The Unwinding of the Miracle

 The Unwinding of the Miracle: A Memoir of Life, Death, and Everything That Comes After, by Julie Yip-Williams (2019) 315 pages

Julie Yip-Williams was born blind to Chinese parents in Vietnam not long after the fall of Saigon in 1975. When her family was able to get out of Vietnam, they came to the United States where doctors were able to help Julie's vision somewhat by removing cataracts from the four-year-old child. She remained legally blind, though, and always tried to compensate for it by becoming a high-achiever, eventually graduating from Harvard Law School.

At age 37, married to another attorney and mother to two young daughters, she was diagnosed with Stage IV colon cancer. This book traces her whole life, including her medical and psychological journey as she deals with cancer. She wasn't brought up with religion, but one sees hints of spiritual thinking intertwined with her realism. Being invited into her thinking sometimes felt intrusive and other times felt like a privilege. Gut-wrenchingly honest.