When Breath Becomes Air

Paul Kalanithi wrote When Breath Becomes Air about his life. He studied English literature in college and graduate school before changing his path to becoming a neurosurgeon. He married another doctor and was nearly finished with his training when he felt ill. He was diagnosed at age 36 with advanced stage 4 metastatic  lung cancer. He instantly went from the doctor providing care to the patient receiving care from another doctor. He thought about how he wanted to spend his final days. He enjoyed being a neurosurgeon but he had always hoped to be an author. This is the book he almost finished writing before he died. He tells his story honestly about facing his own mortality. Before he started chemotherapy he has his sperm collected. He and his wife had a child who was born about six months before he died. This book is his gift to his daughter. I thought this was an inspirational story.