To celebrate Labor Day weekend, Ashley England went out to dinner with her family. As any parent will tell you, bringing kids along to a restaurant can be difficult — but Ashley is the proud mom of a son with special needs. For her family, going to a restaurant can be particularly challenging.
During dinner, 8-year-old Riley was getting a little too rowdy. He started hitting the table, throwing things, and raising his voice, and Ashley could tell he was bothering some of the other diners seated near the family. Riley suffers from a severe form of epilepsy that causes him to have seizures.
Then, Ashley's waitress approached the table. She assumed the worst, and mentally prepared herself for a complaint about Riley. But it was just the opposite. The waitress had tears in her eyes, and a note in her hand.
"I'll try to do this without crying," the waitress said. "Another customer has paid for your bill tonight and wanted me to give you this note."
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This is Riley. He has special needs.
Since he was just a baby, Riley has suffered from a severe form of epilepsy that causes him to have seizures.
Little did he and his family know, a simple gesture was about to touch their lives forever.
One night, Riley went to dinner with his family at the Stag & Doe restaurant in North Caroline.
His mom, Ashley, prepared for the worst when Riley began acting rowdy and aggravating some of the customers.
Suddenly, Ashley's waitress approached her table and handed her this note from a nearby stranger.
Ashley began to cry.
The stranger also paid for the family's meal.
"Little did he know what struggles we had been facing lately and this was surely needed at that moment," Ashley said.
It wasn't long before this story went viral.
Riley wanted the mystery diner, whoever he or she was, to see his note of appreciation.
Even the smallest gesture can have the biggest impact.
