Shane Burcaw had a fear that almost no one can imagine.
At 34, with type 2 spinal muscular atrophy and in a wheelchair since age 2, he feared he wouldn’t be able to reach his wife Hannah’s belly. And if he couldn’t reach it, he thought he might never feel his baby move.
The couple, known as Squirmy and Grubs, were expecting their child after years of trying through in vitro fertilization. Each week of the pregnancy brought joy, but also the question Shane didn’t dare ask.
Until he placed his hand on Hannah’s belly, and the baby responded. They shared it in a video on their YouTube channel. “It’s the craziest thing in the world to feel him move in there”, Shane said.
Their first child will be born in early 2027.
