Description

The raw and gripping memoir of a Black physician who confronts his past mistakes and relationships as he learns to find his own path forward

At first glance Anthony ChinQuee looks like a traditional success story a smart ambitious kid who grew up to become a boardcertified otolaryngologistan ear nose and throat surgeon Yet the truth is more complicated

As a selfdescribed not white mostly Black and questionably Asian man ChinQuee knows that he doesnt fit easily into any category Growing up in a family with a background of depression he struggled with relationships feelings of inadequacy and a fear of failure that made it difficult for him to forge lasting bonds with others

To repair that he began his own unflinching examination of what it means to be both a physician and a Black man today What saved him and his sanity was not medicine but storytellingby sharing stories from his life and career ChinQuee learned how powerful the truth can be in helping to forgive yourself and others as you chart a new way forward

By turns harrowing and hilarious honest and human I Cant Save You is the fascinating true story of how looking within can change you and your life for the better

Contents

Prologue 1

ONE ChinQuee MD 3

TWO ASideSuccess 42

THREE BSideThe Fall 80

FOUR You 160

FIVE Fear of Flying 176

SIX Rainbow Connection 212

SEVEN Yaint know 222

EIGHT Fatherhood 285

NINE Eulogy 334

Acknowledgments 353