

Told with humour and heart, this deeply inspiring book will help readers embrace their humanity, accept uncertainty and live a life of gratitude - whether they are facing the end now or not. In the bestselling tradition of Don't Sweat the Small Stuff and The Last Lecture, Enjoy Every Sandwich distils everything Lee learned about how we find meaning, purpose and peace in our lives. As Lee and his wife Kathy navigated his diagnosis, illness and treatment, he discovered that he did not fear death, and even as he faced his own mortality, he felt more fully alive than ever before. When asked by David Letterman how the diagnosis had changed his life and work, Zevon replied, It’s more valuable now. The title is from rock singer Warren Zevon, who died of mesothelioma several years ago. The power of those beliefs were tested in July 2009 when he was diagnosed with esophageal cancer, leaving him with a 90 percent chance of dying within five years. Lee chronicled his cancer experiences and the culmination of his life in a book called, Enjoy Every Sandwich, (it’ll be on sale Nov. In his personal relationships and with his patients, Lee was committed to living his life fully and gratefully each day. It reads a lot like Tuesdays With Morrie, flowing with insight and the beauty of human connection. In the bestselling tradition of Tuesdays with Morrie, told with humor and heart, and deeply inspiring, Enjoy Every Sandwich distills everything Lee learned about how we find meaning, purpose, and peace in our lives.Lee Lipsenthal had a charmed life: married to the love of his life, the proud father of two remarkable children, working as medical director of the Preventive Medicine Research Institute. A quick read, Enjoy Every Sandwich is a spiritual memoir written by Lee Lipsenthal, a young physician who learns he is dying of esophageal cancer. As Lee and his wife, Kathy, navigated his diagnosis, illness, and treatment, he discovered that he did not fear death, and that even as he was facing his own mortality, he felt more fully alive than ever before.

The power of those beliefs was tested in July 2009, when Lee was diagnosed with esophageal cancer. In his own life, happily married and the proud father of two remarkable children, Lee was similarly committed to living his life fully and gratefully each day. from Enjoy Every SandwichĪs medical director of the famed Preventive Medicine Research Institute, Lee Lipsenthal helped thousands of patients struggling with disease to overcome their fears of pain and death and to embrace a more joyful way of living. Lee Lipsenthals commitment to living life to its fullest was challenged when he was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer in 2009. I hope it will open the door for you to embrace your humanity, accept uncertainty, and live a life of gratitude. This book is a culmination of what I’ve learned.
