As a regular book reviewer with Nursing Journals I was quite keen to review this from Netgallery.

Paul Kalanithi died far too soon in March 2015. This man was a brilliant doctor and I expected this book to be about dying, but instead it was about life itself and how to live it.

This is about the surgeon and his career and it takes a great deal of time and skill to get there and although some reviews touch on the fact it was all about him - he was the man who was dying. He had it all great promising career, a loving wife family and his potential in his career to go to fantastic heights.

He is at the same time, not so good with his own disease - but would we in the same position?

Such a beautifully written book and for those with a medical or nursing background it is all the more richer to read. We do not make good patients -we were trained to look after people.

What I found sad and it can happen all too often in palliative care he appeared to want to die at home yet he was care for in ITU sadly all too often we still want to keep the patient alive when sometimes enough is enough.

This story and the man will remain in my thoughts fro a very long time.