Christmas is typically thought of as a time for benevolence, but fifty years ago, a young couple in the UK had an act of generosity that changed their lives forever. Rob Parsons and his wife Dianne were getting ready for Christmas at their Cardiff house on December 23, 1975, when they heard a tap on the door.
A man stood on their doorstep with a frozen chicken in his left hand and a garbage bag filled with his belongings in his right. Examining the man’s face, Rob vaguely recognized him as Ronnie Lockwood, a youngster he had occasionally seen at Sunday School and was instructed to treat with kindness because he was “bit different.
The couple, who were just 27 and 26 years old at the time, felt obligated to adopt Ronnie, who had autism. They agreed to let him stay for Christmas, prepared his chicken, and gave him a bath. What started out as an act of kindness developed into a special friendship based on love and compromise that lasted for 45 years, until Ronnie passed away.
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