When the wealthy couple saw their newborn’s face, the mother gasped, “Take him away, he’s a monster.” They abandoned him at the hospital. A kind nurse raised him. Twenty years later, the couple desperately needed a rare surgery. The world-famous surgeon walked in, revealed his birthmark, and…

face on that television.”

I relented.

The documentary aired on a Sunday night in late October. It was a masterful, sweeping portrait of my life. It showed Margaret making tea in our old kitchen. It showed the grueling, intricate ballet of my surgical procedures. It showed me walking the halls of the clinic, speaking candidly about healthcare inequity,continue reading …