So Irish actor and all around bad boy, Colin Farrell showed his soft side in a recent interview on Letterman. He opened up while on the late night show, revealing that his son suffers from a rare condition known as Angelman Syndrome (AS).
Affecting only one in 30,000 children, the condition is often misdiagnosed as a form of cerebral palsy. Strangely, one symptom in particular led doctors in the right direction.
"It was actually when a doctor saw how happy he was," Farrell explained. "He was like, 'Does he always smile this much?'"
Odd that joviality should be an indicator of an underlying medical problem. Other tell tale signs of AS include delays in fine motor skills and speech.
At four years old, mini Farrell has just started to walk and doesn't yet talk. Seeing your child fail to reach basic developmental milestones must be heartbreaking. Though you wouldn't know it in this interview with Farrell, who spoke proudly about his happy-go-lucky son.
He then urged the audience to check out the AS website and dig deep. Respect to this stoic and ever delicious dad.
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