Colin Farrell is opening up about his decision to place his eldest son in a long-term care facility.
If you didn’t know, the 48-year-old actor’s 21-year-old son James was born with Angelman syndrome, which “is a genetic disorder causing delays in development and neurological issues or symptoms. These may include problems with speech, balance and walking,” according to the Mayo Clinic.
In a new interview, Colin shared that he and James‘ mother, Kim Bordenave, recently decided to move their son into a permanent care facility.
Keep reading to find out more…“It’s tricky — some parents will say, ‘I want to take care of my child myself.’ And I respect that,” Colin told Candis magazine, via The Independent.
“But my horror would be, what if I have a heart attack tomorrow, and, God forbid, James’ mother, Kim, has a car crash and she’s taken too — and then James is on his own?” The Penguin actor continued. “Then he’s a ward of the state and he goes where? We’d have no say in it.”
Colin went on to say that he and Kim are currently looking for the right facility for James, adding that they want to “find somewhere we like where he can go now, while we’re still alive and healthy, that we can go and visit, and we can take him out sometimes.”
“We want him to find somewhere where he can have a full and happy life, where he feels connected,” Colin said.
Along with James, Colin is also dad to 15-year-old son Henry, whom he shares with former partner Alicja Bachleda-Curús.
Last year, Colin publicly opened up about James‘ diagnosis for the first time.