Colin Paarel has said that he will put his son James, who has Angelman syndrome, in a long -term care facility.
Oscar Inicherin’s BanshiWho recently won a Golden Globe for HBO series PenguinThe first has opened about the diagnosis of his 21 -year -old son.
Angelman syndrome is a rare disorder that affects the nervous system and causes developmental delays between other issues. Last year, Fareel launched a foundation to provide assistance to intellectual disabled people and families in honor of James.
Now. He revealed that he and his former-partner Kim Bordenev had come for a “difficult” decision to put their son in a facility, which would leave them alone due to fear if anything should happen to him.
“It’s difficult – some parents would say, ‘I want to take care of my child’, and I respect it,” said 48 -year -old Fareel. Candis magazine,
“But my terror will be, what if I have a heart attack tomorrow, and God refuses, James’s mother, Kim, is a car accident and he is also taken – and then James is on his own?”
Fareel said that James will then become a “ward of the state”, saying: “And where does he go? We will not say it.”
The actor said that he is searching for more Bordeauve options and hopes “Somewhere we like where he can go now, while we are still alive and healthy, that we can go and go, and we can sometime out”.
He continued: “We want him to have a complete and happy life where he feels connected.”
Fareel had earlier talked about the fact that when James turned 21 in September 2024, he would no longer eligible for cheap and accessible programs provided to families with children who have special requirements.
“Once your child turns 21, he is on his own,” Fareel told People,
“All security measures are kept – special ED classes – all of this goes away. Therefore, you are left with a young adult, who should be an integrated part of our modern society and not leave more often.”
In 2024, Fareel reflected at a “intense” moment, he saw his son walking for the first time, telling People“I knew that he (James’ career was working on walking,” said the Irish actor. “And I stood there, and he let it go, and he just came (me). It was very deep. It was magic.”
He continued: “I will never forget the face of determination on him because he moved towards me. He took it, like, six steps, and I burst into tears.”
Paarel has another son, with 14-year-old Henry Tedesz Fareel, Elikeza Sheelda-Kuru.
