Lucy Kwanathi lost her husband, Paul, to cancer eight years ago. She wrote the epilogue for his memoir and helped publish it posthumously. Maya Shunker: When an unexpected death erases the life you'd imagined, how do you build a new one? "When Breath Becomes Air" airs Sundays at 9 p.m. ET on CNN.
Lucy Kalanithi is a doctor, a mom, and the widow of Dr. Paul Kalanithi, author of the bestselling memoir, “When Breath Becomes Air.” Lucy was at Paul's side through his final days, both at home and at the hospital. In this conversation, she reflects on how his death transformed her relationship to time, and how we make meaning in the world.
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