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Character List

 * Paul Kalanithi

The author of the book. Paul Kalanithi was born in Bronxville, New York on April 1, 1977. At the age of 10, his family moved to Kingman, Arizona where he spent most of his youth there. At the early age of 10, his mother gave him books to read in order to educate his young mind. Kalanithi attended Stanford University where he earned Bachelor and Master of Arts in English literature and Bachelor of Science in human biology. He attended Cambridge for history and philosophy of science and medicine where he obtained his Masters. After Cambridge, Kalanithi attended Yale for medical school where he met his future wife, Lucy Goddard. After graduating Yale, he married his wife and they both began their residencies in California. Kalanithi started his residency back at Stanford while his wife attended University of California, San Francisco. During his final years in residency, Paul was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer. Paul Kalanithi passed away on March 9, 2015.


 * Lucy Goddard Kalanithi

Wife of Paul Kalanithi. She met her husband Paul at Yale University. Lucy also attended Yale School of Medicine. After her husband passed away, Lucy finished her husband's book with an epilogue. Lucy and her husband, Paul have a child together named Elizabeth Acadia. She is currently a clinical assistant professor at Stanford University, where she specializes in internal medicine.