Name: What makes life worth living in the face of death
Uploaded: 2017-05-16T15:01:03Z
Duration: 16 min
Description: In this deeply moving talk, Lucy Kalanithi reflects on life and purpose, sharing the story of her late husband, Paul, a young neurosurgeon who turned to writing after his terminal cancer diagnosis. "Engaging in the full range of experience -- living and dying, love and loss -- is what we get to do," Kalanithi says. "Being human doesn't happen despite suffering -- it happens within it."

In this deeply moving talk, Lucy Kalanithi reflects on life and purpose, sharing the story of her late husband, Paul, a young neurosurgeon who turned to writing after his terminal cancer diagnosis. "Engaging in the full range of experience -- living and dying, love and loss -- is what we get to do," Kalanithi says. "Being human doesn't happen despite suffering -- it happens within it."

Lucy Kalanithi: What makes life worth living in the face of death

What makes life worth living in the face of death

Facing terminal cancer, a neurosurgeon pens a memoir, unraveling the essence of life through the lens of death, love, and loss.

Advance directives, akin to wedding vows, embody an act of love, ensuring care aligns with values 'til death do us part'.

In the face of terminal illness, choosing to experience joy alongside suffering redefines living fully and expands life.