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Man Picks Up Restaurant Tab After Overhearing Diagnosis

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Man Picks Up Restaurant Tab After Overhearing Diagnosis
A Boston area waiter said he was asked to perform an anonymous act of kindness for a restaurant patron on Tuesday night. The photo he posted as proof is warming hearts across the internet.

A Boston area waiter said he was asked to perform an anonymous act of kindness for a restaurant patron on Tuesday night. The photo he posted as proof is warming hearts across the internet.

"While waiting tables tonight, a mother and daughter started crying mid-meal," wrote the waiter in a Reddit post. "I had no idea what happened until a single guy at the table next to them handed me this note with his bill.

He posted a picture of the note that read, ‘Do me a favor and bring me their check too. Someone just got diagnosed."

"Faith in humanity, restored," wrote the waiter, known on Reddit as Whiskkas.

(READ the grateful comments on the photo at Reddit)

Thanks to Maja for suggesting the story on our Facebook Page!

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