Louis Woelfel made a promise to his dying father that changed the direction of his life.
On his deathbed after a yearlong battle with pulmonary fibrosis, Woelfel's father asked him to promise to take care of the family. "He said, 'Son, I'm done. I stuck around as long as I could, but I can't do this anymore. When I pass away, don't cry or your mom will break down. Make sure you stay strong and take care of things. Make sure your mom doesn't have to work,'" Woelfel recalls. "He wanted her to live the life she was accustomed to. He said, 'She took care of you. I want you to take care of her when I'm gone.'"
To fulfill that promise, Woelfel decided to quit his job as an assistant chiropractor and start his own business, Redondo Beach, Calif.-based Spinal Fit. But to do so, he needed $100,000 in startup financing.
On his deathbed after a yearlong battle with pulmonary fibrosis, Woelfel's father asked him to promise to take care of the family. "He said, 'Son, I'm done. I stuck around as long as I could, but I can't do this anymore. When I pass away, don't cry or your mom will break down. Make sure you stay strong and take care of things. Make sure your mom doesn't have to work,'" Woelfel recalls. "He wanted her to live the life she was accustomed to. He said, 'She took care of you. I want you to take care of her when I'm gone.'"
To fulfill that promise, Woelfel decided to quit his job as an assistant chiropractor and start his own business, Redondo Beach, Calif.-based Spinal Fit. But to do so, he needed $100,000 in startup financing.
- 4/19/2012
- by The Huffington Post
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