This Waitress Was Stunned To Receive A $500 Tip When A Customer Learned She Needed A Hearing Aid
This Waitress Was Stunned To Receive A $500 Tip When A Customer Learned She Needed A Hearing Aid
Keri Marie Carlson was waiting on a customer at a GW Carson's restaurant in Branford, Connecticut when he shocked her with his generosity. Find out more about this amazing story here!
Keri Marie Carlson was waiting on a customer at a GW Carson's restaurant in Branford, Connecticut when he shocked her with his generosity. Find out more about this amazing story here!
At age 4, Keri Marie Carlson lost her hearing in a car accident, and it was three years before she was able to receive her first hearing aids. Now, she works as a waitress at GW Carson's in Branford, Connecticut, but she relies heavily on two hearing aids and lip reading to do her job and get through her day. She was discussing this while seating a customer at the restaurant and the fact that she had broken one of her hearing aids a few weeks ago but couldn't afford a new one. She was shocked when a few minutes later, he found her before leaving the restaurant and gave her $500 cash to help with her medical expenses.
My breathing and heart rate increased, tears came pouring out of my eyes and I cried in that man's arms. I was, and still am, in shock that it even happened.
Keri Marie Carlson
Inside Edition, April 22, 2017
Carlson, completely overwhelmed by this act of kindness, has also given the following statement thanking the anonymous donor who is helping her recover her hearing:
Thank you so much from my humble heart for this amazing gift. You helped me believe there are still good people out there.
Keri Marie Carlson
Inside Edition, April 22, 2017
After hearing about it's customer's generous gift, the restaurant, GW Carson's, has followed suit and will begin donating proceeds from the restaurant's t-shirt sales to The American Society for Deaf Children. If you'd like to do the same, you can donate here. What do you think of this amazing story of generosity and hope? Talk to us about it in the comments below, and share with your friends to see what they think!