Conversations: Lucy Kalanithi, MD
Synopsis
Emily sits down with internist and thought leader Dr. Lucy Kalanithi to discuss her late husband's book, When Breath Becomes Air, and topics like illness and identity, prognosis and uncertainty, love and suffering, and the importance of community.
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Resources
Mentioned in the episode:
Dr. Rita Charon's 2018 Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities.
Dr. Diane E. Meier's essay 'I Don't Want Jenny To Think I'm Abandoning Her': Views on Overtreatment.
Ady Barkan's essay I'm Dying. Here Is What I Refuse to Accept With Serenity.
William Lychack's essay The Ghostwriter.
Follow Lucy on Twitter @rocketgirlMD.
Credits
Hosted by Emily Silverman.
Music by Blue Dot Sessions.
Illustrations by Lindsay Mound.
This episode was recorded live at the UCSF School of Medicine's AOA Gold-Headed Cane Lecture. Emily and Lucy were introduced by UCSF medical student Tara Benesch.
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