A mum has said she is "overwhelmed" thousands of people came to her aid in her hour of need.
Tricia Finnigan, from Maghull, said she had been in a state of "panic" after news broke that after McDonald's announced it would be axing plastic cutlery. Her son, Alex, 28, has autism and has been none verbal since birth and uses the McFlurry spoons to "reduce his anxiety" by breaking them apart.
In desperation, she turned to social media in an effort to locate the spoons as she only had three months' supply left. Two days later her post was shared over 3,000 times and Tricia was contacted by people in America, Canada, and Australia offering to help Alex.
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Speaking to the ECHO she said: "I have had so many people giving me advice, tagging friends and family who work at McDonald's and the help we have had has humbled me. We had people offering to do 3D printing and people have just been turning up at the door with four. We are so grateful and it has been a little crazy."
"Someone recommended a firm called blue ice machine and ordered 1,000 from them which will last us around a year and a half but we still need a lifetime supply so there is a long way to go."
After the article by the ECHO yesterday, a member of staff at McDonald's head office contacted Tricia to tell her that they had located some spoons and would be sending them to her. However, Tricia said she "does not know how many they are sending yet".
Tricia who is, 60 said: "It would be funny if they sent a coca cola sized truck full of spoons that would be a dream. I've been amazed by and overwhelmed by the response.
"That so many people were willing to take the time and the effort to help us is so kind. I feel a lot more relieved and optimistic about the future and Alex will be delighted to get an ongoing supply of spoons. They help him deal with the stresses of the world as an autistic man."
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