# What almost dying taught me about living

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2019
- Speaker: Suleika Jaouad
- Year: 2019
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Medicine and health, Literature and writing
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/suleika_jaouad_what_almost_dying_taught_me_about_living)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

"The hardest part of my cancer experience began once the cancer was gone," says author Suleika Jaouad. In this fierce, funny, wisdom-packed talk, she challenges us to think beyond the divide between "sick" and "well," asking: How do you begin again and find meaning after life is interrupted?

## Lectures

1. [What almost dying taught me about living](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/suleika_jaouad_what_almost_dying_taught_me_about_living/ffd59aab1dd7), 18 min (TED's player)