Katie Price warns ‘Harvey will die of a heart attack’ saying he’s getting ‘bigger’ as she begs NHS for on fat jabs
KATIE Price has warned that her son Harvey “will die of a heart attack” as she begs the NHS to put him of fat jabs.
The former glamour model, 47, revealed her worst fears for her 23-year-old son, who has a rare genetic disorder called Prader-Willi syndrome, which causes insatiable hunger, alongside autism, septo-optic dysplasia.
Last April Katie told fans that she was worried for her son’s life as he weighed nearly 30 stone.
And now the TV personality has shared another serious health update on the latest episode of her podcast.
A worried Katie said: “I’ve been on the case to doctors about putting him on the Monjaro.
“I’m actually going to put some up on Instagram to say, is there any private doctors out there because the NHS are so – I’m not slagging the NHS off, but they know he’s in the obese category.
“When he sleeps, I worry because he’s snoring and wheezing.
“Then sometimes he holds his breath and I’m like, he’s massive, Sophie.
“He’s just getting bigger and he’ll end up dying of a heart attack.
“They’ve already told me years ago that if you don’t lose weight, he’s prone to a heart attack.”
She added: “I just feel so bad, so I’m going to have to do something.
“I mean, I’m not going to inject him myself because that’s not medically right to do for him. But something needs to be done.
“He’s just huge. So that’s that. But I’ve enjoyed having him.”
In January, Katie said Harvey was set to start fab jabs soon.
Katie confessed: “Things are definitely going to change for Harvey when we move because although he’s moving to adult residential, he’s also going to be starting Mounjaro.”
She explained she would be keeping an eye on him while he takes the medication, adding: “So, he’ll be losing weight.”
Harvey has several complex medical conditions, including Prader-Willi Syndrome, which causes an excessive appetite and weight gain, and autism.
Back in November, Katie spoke out in one of her podcast episodes, saying: “He’s not started fat jabs,” after speculation he had already started the weight loss injections.
She went on to say: “There are talks of fat jabs – of Mounjaro – for him.
“But when he was there, they’ve actually got a new weight loss drug coming out, and it’s new.
“They’ve clinically tested it on people and they’ve got a few people they’re putting it on first.”
Katie then said: “And if it works, then Harvey can go on it in the new year.
“But they want him to start the Mounjaro.
“Because if he goes on Mounjaro first and then goes onto this new one, it will work a lot quicker.
“The reason he hasn’t started Mounjaro yet is because they were trying to get him to lose weight through his diet, to try all avenues,” she explained.
Despite not being on fat jabs yet, Harvey has still lost a substantial amount of weight
Back in October, Katie opened up about how much weight he had lost.
“Last I heard, he lost 22lbs, is he still going?” Katie’s sister asked on their podcast last month.
Katie then revealed: “He’s lost a stone and a half. I can notice it on his chest, but not the belly yet.”