Lexi-Mae and her great-grandad Derek Woolnough had a very close bond.
So when he passed away, the six-year-old gave him her Super Bunny toy so he wouldn’t be alone.
She’d first given him the teddy when he went into hospital a few years earlier and it became a tradition that he would always take Super Bunny if he was ill.
When her mum Danyella Senior told her that grandad was going to heaven, Lexi-Mae said that Super Bunny had to go with him.
But she asked if she could get another one so they could talk to eachother.
Unfortunately, the toy, which was from Asda, had been bought years earlier and was now discontinued.
Desperate Danyella put out a plea on Facebook to find another one but she had no luck.
But the team at Asda’s head office picked up her plea and they got in touch with the manufacturer to find another bunny.
Luckily, they still had a few left and they shipped it over to Danyella’s local Harlow store, where community champion Rachel Forth and store manager Steve Chamberlain gave it to Lexi-Mae.
Teacher Danyella said: ‘I really can’t thank Asda enough for doing all this. It’s absolutely fantastic. Lexi-Mae was so close to her great-grandad.
‘When she received it she smiled and said “It’s Super Bunny, just like grandad’s”. She hasn’t put it down yet. She’s even taken it to school.
‘My grandad was my idol. I was so close to him and so was Lexi-Mae. We saw him at least two or three times a week. She loved him.
‘I was speechless, totally gobsmacked when I got the message that you had found us one. It’s made a really difficult time a little easier.’
Harlow store’s manager Steve said: ‘Lexi-Mae looked really happy to have her little toy and her mum was extremely grateful for all the support we had given her.
‘It was the right thing to do. We were just happy to have helped.’
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source https://metro.co.uk/2019/11/25/mum-praises-asda-tracked-discontinued-toy-daughter-matched-late-granddads-11213244/
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