<p>Drs. Lucy Kalanithi and Paul Kalanithi explore how to find meaning in the face of mortality.</p><p> Paul Kalanithi’s memoir is <a href="http://www.randomhousebooks.com/books/258507/"><i>When Breath Becomes Air</i></a>. His essays include “<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/25/opinion/sunday/how-long-have-i-got-left.html">How Long Have I Got Left?</a>” (<i>The New York Times</i>), “<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/my-last-day-as-a-surgeon?source=search_google_dsa_paid&gclid=CjwKCAjww-CGBhALEiwAQzWxOqZRjDvElPerSBHKp5m27-ExLZvFkTHJ5pavE5g-zFn6QyDbBgor0xoCgeEQAvD_BwE">My Last Day as a Surgeon</a>” (<i>The New Yorker</i>) and “<a href="https://stanmed.stanford.edu/2015spring/before-i-go.html">Before I Go</a>” (<i>Stanford Medicine Magazine</i>). You might also like the 8-minute documentary short “<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5u753wQeyM">A Strange Relativity: Altered Time for a Surgeon-Turned-Patient</a>.”</p><p> Dr. Viktor Frankl’s seminal book is <a href="https://bookshop.org/books/man-s-search-for-meaning-9780807014271/9780807014271"><i>Man’s Search for Meaning</i></a>.</p><p> Hear Lucy Kalanithi’s TEDMED talk, “<a href="https://www.ted.com/talks/lucy_kalanithi_what_makes_life_worth_living_in_the_face_of_death?language=en">What makes life worth living in the face of death</a>.”</p><p> Poetry in this episode: <a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/56372/the-glories-of-our-blood-and-state">The Glories of Our Blood and State</a> by James Shirley, <a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/28891/separation-56d21285b2140">Separation</a> by W. S. Merwin.</p><p> Many thanks to <a href="https://www.emilyrappblack.com/">Emily Rapp Black</a> for collaborating on this episode.</p><p> Gravity is produced by Wonder Media Network. Original music by Rachel Wardell. Rekha Murthy is our editor. Jenny Kaplan is our executive producer.</p><p>For more on why we’re doing what we're doing, check us out on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/wmn.media/?hl=en">Instagram</a> and on <a href="https://twitter.com/wmnmedia?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">Twitter</a>. Find Lucy on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/rocketgirlmd">@rocketgirlmd</a>.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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