Author: Promethean Guest Contributor

Air is a funny thing. As a nurse, Anna Njau has witnessed the lack of it. She held the hands of gasping patients in the final throes of pulmonary diseases and lung cancer.

I never imagined that my life would change in such drastic ways, let alone the lives of millions across the globe would too. This is not just an issue I can watch unfold and develop, but one that I can personally feel the impact of.

I did not have any issues with schooling until I went back to work. I got bored of sitting at home doing nothing once my homework was completed — I wanted to do more.