Talk about Angelman Syndrome with Colin Farrell

Colin Farrell appeared on Late Show With David Letterman last night to promote his approaching movie, Fright Night, but additionally took slightly time to give a shout out to CureAngelman.org and exposed that one of his sons has become diagnosed with Angelman Syndrome.

Colin has two sons James, 7, and Henry, practically 2, and briefly mentioned his family members with David Letterman. “James, just a quick shout out if I can, James has a condition called Angelman Syndrome and it only has an effect on 1 in 30,000 kids, they say,” Colin said on Late Show. “So there is not that much funding because it does not gain pharmaceutical companies, of course.”

The actor requested for anybody to assist by visiting CureAngelman.org to aid donate and then discussed a bit more about his son and the way he was diagnosed.

“It was actually whenever a doctor saw how happy he was,” Colin explained. “He was like, ‘Does he usually smile this a lot?’” James began strolling just quick of his 4th birthday and doesn’t have any verbal speech, but Colin made sure to say that his boy is really a “a really happy boy.”

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What is Angelman Syndrome ?

According to MedicineNet, Angelman syndrome is a genetic disorder that causes developmental delay and neurological problems. The physician Harry Angelman first delineated the syndrome in 1965, when he described several children in his practice as having “flat heads, jerky movements, protruding tongues, and bouts of laughter.” Infants with Angelman syndrome appear normal at birth, but often have feeding problems in the first months of life and exhibit noticeable developmental delays by 6 to 12 months.

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