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Denver mom Nadia Borja was horrified when school bullies took her son’s $7,000 hearing aids and smashed them.


Now, the third grader is unable to hear properly until the family can muster up the funds.

“They took them and obviously destroyed them without reason,” Nadia said.

Nadia took her son Gabriel to a Denver Broncos football game, but she had no idea that a veteran with disabilities had another plan in store. The veteran appeared on camera but chose to remain anonymous during a KDVR interview.

“It hit home because I wear them and that’s why I decided to help,” he said.


“To just know that there are people who like to help — I am sure, I am hoping people will follow suit and take my example because it can’t be easy to come up with seven grand.”

Reporter Greg Nieto passed the envelope full of cash to the desperate mother. She immediately broke down in tears.

“Thank you, thank you. I don’t know how to express it enough, how thankful we are,” Nadia said.

The family is working with an outside organization to get the new hearing aids. Fortunately, because of this Good Samaritan, they are already making a huge stride forward.

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Footage provided by KDVR Denver