3: The Unwinding of the Miracle

Julie: The Unwinding of the Miracle

Pineapple Street Studios

Health & Fitness

4.7 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 8 February 2019

⏱️ 27 minutes

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“Don’t worry though, I’ll be haunting all of you.” Julie says goodbye. This series is a companion to Julie Yip-Williams’ posthumous memoir, The Unwinding of the Miracle, published by Random House. Artwork by Dadu Shin. If Julie’s story resonates with you, leave us a voicemail at (802) 347-3879. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Life July 14th, 2017.
0:05.0	Dear Mia and Isabel, I have solved all the logistical problems resulting from my death that I can think of. I have left a
0:14.8	list of instructions about who your dentist is and when to renew the violin rental
0:19.4	contract and the identity of the piano tuner. But I realized that these things are the low-hanging fruit.
0:26.8	You will forever be the kids whose mother died of cancer. As your mother, I wish I could protect you from that pain, but also as your
0:36.5	mother I want you to feel the pain, to live it, embrace it, and then learn from it.
0:42.0	This is my challenge to you my sweet embrace it and then learn from it.
0:43.2	This is my challenge to you, my sweet girls,
0:46.1	to take an ugly tragedy and transform it
0:49.3	into a source of beauty, love, strength, courage, and wisdom. This is the last chapter.
1:05.0	It's about Julie's plans for after she's gone.
1:10.0	Where to find the air filters, how to take care of the dog, how to recognize when she's talking to you from the afterlife.
1:20.0	I'm Eleanor Kagan. This is episode 3, the unwinding of the miracle.
1:27.0	Here we go.
1:31.0	It's 6 a.m. on a day and late fall and Julie's meeting up with a couple of producers, Max and Henry.
1:36.5	I'm okay. I'm in a little bit of pain. I did sleep very well and we are about to go for me to receive treatment hopefully.
1:44.0	I'm healthy enough to do that today.
1:47.0	If that's the case, it's going to be a very long day.
1:50.0	11 hours.
1:52.0	All right? So we're going to take the subway.
1:55.0	Yeah, cool.
1:57.0	Yeah, they will check my blood.
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