Overview
- A 19-year-old from Lucknow wrote on Reddit that he could not afford an inhaler after unemployment and his father’s reported loss of life savings to a scam.
- He said pollution had driven the city’s air quality index to roughly 400, worsening his asthma and leaving him close to running out of medicine.
- An anonymous Reddit user contacted him privately and covered the cost, and the teen reported receiving the inhaler along with a few essential items.
- The account drew wide online attention, with many users praising the donor and pointing to the financial strain of pollution-related health needs.
- Hindustan Times reported the story with a note that it is based on user-generated content and has not been independently verified.