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Hair Stylist Gets a $5,000 Surprise

There's a good chance Bobbie Johnson had a happier birthday than you. The Columbia, Mo., hair stylist was shocked to receive a generous birthday gift from an unlikely source: one of her clients.

The client, a breast cancer survivor, credits Johnson with giving her emotional and spiritual support during her struggles with the disease. As a result, she gave Johnson a birthday gift of $5,000. Johnson for one, couldn't shake her feeling of disbelief: "I almost passed out and I thought she had to have made a mistake: It has to be a mistake here. So I immediately called her and she said, 'No, that's correct,'" she said.

What's more, Johnson plans on paying the act forward, though she's keeping her lips sealed about future plans. Fingers crossed for your own birthday gift!

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