FOX5 Surprise Squad - Waitress Gets $12,000 Tip!

fox5 surprise squad is powered by united piece on and America First Credit Union a young local couple found themselves in the fight of their lives for small children and a diagnosis that would shatter their dreams miss Henderson couple held strong and did everything possible for each other Jessica a waitress at Chili's and Robert a wood craftsman would soon get help thanks to a former teacher who tipped off the Fox 5 surprise squad I met Jessica when she was 7 years old here in Las Vegas and I was her second grade teacher she was sweet and kind and I always wanted to have a daughter we have stayed in contacts ever since then Jessica and her husband Robert actually met through mutual friends and knew that they were meant Ben they started to form their family rather quickly you got a 4 year old twin two-year-olds in a six month old every choice that I've worked at there's that bond that's kind of how it feels especially with Jessica you know when I got to this restaurant she was pregnant like great this is something exciting we get to experience with her and then this happened her husband is fighting for his life testicle cancers where it started it spread through his stomach and into his lungs they had the flight for life him to the LA hospital she's been traveling back and forth from LA because she can't afford to miss work right now I've been in LA for the last week so yeah I'll be leaving around me three or four in the morning or something she looks at him as 25 years old and a lot of fight in him in her heart she's still convinced that he's going to be here for them our surprise squad is in the restaurant undercover ready to go she has no idea this is going to be her best shift ever she's worried about the van going back and forth she's concerned with losing the home any money that they have coming in helps like she just got the tip for $200 it's a $300 tip no idea that see that's it it's a huge lesson Oh I'm gonna give you a thousand okay it was lost time a week ago ready hello is Jessica here I'm Monica Jackson with the Fox 5 surprise squad how are you this is so amazing oh my god I can't even believe this we heard about everything you're going through from a very special person four beautiful little ones they kind of do it for them that's all I can do so when you get to the hospital where Robert is what's the routine there this week I had to just do it on a drop of a dime and I couldn't afford it so I slept in my car for today but I'm trying to smile through it still I have to that's what that's what everyone knows me for our family at United Nissan we believe that at this time the best place for you to be is by your husband's side so we put together know something we wanted to help with two more things as far as a place to stay we've talked to USC and we'd have hotel options for you so we're going to take care of that and then we also given you a car to drive back and forth okay I can't believe it there's still great people in the world that you you just don't ever give up hope and there's always someone out there that will help you you got really choked up just knowing that she really was taken back by it that people you know complete strangers we're looking out for her it's one of those things I leaves you without words I had no idea I thought it was just me and my family out there trying to do this I'm trying to keep all of our hopes and dreams alive and bringing Daddy back home luckily my kids are young enough that I can shelter them from this but my biggest thing is just keep your head high and keep smiling because as long as you can keep smiling you'll make it through it Wow Robert held on as long as he could you saw there on that graphic he passed away Friday evening with his family by his side you'd like to help the river a doe family during this difficult time we have a link to their go fund me page on our website

Channel: FOX5 Las Vegas

Views: 7,191,544

Rating: 4.93963 out of 5

Keywords: Tip, Waitress, United Nissan, America First Credit Union, Las Vegas, Strip, Chili's, Restaurant, Thousand Dollar tip, Surprise, Visit, FOX5, News, Surprise Squad, FOX5 Surprise Squad, Monica Jackson, Crying, Tears, Feel Good, Christine Maddela, Cancer, Cancer Strong, Teacher, 2nd Grade, Los Angeles, California, Driving, New Car, Money, Gift, Don Forman, TV News, Pay It Forward, Robert, Jessica, Anchor

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Length: 5min 47sec (347 seconds)

Published: Thu Aug 18 2016