Squirmy and Grubs are a youtube couple fighting back against judgment regarding
inter abled relationships they want you to know that they are just like any
other couple. They laugh, fight and yes they want children. You're watching What's
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media news daily and ring the bell to stay up to date with our videos. "I'm
Hannah and I'm Shane this is a vlog about our lives. I have a disease as you can... oh
look at that. I normally wear shoes. Called spinal muscular atrophy. You should
introduce yourself as having SMA." Hannah and Shane are boyfriend and
girlfriend who are hoping to dispel some misconceptions about inter abled
relationships. "The reason he's small is because he had a spinal fusion when he
was seven. So never mind everything I said.... and he ...that basically means
that they like attached a metal rod to his spine and like kept it that way like
it just kept his spine straight and that size or forever so you just basically
stop growing at seven.... I mean one thing is normal size... Am I right? Am I right? Well that
is a good example.... I was talking about my fingers."
Shane says many strangers often assume that Hannah is
his nurse mom's sister or babysitter. "The adult sitting at this table got glasses
and the toddler... the apparent toddler got a nice sippy cup at this restaurant." One time a store owner even
asked: "does this big guy want a lollipop?" So Shane and Hanna decided enough was
enough. The couple now post videos on their growing YouTube channel showing
the behind the scenes of their daily life sharing their humor and love for
each other. "Do you guys think he looks nice?" But how did they meet? After seing
Shane featured in a documentary, Hanna knew she had to meet him. She
emailed him and the rest is history. As their channel has grown, hundreds of
couples in similar situations have reached out to them thanking them for
helping end the stigma. One particular stigma, they addressed head-on. In an
article, shane wrote, he said: "many of our viewers have wrongly assumed that by
being with me, Hannah is signing up for a life of childless celibacy. This idea is
far from the truth. We have a satisfying intimate life, and both of us are
interested in having children together down the road." And unless hannah is also
a carrier of the genetic traits that cause spinal muscular atrophy, their
children will not have the disease. And if she is a carrier, their children will
only have a 50/50 chance of having it. "We've talked about it and we're not against having a kid if it
may have SMA... yeah. As you know, living with SMA is not a death
sentence, it's not the end of a happy successful life.
So there would obviously be a some details that they need to figure out, but yeah,
yeah we're not like valuing able body children over children that have
disabilities. So in fact, it's the other way around. Yeah." Hannah and Shane are not alone. There are a lot of
couples who have spoken out about finding love despite disability. And of
course there are many many stories of triumph
despite disability so why couldn't love be one of them? "Now the now has been made
it's time for our love you romantic dinner. Yeah. I love you baby." And tons of
viewers online have reacted to their YouTube channel.
Stephanie recommended their channel saying: "squirmy and grubs, an inter abled
couple are so cute and so funny." Jennifer said: "Shane and Hannah are my couple
goals." And Haley said: "I started watching squirmy and grubs on YouTube like a
month ago and I love them so much. I'm watching their newest video and just
smiling." So what do you think about this story? Let us know in the comment section
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