 2013. My due date was still eleven