When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi

With this book, Paul is able to explore meaning in others’ lives and his own, and he leaves behind a legacy that will guide many readers through their own struggles. He spends much of the last months of his life taking care of an infant daughter, Cady, and in writing When Breath Becomes Air. Ultimately, he discovers his priorities in his desire to write a book, and in his desire to become a father. When Breath Becomes Air (Hardcover) by Paul Kalanithi 18.19When purchased online In Stock Add to cart About this item Specifications Dimensions (Overall): 7.5 Inches (H) x 5.4 Inches (W) x 1 Inches (D) Weight. With the support of his mother, father, Lucy, and his oncologist, Emma, he identifies his own values and works to make his remaining time meaningful. At the tail end of his training, Paul is diagnosed with terminal lung cancer and must confront his own mortality.

During his time as a practicing surgeon, he discovers how to guide patients with compassion and care through life-changing illnesses and injuries and learns how to have judgment in both treating patients and in speaking with them. After graduating from Medical School, he and his wife Lucy return to Stanford so that Paul can complete his residency. Paul grows up the son of a doctor in Kingman, Arizona, before studying English and Biology at Stanford, then attending the Yale School of Medicine. Paul Kalanithi and his future wife, Lucy Goddard, celebrated on Match Day in 2007 After his diagnosis, Paul and Lucy Kalanithi decided that they would have a. When Breath Becomes Air is first and foremost an account of Paul’s life as well as his exploration of what makes a virtuous and meaningful life in the face of death.

When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi