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When breath becomes air / Paul Kalanithi ; foreword by Abraham Verghese.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Vintage, 2017.Description: xix, 228 pages ; 20 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781784701994 (pbk.) :
  • 1784701998
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 617.48092 23
  • 155.937 KALA
LOC classification:
  • RD592.9
Contents:
Foreword / by Abraham Verghese -- Prologue -- In perfect health I begin -- Cease not till death -- Epilogue / by Lucy Kalanithi.
Summary: You are a young neurosurgeon. You have completed 11 years of training. You are devoted to your work and on the brink of a wonderful career. Then you are diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer. 'When Breath Becomes Air' is an unforgettable reflection on the practice of medicine and the relationship between doctor and patient, from a gifted writer who became both.
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Item type Current library Home library Shelving location Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
2 Week Loan St. Luke’s Radiation Oncology Network Dublin St. Luke’s Radiation Oncology Network Dublin General 155.937 KALA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39015000024052
4 Week Loan University Hospital Galway University Hospital Galway Library UCHG Galway 617.48092/KAL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available RE06985
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Originally published: London: The Bodley Head, 2016.

Foreword / by Abraham Verghese -- Prologue -- In perfect health I begin -- Cease not till death -- Epilogue / by Lucy Kalanithi.

You are a young neurosurgeon. You have completed 11 years of training. You are devoted to your work and on the brink of a wonderful career. Then you are diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer. 'When Breath Becomes Air' is an unforgettable reflection on the practice of medicine and the relationship between doctor and patient, from a gifted writer who became both.

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