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This is 22 year old Shane Burcaw. He has a disease called Spinal Muscular Atrophy that will eventually end his life. And that lovely lady on the left? Contrary to popular public belief, that's not his family member or his nurse. It's his girlfriend, Anna.

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Shane’s outlook on life is more positive and humorous than most people you will meet in a lifetime. On his blog, Laughing At My Nightmare, he keeps an open conversation on his day to day life. Currently, having his first relationship is quite the hot topic, and this is how they are approaching it, with hilarious documentation!

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Shane encourages open dialog on his blog covering just about any topic or question anyone can think of.

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Someone asked for tips on how to date with SMA…this was his and Anna’s response. Blow The SMA Away: A Flirtation Guidebook 1) stand/sit in separate rooms and talk to each other through bendy straws as if they are Bluetooth. 2) sexting and food discussion often go hand in hand 3) burp and fart as often as possible 5) argue always 11) drool when kissing 12) drool while sleeping 13) while significant other is discussing insecurities, announce that you have retrieved the booger 16) circumcise your fish without asking your partner (edit: I have no clue what she means by this one) 17) make distasteful ebola references while discussing kissing

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Did I mention Shane is also a published author? The pages of his book are filled with meeting adversity with honest humor.

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This is one of the chapters of the book…not kidding.

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His social media accounts layer in even more laughs on a daily basis.

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One of his many great quotes, “There are parts of everyone’s life that truly just blow, and it’s about how you react to that which defines the quality of your life.”

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LAMN= Laughing at my nightmare.

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He has some pretty badass new artwork which is also his logo.

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One of his goals in 2015 is to reach 1 million followers across his social accounts. Let’s get him closer to his goal! Shane’s Twitter and Shane’s Instagram

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Rainn Wilson and his company, Soul Pancake, did a short documentary on Shane. It’s brilliant.