Kalanithi — a husband, new father and writer who recently completed Stanford’s neurosurgery residency program — paused for several seconds before responding.
“Not really,” he said. “I am sad at not seeing my daughter grow up, at probably not being here long enough for her to have a memory of me.
“I try to worry about things that are actually changeable. I worry about getting my book finished. I’d like to have that done for my daughter to know me.”