The Inside Story: Doctor gives almost everything to the poor

By News Staff

Posted May 27, 2014 9:33 pm.

Last Updated July 3, 2015 11:23 am.

This article is more than 5 years old.

A Harvard-trained doctor had it all – a big house, a fancy job and money – but he said when he was rich he felt like a failure.

He and his wife decided to give away almost everything they had to the poor.

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