i went to lunch just now and there was a girl sobbing on a bench near my bank's entrance. i did my bankly duty and came out and she was still there, just shuddering and crying.
i went over to see if she was ok, and she explained that she was having chest pains and needed to get to a hospital. i offered to drive her (its just down the street) but she said her mom was coming to get her. she said that her mom had a heart attack when she was around the same age so she was frightened that she was about to experience some kind of heart attack or similar problem.
the poor girl was just a wreck. i got some kleenex from my car and she got cleaned up a bit.
we talked while we waited for her mom and she calmed down a bit. she'd been working her job at safeway for a month and it was really stressful, today particularly. people walked by and some of them had looks of concern on their faces. it was slightly cold.
her mom eventually showed up and they left.

thank you, everyone who helped me out with my situation a few months back. i really appreciate it, even if i didnt thank you any time between then and now.