*Woman gave $30 to a street girl. 12 years later, a millionaire rang her doorbell
The bus arrived, and Howard bid her farewell, but not before they agreed to return together the next day, now that they’d met. They met five times in one week, each meeting feeling easier and more natural than the previous. Within three weeks, they were dating.
Their relationship was so solid and beautiful that Howard got down on one knee, opened a case holding a sparkling ring, and asked Sienna to marry him in less than a year. Sienna was absolutely thrilled. She had dreamed about this moment for years, and now she was living the dream.
She agreed, and three months later, they were standing at the altar, sealing their vows. Howard and Sienna moved in together and went about their daily lives. He worked as a programmer for a startup company.
Sienna continued to work her stressful job as a meatpacker, but her life has become much more exciting since she met her husband. Howard made her dinner and massaged her back and arms when she arrived home exhausted. Life wasn’t perfect, but it was as good as she could have imagined.
Sienna thought she had won the lottery when she looked at the man sleeping next to her. This feeling was only heightened a few years later when a pregnancy test revealed that a member was joining their family. It was the longest nine months of the couple’s lives.
Ashley was the name given to the baby girl when she was born. Howard was able to move his vacation up by 20 days so that he wouldn’t have to leave his wife and daughter during her first few days of life. For them, holding Ashley was like holding a piece of heaven.
She was a beautiful, healthy girl who had come to brighten her parents’ days even more. Ashley was growing and developing normally, but Howard began to experience headaches and chest pains. They suspected stress, but the pain persisted even after a month-long family vacation.
Sienna wanted her husband to go see a doctor because she was worried about a vascular or heart problem, but Howard thought he was too young for that. Probably something I ate, too much salt in the food or something. Just in case, I’m going to start hiking, okay?» he said.
The pain went away when he started doing light runs at the end of the day. Howard could then go up to three or four days without feeling anything, but it was only a matter of time before it caught him off guard again. Perhaps he’d be playing with Ashley or simply watching television when he felt a sharp twinge in his chest.
Howard, I’m concerned. You need to go see a doctor, Sienna yelled at him, nervously. But Howard chalked it up to dehydration and began to hydrate more.
If the pain continues, I’ll see a cardiologist, he says. Two weeks later, when Howard awoke from his bed on a Saturday morning, he felt extreme dizziness and pain in his chest, causing him to fall back down while letting out a scream that startled Sienna and Ashley, who was in the living room. Howard was in pain, clutching his chest, and unable to speak.
Sienna immediately called an ambulance. The doctors informed Sienna at the hospital that Howard was in the early stages of a heart attack and would continue monitoring him because they did not believe the danger was over. His blood pressure was out of control and he was unconscious…