A 14-year-old boy named Ben in the UK has severe autism, and for years, ever since he was a toddler, he has only accepted liquids through a very specific cup, A blue Tommee Tippy two-handled sippy cup. Ben will refuse to drink if out of anything else. His parents began to worry about what might happen to Ben if his sip cup broke, as they had had it for quite a while, and the cup manufacturer had stopped production of that specific kind of cup. Ben's father sent out a plea for anyone who had seen one of these cups, to sent it to them. For a long while, all Ben's father received wasn't exactly right, resulting in ben's refusal. Finally, The actual company, Tommee Tippy, Chipped in, by re making the same cups 500 times. This is basically a lifetime supply, and now Ben will hopefully never go without a cup to drink from.
There are certain article that really make me love the human race. We do a lot of horrible stuff, don't get me started, but this is truly a beautiful story. Because of a set of caring parents, A child with issues receives a lifetime supply of cups! And the fact that this caused such an uproar, that it got the attention of a large UK company, who ended up also pitching in, make me so pleased.
I love to hear this! It's amazing to know that people in the world care about one's life.
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