This is the story of true love, one that overlooks physical disability and certainly endures the incessant trolls. An able-bodied woman who married a disabled man has called out a bunch of narcissistic trolls who posted cruel comments on her wedding pics accusing her of marrying the groom just for the money.
Shane and Hannah Aylward, 24, got Married In a Private Ceremony On Zoom Earlier This Month
Hannah Aylward, 24 married Shane Burcaw, 27, who has a degenerative neuromuscular disease in a private wedding held in their backyard.
The interabled couple has become an international sensation thanks to their popular YouTube channel 'Squirmy and Grubs' that shares their story and details of their life together.
Some Cruel commenters had Some Mean Words Saying Hannah Must-Have Shane For Money and That Their Marriage Was a 'Joke'
Shane, a writer, and public speaker was born with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), neuromuscular disease-causing muscles to deteriorate over time.
The couple came to know each other through a documentary that The Office star Rainn Wilson produced about Shane's life. Hannah, who was love-struck reached out to Shane complementing his sense of humor and his writing before admitting that she thought he was very cute.
They got to know each other better through FaceTime calls and text messages and the rest as is said became history.
Hannah Responded To These Trolls In A Lengthy Post Saying 'worrying about these people’s opinions is a waste of time'
Hannah regularly updates their Instagram with photos of where they met and often get positive and congratulatory reactions from their followers; but when Hannah proudly shared photos from the happy occasion, some commenters were quick to lash out at the couple writing that their marriage couldn't be real and even accused Hannah of being a gold digger.
'Disabled people are Worthy Partners,' Hannah said, Adding That They Will Keep Sharing Their Story
Hannah addressed all the mean comments in her caption.
'If the past two years of having a YouTube channel have taught me anything, it’s that you’re never going to be able to educate everyone. No matter what you do, some people will just never come around,' she wrote.
'Worrying about these people’s opinions is a waste of time, and as time has gone on, it’s become so much easier to genuinely have no internal reaction to comments like these.
'A few years ago, reading words like these were painful. For a while, I held onto the idea that once Shane and I were married, all the people doubting our relationship would realize it was real.
The Interabled couple Share Their Story and Details Of Their Life On Social media, Including Their Popular 'Squirmy and Grubs' YouTube Channel
'Now, of course, I’m not that naive. Although it’s taken time, I’m able to completely dismiss people like this. Shane and I continue to make content and share our story with the hopes of showing as many people as we can that disabled people are worthy partners.
'Comments like these only encourage us to continue! We’re so grateful for all of the people that our story has managed to reach in a positive way,' she said.
The two appeared quite happy on their wedding day, photos, and video from which they shared on social media.
They said they are waiting until next year to have a large family celebration, but couldn't wait to officially get married — so they legally wed this weekend in a private ceremony.
