The “wow” moment I had while reading her story revolved around her discovery of new cures for illnesses no one else could find. It was almost as if Williams refused to let patients due from rare illnesses, so she took it upon herself to find cures and save the people battling with such illnesses. Could her motivation to work fast and persevere be due to the fact that she nearly lost her sister due to negligence? Since Williams was capable and well aware of people dying from diseases, I think she refused to become a negligent doctor and let the illness run its course. This made me think that William’s has always lived her life in a “speedy” way since she worked faster than most people on quitting her job, pursuing a medical degree, and researching illnesses in hopes of finding a cure as soon as possible. 

One thing that I found interesting from these the chapters from “The Boy” would have to be how much William, his family and village needs to do in order to survive. William is able to do a lot to improve the conditions for his family with his inventions, but despite this, there are still a lot of issues that remain within Malawi that he can do nothing to change. I believe that is why I found it great he was able to speak through radios and tell his story, travel as well as attend conferences because not only did he have the chance to improve he and his family’s life but also the lives of others within Malawi. Regardless there were going to be diseases in the village, Malaria as one of the leading causes of illness but many of the villagers are able to survive these diseases because they have dealt with them so many times before.