The 70-Year-Old Mother Knocked on Her Sonβs Door to Borrow Money for Surgery β He Only Handed Her a Pack of Instant Noodles. But When She Opened It at Home, She Froze in Tears.
It was late afternoon in rural Texas, and a light drizzle blurred the dusty road.
An elderly woman, Mrs. Helen Carter, hobbled slowly down the gravel path, her cane tapping softly against the ground. On her shoulder hung a faded canvas bag β inside were a few hospital papers and just enough coins for a loaf of bread.Helen was seventy. Her legs trembled with every step, but she had made up her mind. Today, she was going to visit her son β Michael, the boy she had raised with her own two hands after her husband died young.
She had been diagnosed with a heart condition, and doctors told her she needed surgery soon. The operation would cost thousands of dollars β far more than she had. Her only hope was her son, who now owned a successful hardware and construction supply store in the nearby city of Houston.
Helen wasnβt asking for much β just enough to save her life. She believed, deep down, that her son, no matter how busy or successful, would never turn his back on his mother.
When she arrived, she stopped in front of a large iron gate and pressed the doorbell.
The chime echoed faintly.
