When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi

When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi is a true account and a decent book considering the topic.  It's not for those who can't handle death and sadness.  That's all this book is basically.  The baby was difficult for me.  I can see it from both angles... wanting to have that experience before you die yet feeling selfish for going through with it even though you know you're dying. Then, the spouse wants to have that part of him to carry on with her after his death.  It must have been a difficult decision.  The ending comes quickly with this book because he dies before completing it.  The epilogue by the wife takes the reader through those final days.  It seemed like a very loving and courageous group of people that surrounded him in his final days.  It was very touching.  I could definitely relate to this book in the fact that I've seen a relative take her last breath because of cancer.  It was a very similar scene as the last one is this book.  So, overall, When Breath Becomes Air is well written and is a touching story if you can handle the sad topic.