CHBLT. .
. >>> LIFE WITH LOVE AND HUMOR,
EXCEPT SHANE HAS A FORM OF
MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY AND USING A
WHEELCHAIR.
WHEELCHAIR. THEY DISCOVER PEOPLE FIND THEIR
RELATIONSHIP TO BE PRETTY
PECULIAR.
PECULIAR. SEVEN MONTHS AGO THEY STARTED TO
BLOG ABOUT THEIR DAILY LIFE, AND
NOW MILLIONS ARE TUNING IN TO
WATCH.
WATCH. >> I’M HANNAH.
>> AND I’M SHANE.
THIS IS A VLOG ABOUT OUR LIVES.
I HAVE A DISEASE.
>> SHANE DOES HAVE A DISEASE
CALLED SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY,
WHICH CAUSES HIS MUSCLES TO
DETIREDE
DETIREDE DETERIORATE
DETERIORATE DETERIORATE, BUT HE AND HIS
GIRLFRIEND ALSO HAVE A POPULAR
YOUTUBE CHANNEL CALLED SQUIRM MY
AND GRUBS SEEN BY MILLIONS.
>> WHEN YOU’RE DEALING WITH A
BODY TYPE DISPARITY LIKE OURS.
>> BODY TYPE DISPARITY?
WHAT, BECAUSE YOU’RE A GIANT?
>> IT FEATURES THEIR DAILY LIFE
AS BOYFRIEND AND GIRLFRIEND IN
WHAT THEY CALL AN INTERABLED
RELATIONSHIP.
RELATIONSHIP. >> HI.
>> HI. >> I’M A DEAD FISH.
>> IT ALSO FEATURES THEIR
INCREDIBLE SENSE OF HUMOR WITH
VIDEO TITLES LIKE MAN WITH
DISABILITY LIFTS CUP FOR THE
FIRST TIME IN YEARS.
>> WHOA.
>> WHOA. >> AND GIRLFRIEND HELPS DISABLED
BOYFRIEND TAKE SHOWER, WILL HE
SURVIVE?
SURVIVE? >> OOH, PRETTY VIEW.
WHO’S IN THE TUB?
>> IT AFFECTS MY MUSCLES, NOT MY
MIND, NOT MY HEART, I CAN LAUGH
AND LEARN JUST THE WAY ANYONE
ELSE DOES.
ELSE DOES. >> AND LOVE.
>> AND LOVE.
SHOULD HAVE SAID THAT.
THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER.
>> AND THE LOVE THEY SHARE
BETWEEN THEM, A DISABLED MAN AND
AN ABLE BODIED WOMAN IS
SOMETHING THEY HOPE TO
NORMALIZE.
NORMALIZE. >> PEOPLE WHO LOOK AND SEE YOUR
RELATIONSHIPS AND YOU WRITE
ABOUT IT AND TALK ABOUT IT, THEY
ASSUME THAT HANNAH IS YOUR NURSE
OR JUST YOUR CAREGIVER OR
SOMETIMES EVEN YOUR MOTHER?
>> YEAH, I THINK THAT MISTAKE
THAT PEOPLE MAKE IS REALLY
INDICATIVE OF THE STIGMAS THAT
EXIST, BECAUSE THEY SEE US OUT
IN PUBLIC, AND THERE’S NO WAY
THAT WE COULD BE A COUPLE THAT
ARE IN LOVE.
SHE MUST BE A FAMILY MEMBER OR A
NURSE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
>> THAT’S BECAUSE THEY ASSUME
THAT YOU DON’T HAVE THE MENTAL
CAPACITY TO BE MY BOYFRIEND.
>> PEOPLE DO THAT ALL THE TIME,
THEY GIVE HER KIDS MENUS FOR ME.
>> KIDS MENUS.
>> KIDS MENUS.
AND I’LL ORDER A BEER, AND
THEY’LL LOOK AT HANNAH, LIKE ARE
WE ALLOWED TO DO THIS.
>> AND TO FURTHER DESTIGMATIZE
THEIR RELATIONSHIP, SHANE AND
HANNAH OFTEN ANSWER PERSONAL
QUESTIONS LIKE HOW THEY CUDDLE
WHEN THEY GO TO BED.
>> I’M THE SMALL SPOON.
HANNAH’S THE BIG SPOON.
WE TRIED THE OTHER WAY.
>> DOESN’T WORK.
>> AND SOMETIMES THEY EVEN HAVE
GUEST STARS.
GUEST STARS. >> WELCOME BACK TO ANOTHER
EPISODE OF SQUIRMY AND GRUBS.
>> WE’RE HERE TODAY WITH NATALIE
MORALES FROM THE "TODAY" SHOW
INTERVIEWING HER.
INTERVIEWING HER. >> IT’S EASY TO SEE WHAT A GREAT
TEAM THEY MAKE, ESPECIALLY
MAKING THEIR GUEST STARS
COMFORTABLE.
COMFORTABLE. >> SO WE THOUGHT THAT OUR
INTERVIEW WAS OVER, AND THEN
NATALIE WAS KIND OF GOT IN THE
BAND AND LIKE REFUSED TO LEAVE
US ALONE.
US ALONE. SO WE’RE HAVING A DATE NOW IN A
COFFEE SHOP, AND LOOK WHO’S HERE
WITH US.
WITH US. >> REALLY UNCOMFORTABLE.
>> I’M A LITTLE BIT OF A THIRD
WHEEL.
WHEEL. HEY, I DON’T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH
IT.
IT. >> WHAT’S THE FUTURE?
WHAT ARE YOU GUYS THINKING
LONG-TERM?
LONG-TERM? >> EIGHT TO NINE KIDS.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> NO, HANNAH AND I HAVE TALKED
ABOUT GETTING MARRIED AND HAVING
A FAMILY SOMEDAY.
DON’T KNOW WHEN, MAYBE WE’LL DO
ANOTHER SPECIAL WHEN THAT
HAPPENS.
HAPPENS. >> AND GUYS, SHANE HAS A NEW
BOOK COMING OUT THIS SPRING.
IT’S CALLED STRANGERS ASSUME MY
GIRLFRIEND IS MY NURSE.
AND YOU KNOW, THEY SAY THEIR
GOAL REALLY WITH THEIR VLOG ASK
WITH ALL THAT THEY’RE DOING IS
NOT TO BE INSPIRATIONS TO OTHERS
BUT RATHER, YOU KNOW, FOR PEOPLE
TO SEE THEM AS A NORMAL COUPLE
AND TO NORMALIZE WHAT THEY CALL
INTERABLED RELATIONSHIPS.
INTERABLED RELATIONSHIPS. >> SHANE’S CERTAINLY GOT A
REMARKABLE SENSE OF HUMOR.
>> HOW’D THEY MEET, NAT?
>> THEY MET BECAUSE SHANE WAS
FEATURED IN A DOCUMENTARY, AND
HANNAH SAW IT, AND SHE JUST HAD
TO MEET HIM.
SHE REACHED OUT TO HIM ONLINE.
SHE KIND OF CYBER STALKED HIM.
WHEN SHE E-MAILED HIM, WHAT HE
LOVED ABOUT HER WAS THE FACT
THAT SHE WASN’T FOCUSED AT ALL
ON HIS DISABILITIES, RATHER WAS
JUST IN LOVE WITH HIS HUMOR.
HIS SENSE OF PERSONALITY.