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A sad story. I knew that, going in. I knew the author, not even finished completely with his education, had cancer and would die. I knew Paul Kalanithi would never really get to experience being a doctor, never really get to experience being a dad, never really get to experience being an author, never really get to experience the fullness of life. And that's sad.
To add to the sadness, we readers see the promise Kalanithi's life held in the gifts he was given both as a doctor and as a writer, gif ...more
To add to the sadness, we readers see the promise Kalanithi's life held in the gifts he was given both as a doctor and as a writer, gif ...more
"My life had been about building potential, potential that would now go unrealized."
"What makes life meaningful enough to go on living." ...more
"What makes life meaningful enough to go on living." ...more
A moving and inspiring look into facing death in the face knowing it will win in a short battle that comes as always, too early in life.
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