Becoming Invisible

I became invisible on May 13, 2013.

I remember it so clearly.

Laying in my semi-private hospital bed recovering from an emergency c-section. Trying to rest as people bustled around me.

Grandparents and aunts talking on the phone, loudly announcing the arrival of Jane and Emma.

Nurses coming in to stick me with needles and draw my blood and “check my pad” every few hours, whether I was awake or not.

Friends coming to visit the new babies and being let right into my room, even while I was…