It’s just one of those things,” her doctor had said. And for the first time in her life, Julie, who had always lived in the land of rational explanations, was content with this answer. After all, every time the doctors had a reason for something, the reason was devastating. Fate, bad luck, probability—any of those seemed like a welcome respite from a dismal diagnosis. Now when her computer crashed or a pipe burst in the kitchen, she’d say, It’s just one of those things. The phrase made her smile.
