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When Breath Becomes Air, Audiobook 🎧 by Paul Kalanithi

At the age of 36, after nearly a decade of intense training as a neurosurgeon, Paul Kalanithi received the devastating diagnosis of stage IV lung cancer. In a moment, he transitioned from being a doctor treating the terminally ill to becoming a patient grappling with his own survival. The future he had envisioned with his wife suddenly crumbled away. When Breath Becomes Air chronicles Kalanithi's evolution from an idealistic medical student, haunted by the question of what constitutes a virtuous and meaningful life in the face of inevitable death, to a neurosurgeon at Stanford who delved into the complexities of the brain, the core of human identity, and finally into a patient and new father who confronted his own mortality.

What confers meaning upon life when death looms ahead? How do you navigate a life that stretches into an endless present when the future, once a path to your aspirations, flattens into an uninterrupted now? What is the significance of bringing a child into the world as another life fades away? These are some of the inquiries Kalanithi grapples with in this profoundly poignant and beautifully observed memoir.

Despite Paul Kalanithi's passing in March 2015 while he worked on this book, his words continue to serve as a beacon and a gift to us all. "I started to realize that confronting my own mortality had, in some ways, changed everything and yet nothing at all," he reflected. "Seven words from Samuel Beckett echoed in my mind: 'I can't go on. I'll go on.'" When Breath Becomes Air stands as an unforgettable, life-affirming meditation on the challenge of confronting death and the intricate relationship between doctor and patient, penned by a brilliant writer who embraced both roles.

FREE Audiobook 🎧 : When Breath Becomes Air, By Paul Kalanithi

When Breath Becomes Air

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