Whenever you think humanity has reached its lowest ebb, always remember that there are more good people out there than there are bad. You may recall last week we reported on the theft of a PlayStation 4 from the children's cancer ward at Wellington Hospital. The console was used by nine-year-old Angus Little – as well as other patients – while he received chemotherapy treatment.
Well, the news went viral, and it's resulted in a slew of donations from those touched in the gaming community. To date, the hospital has received 12 replacement consoles, 15 games, and at least $5,000. According to Stuff's report, one British man ordered a brand new PS4 immediately upon hearing the news – and he did so from his own hospital bed.
Staff at the hospital said that it would sit down and decide where to best allocate the money across the children's ward, and chairman Bill Day had the following to say: "We just want to thank everyone who has donated PlayStations, games, and money." There are now more consoles to go around for the kids, so all's well that ends well. Congrats to everyone on restoring the balance.
[source stuff.co.nz]
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Come on Sony, you should have been all over that!
Unfortunately, all 15 games were Resident Evil 7 and so they now have to hire therapists to help the kids. Best intentions though...
@Rudy_Manchego I'm sure they'll probably end up making a donation or something to be honest.
Good work by those involved.
Very nice for the ones who donated! Hopefully this still goes to Sony and they do something for them too! They can still easily catch the ones who stole it...as soon as it gets connected to the internet, they can track the system (as long as the hospital has the serial number of the original box). Other than that, that's a good story to hear, especially with all the theft going around this world anymore. Now, will they do something so they don't get stolen again like that, or will it end up happening again?
They should keep around 5-6 consoles as back-ups or for that impromptu LAN party (is that possible with PS4?) and all the games (discs are scratch resistant but not indestructible; although if some are digital codes that would be helpful).
As for the rest of the consoles; could be used as prizes for fund raising raffles.
great News - thanks to the supporters! Makin those Kids smile again and Forget about their real life issues for a few may be more worth than any donation.
Good stuff.
How long until those start disappearing though?
This is fantastic news and really generous of everyone involved.
I think surgeon simulator is the order of the day
"Breaking news, all the new consoles have been stolen as well!"
In the article you say there's more good people then bad, but from my experiences the good people are the minority. Maybe it's better overseas?
@Azikira I think the media focuses on the bad more than the good stories. Even as humans we tend to do that, when there is good all around us our rose tinted glasses don't always see.
Pay it forward.
thats great news to hear
@Azikira There's great awesome people in this world! High five and big hugs.
Great amazing stuff. Get well soon kids hopefully the PS4s can bring a smile to your faces!
Amongst all the cynical garbage in this world, it's good to see there's still some great people. Stuff like this makes me shed a tear.
@starhops I never really take the media into consideration, just my own observations of humanity (sometimes I wonder if I could even call it that without sounding sarcastic.).
I know great people are out there, but they're seemingly far and few between the unpleasant-folks.
Awesome!!! I am a pastor and a gamer love the story and plan to use it in a sermon thanks for a happy ending !
And faith in humanity restored again.
If only by a little bit.
Good to hear that👍
But do the thieves have also a part in this happiness? If it weren't for their crime, all this wouldn't have happened. Or are they now a bit more relieved about what they have done, because it has ended in some good results making almost everyone feel better? Silly ethic questions? Maybe, I don't know.
Between 1989 and 1991 I've spent several months in hospital due to hormonal treatment and all I've got there were colouring books. In the meantime my Amiga 500 was collecting dust at home...
Can't see why gaming companies couldn't sponsor their stuff in children hospitals, in agreement with local pediatricians; I still remember how boredom was way more painful than needles.
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