"I was willing to pretend that I liked philosophy more than I actually did," she says. "You really, you run laps around me in terms of your willingness to show your interest in someone because shooting range would have been out of the question" The couple fell in love at the beginning of medical school and grew up as doctors together. But things started to become a bit rocky in their marriage after they entered academic practice.
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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