Panhandler returns diamond ring to its owner but is surprised by her reaction to it

Possible?

Billy Ray could not believe when the fundraiser started to gain pace. He explains, “I was almost scared to look at it then. I didn’t want to get my hopes up too high.” Billy Ray was on cloud nine when he got the money. “I didn’t think it was going to happen in my lifetime, being 50-something years old and being out of touch that long, you just figure you ain’t gonna get in touch.”