My Mother Was Dying, But My Husband Told the Paramedics It Was Just a Dare

My mother collapsed at the company's IPO gala.

I scrambled to call 911, but when the paramedics arrived, my husband's secretary stepped in front of them and blocked their path.

"Ha! You guys got pranked. There's no patient here. We were playing a party dare, and the loser had to call 911."

The words hit me like a slap. I whipped around and stared at Doreen Stephens in disbelief.

My mother was lying right there on the floor, unconscious, her life hanging by a thread, and this woman was standing there with a straight face, telling the paramedics it was all a game.