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Diane Walker asked this question about When Breath Becomes Air:
It looks a little depressing, what did you think?
Beth Cataldo What I found depressing is that the author thought so much about how to heal other people but didn't examine how harmful he was being to his own healt…moreWhat I found depressing is that the author thought so much about how to heal other people but didn't examine how harmful he was being to his own health by working so much.
I had a hard time reading it, seeing that he continued to push himself and create so much stress in his life even after he knew he had cancer. I didn't understand how he could do this to himself and his family. Doesn't every doctor know that stress like what he endured causes cancer?
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When Breath Becomes Air
by Paul Kalanithi
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