Nothing Left Unsaid

StoryCorps

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Society & Culture

4.7 • 3.9K Ratings

🗓️ 14 May 2024

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Jackie Miller and her son, Scott Miller, always shared everything with each other, even if it was hard. Scott knew his mother wanted to live life on her own terms, but he wasn't prepared for how she wanted to end it.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Dave Ice, founder of StoryCorps. This message comes from NPR sponsor Subaru,
0:05.5	featuring the 2024 Subaru Forrester Wilderness, equipped with standard symmetrical all-wheel
0:10.5	drive, 9.2 inches of ground clearance and all-terrain tires.
0:14.3	Discover more at Subaru.com slash wilderness.
0:17.8	All season long, we've been sharing stories from people who did things their own way.
0:26.0	Other people's opinions be damned.
0:28.0	Jackie Miller took that approach to life.
0:31.0	You know, my mom, she was conviction in human form. That's her son, Scott. He and his
0:36.9	mom did two StoryCorps interviews together 15 years apart. My name's
0:41.1	Scott Miller. I'm Jackie Miller and I'm with my son Scott.
0:49.0	They covered a lot of ground in those conversations. Pretty much Jackie's entire life from beginning to end.
0:57.0	When she made a decision about something, that was her decision,
1:00.0	and that extended to how she would die.
1:06.4	When you live life on your own terms,
1:08.3	the decisions you make
1:09.6	can sometimes be incredibly hard
1:11.3	on the people you're closest to.
1:13.0	The only thing that was a problem is something saying,
1:17.0	how do I tell Scott this?
1:20.0	I'm Jasmine Morris and I'm Michael Garofalo. This is the Story Corps podcast from MPR. Scott and Jackie had always shared everything with each other. That was their way. Like Scott knew the whole time growing up that he'd been adopted.
1:45.3	So when they came in for their first interview in 2008, Scott wasn't expecting any surprises.
1:51.2	When did you and dad decide to adopt?
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