From their first date to their daily life, YouTube sensations Hannah
Aylward and Shane Burcaw chronicle everything. The couple is accustomed to
revealing practically every aspect of their relationship. Aylward and Burcaw
are distinctive even though a pair with a YouTube account is nothing new.
The couple is interabled, which means that while the other is able-bodied,
one of them is disabled.
Burcaw is unable to walk or move his arms because he has spinal muscular
atrophy. Aylward, his companion, is a tall, blonde, athletic type who was a
collegiate swimmer in the past. She doesn't appear to have any physical
restrictions.
Even though their relationship may seem implausible, the couple is deeply
in love, and they aren't shy about showing it to their online fans. They go
so far as to disclose information about their relationship's more private
moments and respond to inquiries about sex and how Burcaw's sickness affects
it.
Their YouTube channel, Squirmy and Grubs, has more than 945,000 followers.
However, Burcaw had already built a media presence before becoming
well-known online. He launched "Laughing at My Nightmare," a blog in college
that attracted a sizable following. He then penned a life-story book with
the same name.
The "Office" actor Rainn Wilson created a brief documentary about Burcaw in
2013. Aylward discovered the documentary online in 2016, while she was a
college student, three years later. Burcaw received her email, and the two
started corresponding throughout the day. As they say, the rest is
history.
2019 saw the release of Burcaw's second book, "Strangers Think My
Girlfriend Is My Nurse." In it, he explained how, despite what some people
might think, his impairment strengthened their bond.
He claimed that because of his condition, he was compelled to reveal his
weakness immediately away, making their relationship that much more
personal.
He proposed to Aylward the same year. Burcaw admitted to Inside Edition
that he was afraid when it came time to ask Aylward's parents if he could
marry her, despite the fact that he usually has no issues being vulnerable
in front of thousands of people on his YouTube channel. Thankfully, her
parents were utterly encouraging. Aylward's mother started crying from
happiness.
Burcaw gushed, "It was very cute, and she came up and gave me a big
embrace, and her dad was quite thrilled too." "Having that kind of support,
therefore, means a great deal to me."
Burcaw desired utter surprise surrounding the proposal. He waited until
they were enjoying a dinner celebration for her recent graduation with
Burcaw's family. Burcaw eventually pretended to be ill to get her alone
after waiting for the ideal opportunity to do so.
He asked me to remove the ring after saying some kind things and concealing
it behind his back, according to Aylward. It was very adorable.
In September 2020, the pair exchanged vows in a private ceremony because
they wanted everyone to see them as they truly are: normal.
"So we're just trying to show people that our life is normal, silly, and
fun and disability is a part of it in the ignorance we face, but it doesn't
hinder our existence," Burcaw told PEOPLE.
A separate article by Burcaw titled "6 things I want you to know about our
interabled relationship" was also published in TODAY. He enumerated the
details of his affection for Aylward that he wanted everyone to know. People
frequently perceive me as a child or as someone who cannot possibly be in a
love relationship because of the pervasive and deeply ingrained
misunderstandings about disability, he said.
He also related a story in which the cashier asked Hannah, "Does this large
guy want a lollipop?" as he and Hannah were checking out at a liquor store.
He went on, "Nope, just the beer, I responded, rising to speak. I'm
grateful, sir."
After viewing "Squirmy and Grubs," hundreds of other interabled couples
have contributed their own stories, and Burcaw wants people to realize that
his relationship is not unique. He asserted that "These texts all share the
same, profoundly simple theme: "Our relationship feels so normal! Why is it
that nobody else can see that?"
Another issue that many people might be thinking about but not expressing
was brought up by him: "Many of our viewers have mistakenly concluded that
by being with me, Hannah is signing up for a life of barren celibacy."
Burcaw made it clear that they like their relationship and that they both
intend to start a family in the future.
Burcaw added, "Although I can't do the laundry or wash the dishes, I still
make a contribution to our lives by making calls, scheduling appointments,
and making grocery lists. To assist one another, "both do equal physical and
emotional obligations."
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