Waitress Helps Firefighters, Then They Realize She Needed Saving Even More

At the end of a very long and difficult shift, two firefighters were sitting down in the restaurant, waiting for their order. Liz Woodward was there, ready to serve them. Before they left, she gave them a very strange bill. The message was unforgettable, and Liz had no idea she would see them again.

Actually, they’d somehow pop back into her life and her life would completely change!

Working at the 130 Diner

It was a late July night when the 24-year-old waitress was working her night-shift at the 130 Diner in Delran, New Jersey. Two firefighters entered the diner at 5:00 a.m. and ordered a couple of huge cups of coffee. That day, the massive warehouse fire close to North Brunswick was all over the news. Liz assumed these were two of the firefighters that helped put out the fire…

Fighting for 12 Hours

Paul Hullings was one of the firefighters that worked for 12 hours to put out the fire. The other one at the table was Tim Young, who was pumping water off location. They were not done yet, so the coffee was more than welcomed.

But as they received the bill, Liz caught them off guard with her message.

An Ordinary Woman

What the firefighters didn’t know was that Liz wasn’t just an ordinary woman. She was part of a family of six, and her father’s favorite.

Her father Steve had many passions, including music, riding his motorcycle, loved the Philadelphia Phillies, and a lot more things that made him loved in his community. But their family changed in 2010.

Nightmare Soon Ensues

Steve was a firefighter himself until 2008 when the recession left him jobless and desperate to care for his family. Then, after all the stress and problems, in 2010, Steve suddenly had a brain aneurysm rupture and two strokes, leaving him a quadriplegic.

For nearly two years, Steve was in hospital and nursing homes to recuperate. Recently, things seemed to get better…