November 2017
Intermediate to advanced
256 pages
6h 50m
English

ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2016, a 34-year-old editorial production manager named Laura Levis suffered a severe asthma attack that stopped her breathing. Although paramedics managed to restart her heart, she never regained consciousness and died days later. In the wake of her death, her husband, Peter, posted an open letter of gratitude on Facebook, addressing it to the staff members in the intensive care unit who took care of his wife. The letter was so poignant that it caught the eye of the New York Times, which republished it.1
“Every single one of you,” Peter wrote, “treated Laura with such professionalism, and kindness, ...
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