An autistic boy who only eats one brand of waffles has been sent the recipe after his mother feared he'd go hungry after they were discontinued.
As well as being autistic, nine-year-old Jerico Roman also has extreme oral aversion and complex eating challenges, which has resulted in him eating virtually nothing except for a certain brand of maple cinnamon waffles.
His mother, Jenna, explained that he typically eats two boxes of waffles a day, as per globalnews.ca.
Learn more about this incredible story below:However, the mother - from Surrey, British Columbia - was consumed by panic earlier this year when she discovered that the product, manufactured by Nature's Path, had been discontinued.
But in an admirable move by the company, it has followed through on its pledge to ensure that Jerico has all the waffles he wants for many years to come.
After hearing about Jerico's problem, Nature’s Path adapted the recipe so that it could be easily made at home and delivered the recipe and ingredients to Jerico and his family.
This happened after his mom started a GoFundMe in an effort to track down and buy every remaining box of the product in North America out of fear that she wouldn't be able to feed her son.
Announcing the happy news on Twitter, the company's communications director wrote:
"Remember the story of Jerico and the @NaturesPath Maple Cinnamon waffles? Well, I am so happy to say our incredible R&D Team was able to adapt our recipe for home use - and we delivered the recipe and all the ingredients to Jerico & his mom Jenna today. Bon appetite!!"
Needless to say, Twitter users were delighted by the happy news.
One wrote: "You just gained a customer."
A second added: "That is incredible. Your company has given this family the most priceless gift ever!"
Meanwhile, a third wrote: "Yesssss! This was a big deal in our autism community. So glad to see your team step up. Our kiddo has your home style or mix berry waffles several times a week. This is what inclusion looks like."
A huge props to Nature's Path for helping out Jerico and his family!
