The $500 That Changed Everything

Nami Thompson
Nov 6 · 5 min read

How One Act of Generosity Changed my Family’s Future

Photo by Christine Roy on Unsplash

Four years ago, I was playing with my then six month old child in the living room of our rental home in Boulder, CO. She is an easy-natured kiddo with a pleasant and happy disposition. I held her in a sitting-up position and noticed her body was drooping to the right side. Her right eyelid had always been a little bit lower than her left, and doctors told…

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Nami Thompson

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Punjabi | Sikh | New Yorker | The Last Knicks Fan | Currently living in Boulder, CO. I believe in play as an act of resistance. patreon.com/NamiThompson

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