When Breath Becomes Air: by Paul Kalanithi and Abraham Verghese | Summary & Highlights with BONUS Critics Corner

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WHEN BREATH BECOMES AIR: By Paul Kalanithi and Abraham Verghese Summary & Highlights - "NOT ORIGINAL BOOK, includes our BONUS Critics Corner"
When Breath Becomes Air is the emotional story of the renowned neurosurgeon Dr. Paul Kalanithi. As he nears the end of his 7-year residency he gets the report no one wants, cancer. Now his forty-year plan is scrapped. The hopes and dreams he and Lucy, his wife, have held to are dramatically altered.
In this book you will find the story of a man that seeks out truth and meaning in a very detailed way. From his undergraduate literary pursuits to his combined goal of neuroscience and surgery Dr. Kalanithi desires to connect meaning to every aspect of human life.
As cancer becomes his story the reader will see the emotional decisions made about starting a family and continuing his beloved career. Dr. Kalanithi begins to see how his care for his patients would be altered as he experiences the treatments himself. Through every emotion Paul and Lucy share the love for each other and life.
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Genres: Biography

24 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 17, 2016

Reviews

[Patricia Joynton · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting. I enjoyed it perhaps because he was a physician and I know the world very well. It was to be what exactly as I remember hospital settings. And, the idea of going through college, med school, residency, fellowship and then you learn you are dying. Strangely, I have known physicians who have had relatives (wives, children) die of what they specialized in. Must be pretty sad for that to happen and a good set up for guilt.

[Chalea · Rating 4 out of 5]

I don’t remember why I added this book to my TBR pile but I’m glad I did. It’s sad and you know that at the beginning but wow did I learn a lot about the life of a neurosurgeon and how this man went from physical to patient and the honest and open way he handled it. Quick read and worth your time. Be sure to listen to his wife at the end. ❤️

[Emily Huddleston]

A provoking and emotional memoir that expertly dissects the human experience of death as a part of life and how we accept it.

*** I don’t rate memoirs/autobiographies/etc.

[Riet · Rating 4 out of 5]

Een neurochirug krijgt tegen het einde van zijn specialisatie tehoren, dat hij longkanker stadium IV heeft. Hij besluit een boek te schrijven over hoe hij hier mee omgaat. Het laatste hoofdstuk, waarin hij sterft, is door zijn vrouw geschreven. Het boek is goed geschreven, misschien soms wel wat erg medisch technisch. Zeker de moeite waard.

[Phyllis · Rating 5 out of 5]

profoundly tragic that such a brilliant man was lost to us so soon. amazing his objectivity as writing about his death.

[Shayna · Rating 5 out of 5]

My husband listened to this on audiobook. We are leaving on another road trip and he just mentioned how he would love to listen to this story again. Such a moving and inspiring story!

[Mandy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well I guess that I would find it hard to read this masterpiece having lost my own husband to cancer, but the book was so well written I couldn't put it down.
Very sad, but worth reading.

[Reader · Rating 4 out of 5]

A little bit of a slow start, but overall was a great read. I enjoyed the aspect of medical practice encompassing empathy and a spiritual component. Wonderful ending!

[Samantha Thomson · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very interesting take on facing and accepting death and choosing to find purpose in every day. A sad read but I appreciated how it was written and the story that was told.

[Leslie Pittman · Rating 4 out of 5]

“A tureen of tragedy was best allotted by the spoonful”

Beautifully written, thoughtful and hopeful.

[Amy Reed · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a great story about facing death. It gave me a lot to think about.

[Shelley Sperling · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book showing the human experience and what is important in living .

[L · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great story. Easy to read

[Maria Ciletti · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was amazing. An inside look at what being a physician is really like along with the difficult decisions and the vulnerabilities we all face whether we have a medical degree or not. This book was beautifully written. I highly recommend it.

[Eva · Rating 5 out of 5]

I beautifully written book a Must read!!!!!

[Barbara Von Gehr · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beautiful and meaningful memoir

[Mary]

Well written, thought provoking and so sad.

[Silvina Saint-Avit · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beautifully written. Sad.

[Cheryl Bentley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a beautiful book about facing death. I am so grateful that the author and his wife were willing to do eloquently share their heartbreaking and uplifting experience.