She shook her head.
“Because of him, we got three federal grants. Over two million dollars. We developed a screening program. Blood markers and ultrasound, for high-risk women. Women with family histories like yours. We tested it on two thousand women over ten years.”Plan Family Trips
She took out a file.
“He asked me to name the program after you,” she said.
She held it up.
PROJECT MARGARET — HIGH-RISK OVARIAN SCREENING STUDY
“Project Margaret,” I said.
“Project Margaret,” she said. “You were the reason it existed. Every woman in that study was there because of you. He used to say, ‘If I can’t promise Maggie it won’t happen to her, maybe I can make sure somebody catches it in time.’”Support Causes
“But I was in the study,” I said. “Wasn’t I? That’s the record the hospital found.”
Evelyn looked down at the file.
“Yes,” she said. “In 2014. In January. He brought you to Cambridge.”
