title: Uplifting Lives: How a team of volunteers at the Hollywood Sunset Free Clinic provided free healthcare to over one million people and empowered the world around them
author: Lauren River Swerdloff
description: Lauren River Swerdloff is the author of Uplifting Lives, the true story of the Hollywood Sunset Free Clinic's remarkable 48-year legacy. She is a member of the Hollywood Sunset Free Clinics Board of Directors and has volunteered at the clinic for more than seven years. Her volunteer work has been recognized by a Volunteer Service Award from President Barack Obama and a Community Service Award from California Assemblyman Mike Gatto. She is also the author of Seor Sprinkles, a childrens book written in Spanish and English, and the writer &amp; director of the 2016 short documentary film Suazo: The True Story of a Los Angeles Hero. Swerdloff will graduate from Columbia University, with a degree in Human Rights and Political Science, in 2017.
zlib_text: A place where she belong...
  Since returning from Afghanistan ex-army doc Abi Thompson has been striving to rebuild her
  life. Now, stepping through the doors of the glamorous Hollywood Hills Clinic, she feels more out of
  her comfort zone than ever!
  Then she meets her new boss—darkly handsome Damien Moore. Abi might not believe in happy-
  ever-afters, but as she spends time with Damien and his gorgeous daughter, Summer, she finds herself
  drawn into their loving family unit...and into Damien’s arms! Has Abi found happiness against all
  odds?
  
  Welcome to...
  The Hollywood Hills Clinic
  Where doctors to the stars work miracles by day—and explore their hearts’ desires by night...
  When hotshot doc James Rothsberg started the clinic six years ago he dreamed of a world-class
  facility, catering to Hollywood’s biggest celebrities, and his team are unrivaled in their fields. Now,
  as the glare of the media spotlight grows, the Hollywood Hills Clinic is teaming up with the pro bono
  Bright Hope Clinic, a