Uploaded May 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In 1972, Sarah Churchill was pregnant with her third daughter, Yomi Young. Shortly after giving birth, doctors told Sarah that her baby had a rare genetic disorder that caused her bones to break under the slightest pressure, and that she had a choice — she could try to raise a child who might not survive or leave her at the hospital. In 2017, as Yomi was about to celebrate her 45th birthday, she visited the @StoryCorps recording booth to thank her mom for never giving up on her.
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Directed by
Richard O’Connor
Executive Producers
Michael Garofalo
Rachel Hartman
Dave Isay
Producer
Savannah Winchester
Senior Audio Producer
Michael Garofalo
Audio Produced by
Jud Esty-Kendall
Supervising Sound Recordist
Yosmay Del Mazo
Audio Mixed By
Jarrett Floyd
Animation by
Ace & Son Moving Picture Co., LLC
Design
Taisiya Zaretskaya
Animators
Taisiya Zaretskaya
Natalie Greene
Art Production
Ruyin Tsai
Original Music
Joshua Abrams
Music Performed by
Joshua Abrams
Hamid Drake
Marquis Hill
Emmett Kelly
Adam Thornburg
Music Mixed by
Joshua Abrams
Neil Strauch
Outro Music by
“Home Home at Last” by Blue Dot Sessions
From the Album Warmbody
Published by Blue Dot Sessions
Special Thanks
Sarah Churchill
Yomi Young
In Partnership with
American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress
NPR
POV
Funding Provided by
Corporation for Public Broadcasting [logo]
A private corporation funded by the American people.
Copyright © StoryCorps 2024. All Rights Reserved.
In 1972, Sarah Churchill was pregnant with her third daughter, Yomi Young. Shortly after giving birth, doctors told Sarah that her baby had a rare genetic disorder that caused her bones to break under the slightest pressure, and that she had a choice — she could try to raise a child who might not survive or leave her at the hospital. In 2017, as Yomi was about to celebrate her 45th birthday, she visited the @StoryCorps recording booth to thank her mom for never giving up on her.
Subscribe to StoryCorps on YouTube: https://storycor.ps/subscribe
Donate to support StoryCorps: storycorps.org/donate
More stories from StoryCorps: storycorps.org
----------
Directed by
Richard O’Connor
Executive Producers
Michael Garofalo
Rachel Hartman
Dave Isay
Producer
Savannah Winchester
Senior Audio Producer
Michael Garofalo
Audio Produced by
Jud Esty-Kendall
Supervising Sound Recordist
Yosmay Del Mazo
Audio Mixed By
Jarrett Floyd
Animation by
Ace & Son Moving Picture Co., LLC
Design
Taisiya Zaretskaya
Animators
Taisiya Zaretskaya
Natalie Greene
Art Production
Ruyin Tsai
Original Music
Joshua Abrams
Music Performed by
Joshua Abrams
Hamid Drake
Marquis Hill
Emmett Kelly
Adam Thornburg
Music Mixed by
Joshua Abrams
Neil Strauch
Outro Music by
“Home Home at Last” by Blue Dot Sessions
From the Album Warmbody
Published by Blue Dot Sessions
Special Thanks
Sarah Churchill
Yomi Young
In Partnership with
American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress
NPR
POV
Funding Provided by
Corporation for Public Broadcasting [logo]
A private corporation funded by the American people.
Copyright © StoryCorps 2024. All Rights Reserved.
