GOOD NEWS ALERT: I wrote this piece for @ForeignPolicy in 2016 about Syrian refugee kids attempting suicide. I interviewed a 12-year-old girl who swallowed rat poison so she wouldn& #39;t be a burden on her mother anymore. I know, but wait for the good part... https://foreignpolicy.com/2016/06/29/syrias-refugee-children-have-lost-all-hope/">https://foreignpolicy.com/2016/06/2...

After my story came out, the incredible @gilesduley, who introduced me to this girl, helped raise a sizable sum of money to help her family. It was distributed monthly over time instead of all at once, so she has been able to go to school and have a roof over her head ever since.

SHE TURNED 17 YEARS OLD TODAY AND FRIENDED ME ON FACEBOOK and she& #39;s beautiful and smart and speaks great English! It& #39;s rare for journalists to see anything we write make an actual, tangible difference in someone& #39;s life. I& #39;m not crying, I swear. Okay I am but I don& #39;t care! Yayyyyy