Colin Farrell explained the difficult decision to place his 21-year-old son James Farrell in a long -term care facility.
“It’S’S’SS ADDITION – some parents will say,” I want to take care of my child myself “, and I respect him,” said Colin, 48, in an interview with Caramel magazine published in April, through Independent.
Penguin The actor has spoken in the past about the boy James – whom he shares with the former partner Kim Bardenave – Having Angelman’s syndrome, a genetic disorder that affects the nervous system and can cause development disabilities, as well as issues with speech and balance.
Since James returned to 21 years old in September 2024, Colin worked with Bardenave to find a structure where their son will always take good care.
“My horror would be, if I have a heart attack tomorrow, and, God save us, James’ mother, Kim, has a car accident and she is also taken – and then James is herself?” the actor noted. “(He would be) a state unit. And he goes where? We wouldn’t have a word in it.”
Colin said he thinks it is better for James to put his son in a healthy environment “while we are still alive and healthy so we can go and visit, and we can ever remove it.
“We want him to find somewhere where he can have a full and happy life, where he feels tied,” he added. “Exit in the van every day and going to the supermarket and making purchases together. Going to the beach, museums, movies, all those things. Just a life tied.”
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The actor nominated by the Academy first spoke publicly about James who has Angelman syndrome in 2007. In September 2024, Colin Step James being nonverbal and seeking specific care.
“I speak to James as if he is 20 years old and has perfect fluidity with English and cognitive skills suitable for age,” he said People “But I can’t discern a special answer from him whether he is pleased with all this or not, so I have to make a call based on the recognition of James’ soul and what kind of young one is he and the goodness he has in his heart.”
Colin said at the time he was talking about James’ journey to convince the “world to be good” for people who are not nonverbal, like his son.
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“I want the world to treat it with kindness and respect,” he said. Once your child returns 21, they are on their own. All the protective measures that are set, the special class, that everything goes, so you are left with a young young man who should be an integrated part of our modern society and more often than not. “
Colin is also a father of 15-year-old son Henry Tadeusz Farrell, whom he shares with his ass coconut Alicja Bachleda-Curuś. In April 2024, Colin joked that he had a “rotten tomato committee at home” because his sons were his “toughest” critics.
“They are both at this stage of life, where they can see almost everything they want,” Colin explained. “Many of the things I have done, especially with the ages they were, they could never have a look (money now).”
