Code Blues: A Surgeon's Journey With Depression
Ever since Mel Nutig was a young boy in Coney Island, he knew he was profoundly sad. But for a long time, he hadn't known the word "depression"- and once he had learned it years later, he had no money with which to seek treatment, nor any emotional support from his family. With no way forward but through, he pushed himself to complete the years of college and medical school, rife with loss and hardships. And then, at the age of thirty-two, his high pressure life as an orthopedic surgeon would finally begin...

CODE BLUES is a candid memoir about Mel navigating his turbulent life with depression. At seventy-nine years old, he reflects on his journeys through the darkest valleys and coming out alive on the other side. Living through a childhood in an isolating, low-income household, years of medical training overseas, success as an orthopedic surgeon, and his retirement - Dr. Nutig spares no details about the storm clouds that have hung over his entire life, sharing his story to give hope and encouragement to others.

Full of poignant reflections, CODE BLUES shows the resilience of humans in the face of incredible odds.

If we meet along a trail somewhere, say hello, and I'll gladly respond.

I'll be honored if you do. Just don't call me "sir."
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Code Blues: A Surgeon's Journey With Depression
Ever since Mel Nutig was a young boy in Coney Island, he knew he was profoundly sad. But for a long time, he hadn't known the word "depression"- and once he had learned it years later, he had no money with which to seek treatment, nor any emotional support from his family. With no way forward but through, he pushed himself to complete the years of college and medical school, rife with loss and hardships. And then, at the age of thirty-two, his high pressure life as an orthopedic surgeon would finally begin...

CODE BLUES is a candid memoir about Mel navigating his turbulent life with depression. At seventy-nine years old, he reflects on his journeys through the darkest valleys and coming out alive on the other side. Living through a childhood in an isolating, low-income household, years of medical training overseas, success as an orthopedic surgeon, and his retirement - Dr. Nutig spares no details about the storm clouds that have hung over his entire life, sharing his story to give hope and encouragement to others.

Full of poignant reflections, CODE BLUES shows the resilience of humans in the face of incredible odds.

If we meet along a trail somewhere, say hello, and I'll gladly respond.

I'll be honored if you do. Just don't call me "sir."
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Code Blues: A Surgeon's Journey With Depression

Code Blues: A Surgeon's Journey With Depression

by Mel Nutig
Code Blues: A Surgeon's Journey With Depression

Code Blues: A Surgeon's Journey With Depression

by Mel Nutig

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Ever since Mel Nutig was a young boy in Coney Island, he knew he was profoundly sad. But for a long time, he hadn't known the word "depression"- and once he had learned it years later, he had no money with which to seek treatment, nor any emotional support from his family. With no way forward but through, he pushed himself to complete the years of college and medical school, rife with loss and hardships. And then, at the age of thirty-two, his high pressure life as an orthopedic surgeon would finally begin...

CODE BLUES is a candid memoir about Mel navigating his turbulent life with depression. At seventy-nine years old, he reflects on his journeys through the darkest valleys and coming out alive on the other side. Living through a childhood in an isolating, low-income household, years of medical training overseas, success as an orthopedic surgeon, and his retirement - Dr. Nutig spares no details about the storm clouds that have hung over his entire life, sharing his story to give hope and encouragement to others.

Full of poignant reflections, CODE BLUES shows the resilience of humans in the face of incredible odds.

If we meet along a trail somewhere, say hello, and I'll gladly respond.

I'll be honored if you do. Just don't call me "sir."

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781039182530
Publisher: FriesenPress
Publication date: 09/27/2023
Pages: 234
Sales rank: 1,080,367
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.49(d)

About the Author

Dr. Mel Nutig was a successful orthopedic surgeon in Beverly Hills for more than forty years, attending to a wide variety of patients with knowledge and compassion. After retirement, he was inspired to write CODE BLUES, deciding that it was time to come out of the shadows and tell his stories and secrets.

He currently resides in Los Angeles by the ocean, much as he did as a child in Coney Island, the waves and ocean air a lifelong comfort.
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