Mike Bell's boss didn't like the way he looked - and taking time to be concerned saved the car salesman's life.

The dealership's owner, Gus Rodriguez was worried about his health, so he told him to take a sick day, and see a doctor to "figure out what's going on."

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It was a good thing Bell took his boss' advice - he collapsed at the hospital on his way to have an X-ray and had to be rushed into emergency open-heart surgery.

Doctors believe he would have died had he not come in that day, due to a tear in his aorta that surgeons had to patch.

Rodriguez insisted that his employee regain lost weight before letting him return to the showroom floor.

The owner of Jeep-Chrysler-Dodge City of Mckinney, Texas also helped with his employee's financial health - supporting Bell through his 14-day hospital stay and lengthy recovery at home.

"He took care of me and made sure I could still pay the bills," Bell told WFAA News.

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