Thread by @gradydoctor

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I just finished this beautiful, courageous, and searing memoir “I Can’t Save You” by @CQ__MD. It was . . . in a word. . . sublime.

Whew.

And full disclosure—as his former med school advisor & friend—I love Dr. CQ.

But.

I also love books and honesty.

And he knows that.

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@CQ__MD will be the first to tell you that I won’t endorse anything—even a book my my beloved little bro CQ—unless I’d read it myself and believed others should, too.

And now I have.
And wholeheartedly I do.

But before you jump in—and you should—let me say this. . .

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There are some parts that explore depression, thoughts of suicide, and self-harm. No, not recklessly. But yes, with raw honesty. So you need to know that up front.

He does NOT play it safe around his lived experiences as a Black man in the ivory tower.

So hold on tight.

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But what @CQ__MD does do is go there. In a way so magnificently vulnerable that you’ll find yourself gasping. Or just putting it down to breathe.

I felt a lot of the feelings I felt when reading @KieseLaymon’s “Heavy.”

And that’s a HELLA high compliment.

Yeah, it is.

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The extra dope part though is that there’s an @audible_com version—narrated by @CQ__MD himself. I can’t recommend this enough. Because….ooooh…I won’t spoil it.

If you ain’t ready for some realness? Then this ain’t for you.

But if you are—and I HOPE you are—cop this book.

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And if you listen to it, purchase one for your bookshelf, too. I do that with all important books that I enjoy on audio.

Yup.

Okay @CQ__MD. So I finally stopped crying long enough to say this. I’m forever proud of you.

And no. You didn’t embarrass me. 🥹

#neverstopcaring