Why Colin Farrell Is Letting Go Of His Son’s Daily Care

Colin Farrell opens with the difficulties he experiences when he tries to find long -term care for his son, James, who has a rare genetic disorder.

Last year, the actor discussed his experience as the father of his 21 -year -old son, who was diagnosed with Angelman syndrome at 4 years old.

Farrell, who shares James with his ex, Kim Bordenave, has now made the daring decision to put James in long -term care and revealed the painful reason he does.

Farrell recently talked to Candis Magazine And revealed the reason for his reason and Bordenave to want James to be in a care establishment.

He said by Parade“It’s delicate, some parents will say:” I want to take care of my child myself. “And I respect it.”

Farrell continued: “But my horror would be … and if I had a heart attack tomorrow, and, God preserves us, James’ mother, Kim, has a car accident and she is taken too – and then James is alone. So it’s a state service and he’s going to say.”

He also said: “So, if he has a caregiver or a teacher or someone who makes physiotherapy with him and that they are not fully committed and love with him, he will go out.”

Farrell revealed that James’ mom and wanted to “find a place where we love where he can go now, when we are still alive and healthy, that we can visit, and we can get it out sometimes.”

He explained that they wanted James to find a place “where he can have a full and happy life, where he feels connected”.

Farrell pointed out that James needed more than simply attention but deserves a more complete life rooted in the community and the daily connection.

He also talked about the importance for James to engage in activities like going out in the van every day, shopping together at the supermarket and doing things like visiting the beach, museums and films.

Although Farrell knows the type of installation that will benefit the most in James, he admitted that it had been difficult to find an appropriate residential care option.

He noted: “And by realizing this, I thought: if I have these difficulties, what about all the other families who have nothing close to the means I have?”

This achievement encouraged Farrell to remember why he had founded a foundation to meet the needs of adults living with Angelman syndrome.

He explained: “I always knew that I wanted to do something about it, but so far, I’m just really busy breeding my two children.”

The actor, who also shares a 15-year-old son, Henry, with actress Alicja Bachleda-Curú, added: “But now they are operational and I think I have a little more space to do something. This is the start for the foundation, so we are still in a baby.”

Colin Farrell opened a lot on the state of his eldest son during an interview with People magazine in August 2024.

He expressed his deep desire that the world deals with James with compassion. The proud father said, “I want the world to be nice to James. I want the world to treat him with kindness and respect.”

Farrell also said: “This is the first time that I’m talking about it, and obviously the only reason I’m talking about is that I can’t ask James if he wants to do that.”

He explained that even if he speaks to James as if he had full control and cognitive capacity, the latter cannot clearly communicate his comfort to be under the spotlight.

“I cannot discern a particular response from him to find out if he is comfortable with all this or not,” said Farrell, “so I have to make a call knowing James’ mind and what kind of young man he is and the kindness he has in his heart.”

He also congratulated James for his determination and resilience, highlighting the daily challenges he faces. “James worked so hard all his life, so hard,” said Farrell. “Repetition, repetition, balance, its jerky approach.”

Thinking about milestones like food, Farrell added: “When he started to eat for the first time, his face looks like a Jackson Pollock at the end. But he understands it, he feeds beautifully.”

He concluded: “I am proud of him every day, because I think he is magic.”

The interview occurred a month before James’ 21st anniversary, an age when it will exceed most families of children’s support systems with special needs to which have access.

Farrell explained: “Once your child is 21 years old, they are somehow alone. All the guarantees that are set up, special emergency courses, which disappear.”

He added: “So you end up with a young adult who should be part of our modern society and most often is left behind.”

The realization led Colin Farrell to create the Colin Farrell Foundation, which focuses on plea, education and innovative programs designed to support adult children with intellectual disability.

The star of the “total recall” said that for years he “wanted to do something in the field of providing greater opportunities to families who have a child with special needs, to receive the support they deserve, essentially aid in all areas of life”.