Katie Price ‘so heartbroken’ as son Harvey’s health update puts him at risk of heart attack
Katie has been a full-time caregiver to Harvey for most of his life.
Katie Price has shared a concerning update over her son Harvey’s weight issues and worries he’s now at risk of suffering a heart attack.
The former glamour model’s eldest son has been disabled since birth, and the 22-year-old’s conditions include the genetic disorder Prader-Willi syndrome, which can cause constant hunger.
Katie admits she’s now fearful for Harvey’s health after discovering his weight has reached almost 30 stone.
In a post on Snapchat, she said: ‘I’m so heartbroken and gutted that his weight is just going up. I just googled it in stones, 188kg is just a few kg of being 30 stone.’
Katie went on to reveal that she was hoping Harvey’s doctors would give him the green light to start having weight loss jabs to help him shed some pounds and stay healthy.
She added: ‘I’m still waiting for the doctors to get back to me starting on the Mounjaro and his journey to a healthy life. It’s so sad his quality of life at the moment where he’s so big, he just can’t really do much.
Harvey, 22, was born with multiple disabilities, including Prader-Willi syndrome(Picture: David Fisher/REX/Shutterstock) Prader-Willi syndrome can cause insatiable hunger, with Katie opening up on Harvey’s weight issues as a result (Picture: Ian Lawrence/GC Images) Katie has said Harvey’s weight puts him at risk of having a heart attack (Picture: Ken McKay/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)
‘It’s just another thing I have to deal with because he’s at high risk of having a heart attack, he struggles to put his trainers or struggles to walk anywhere but I love him and I’m going to help him through this.
‘So sad, obesity and his condition is sad, it’s sad to see someone go through it and he doesn’t understand.’
Harvey is also autistic and is partially blind due to septo-optic dysplasia, which affects the optic nerve.
Katie previously shared her fears for Harvey in an interview with The Sun newspaper, insisting she is keen for him to start on a weight loss medication.
‘He’s putting on weight. It doesn’t matter what we do. He can’t put his shoes on without sweating. He can’t walk far because he gets out of breath,’ she said.
‘It’s because of all the weight. So the doctors are doing it to give him a better, longer life, and for his health.’
The former glamour model has expressed her desire for Harvey to begin weight loss medication (Picture: Ken McKay/ITV/REX/Shutterstock) It comes after Harvey was rejected by a residential care facility for being ‘too difficult’ (Picture: Shirlaine Forrest/Getty Images)Katie explained that the benefit of the controversial weight loss medication is that should Harvey suffer any negative side effects, he can immediately stop taking it.
‘We’ve tried food, he’s had dietitians, it’s just the way he is. And he’s on a lot of medication which the drug won’t affect,’ the I’m A Celebrity star said.
‘They want to try him on it for at least one or two years, which is a long time, but they’ll control what level he needs then up it as they assess it.’
It comes after Harvey, who Katie shared with ex-partner Dwight Yorke, was rejected by his residential care because he is ‘too difficult’ just weeks before he was due to move.
On her podcast, Katie explained: ‘Harvey is supposed to be moving in four-and-a-half weeks, they’ve changed management and said they won’t be able to cater for Harv, because he’s too difficult.
‘So now I’ve got to find another placement for him… so yeah, more drama to deal with.’
Katie has been Harvey’s full-time carer for most of his life (Picture: Instagram/Katie Price)She later added that this move had been ‘months and months’ in the works but with a month left to go, the arrangement collapsed.
‘He was told four-and-a-half weeks before that he couldn’t go there, and Harvey has been doing the countdown,’ Katie said.
‘Well it’s stressful because you want the right thing for your child, and it is a lot of time and effort to go back and do more meetings, more forms, it is very time-consuming because you want the best for your child.’
Katie has long been a huge advocate for her son, becoming a full-time caregiver for most of Harvey’s life. In 2020, she discussed the difficult decision to enrol him in a boarding facility to receive special care when she was struggling to cope.
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