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

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

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

TED Talks Daily · TED

May 16, 201716m 14s

Show Notes

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."

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