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I hope Harvey dies before I do because he wont be able to cope without me, says heartbroken Katie Price – The Sun

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WHILE her partying and rollercoaster love life have been played out in the public eye for more than 20 years, Katie Prices dedication to her disabled son is a side of her that we rarely get to see.

It is her love for Harvey that keeps the star going and she admits there were dark times when she would have ended her life if it were not for him.

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This week, Katie was terrified when the partially sighted 18-year-old complained of chest pains and was rushed to hospital in an ambulance.

Autistic Harvey, who weighs more than 27st due to an excessive appetite caused by the genetic condition Prader-Willi Syndrome, is now home again after being diagnosed with a chest infection.

But speaking to The Sun, Katie has revealed doctors have told her Harvey is at serious risk of dying from a heart attack if he does not lose weight.

And, in a brutally stark statement, the fearful mum says she hopes Harvey will die before she does, because he simply will not be able to cope without her.

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Katie, 42, says: When Harvey went into hospital, I feared the worst. I always do.

The doctors have told me hes at high risk of having a heart attack.

Hes 27st, wears 5XL clothes and he gets out of breath walking up the stairs. So of course I panicked.

I cant see him living past 50 unless we sort his weight and his breathing out.

I know its horrible to say, but I wish hed go before me because he wouldnt cope without me.

Hed be so heartbroken and wouldnt understand where Id gone.

The mum-of-five went into rehab clinic The Priory in January after admitting self-medicating with alcohol and cocaine.

In her darkest days, it was only the thought of Harvey that kept her going.

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Katie also mum to daughters Princess Tiaamii, 13, and Bunny, five, and sons Junior, 15, and six-year-old Jett says: I could have gone off and hanged myself, which I wanted to do, but I didnt because I have kids.

I know its a harsh comment but its the truth.

If I ever died, my other kids, obviously, would be heartbroken but Harvey would not understand where Id gone.

And I just think no one would look after him the way I do, and he wouldnt understand why Im not there.

The thought kills me. I hate it. I dont know whats going to happen in the future.

Speaking about her eldest sons hospital dash last week, Katie says she had known something was wrong as Harvey was not himself but it wasnt until he complained about needles in his chest that she called an ambulance.

She says: I know hes getting bigger and Id noticed in the past month his breathing had changed.

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It was at Princesss birthday party, just after shed done her cake and Harvey wasnt feeling himself and had a lie down. And then he was getting worse and worse and I thought, Oh s**t.

Sometimes hell fake things, like if he doesnt want to go to school, hell say Harvey feels wobbly, or hes got a sore throat.

But I know him well enough to know if hes trying to pull a fast one or not.

He said he was getting pains, and he can deteriorate quickly, so I just used my common sense, stayed calm and called the ambulance.

Harvey was diagnosed with fluid on his lungs and a chest infection, and discharged that night.

But Katie says that dealing with her eldest childs complex medical needs is getting harder and harder.

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As well as being on the autistic spectrum and having a severe genetic condition, he was born with the brain disorder septo-optic dysplasia, which has left him partially sighted.

His father, former footballer Dwight Yorke, has always refused to help and has been absent from Harveys life but Katie says she is happy to be both Harveys mum and his dad.

She adds: I love him, and I would never change him, but its constant. Its exhausting.

He knows hes got to lose weight but its the Prader-Willi he just wants to eat.

Hell steal food, and hes on steroids that make him big.

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We try everything, but cutting down food is hard.

Im not trying to give him a lot of food look at my other kids, theyre not big and fat like Harvey.

I dont want him to be in 5XL clothes, or to not be able to go on proper walks without being out of breath.

I dont want that, I come from a fit, healthy family.

People dont appreciate how big he is until they see him.

He cant fit in some cars, and on an aeroplane the seatbelts dont fit him.

He loves rollercoasters but he cant go on them because the seats dont fit down on him.

Katie is now filming a BBC documentary about living with her son in lockdown called Harvey And Me.

It will follow their everyday life and the struggles she encounters as a single mum to her disabled son.

It is bloody difficult, she says.

Its a constant worry, and I worry about the other kids too.

I think people will be shocked when they see what living with Harvey is really like.

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Im both his mum and his carer and I dont even ask for sympathy, but it is hard work.

Little things p**s him off. If you have to skip the ads on YouTube when hes trying to watch Peppa Pig, or a door bangs in the house, or the wind bangs the window, hell start headbutting the walls.

Ill have to get a plasterer in after lockdown as hes been punching the walls in my new house and its covered in holes.

He can switch just like that.

Normally, Harvey lives in a residential school during the week, but during lockdown it has just been him and Katie together at home.

Her two youngest children Bunny and Jett have been living with Katies ex-husband Kieran Hayler during the week, while Princess and Junior live with their father, pop singer Peter Andre, down the road from Katie in Sussex.

Katie has loved spending one-to-one time with Harvey but has been struggling with the home schooling.

She admits she is no teacher and jokes: Im about Harveys level.

Katie adds: Obviously his education is different to other childrens, but I dont care because doctors said he wouldnt walk, talk or see and he does it all.

Hes cleverer than people think. Hes amazing at drawing and knows his times tables.

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Living with Harvey is a bundle of massive love and banter and he makes me laugh.

And while she is abused every day by online trolls who brand her a sl*g for her string of divorces, her former husbands have been very supportive since she left The Priory.

Katie says: Theyve been good, actually. Theres no drama with Kieran and Pete now. Its so nice and refreshing.

The new house is between their houses, and its so nice.

This week, Katie gave evidence by video link to a Commons committee looking into online abuse, and said the disgusting, despicable taunts directed at Harvey was part of the reason she sought treatment at The Priory.

Under her Harveys Law campaign, Katie wants to make online abuse a criminal offence, with the names of trolls placed on a register that employers can check.

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Talking about the daily online abuse about her son, she says: Harveys not aware of it, but I am and I wont stand for it.

Its disgusting what he gets called.

I get trolled daily too, but he doesnt deserve the abuse he gets.

Im excited to get this law going because everyone agrees it should be a law.

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GETTING RIGHT HELP FOR OUR KIDS IS HUGE BATTLE

By Sam Carlisle

MY daughter, Elvi, is in the same class as Harvey Price at school.

He is a friendly giant, incredibly loving and has a real passion for art and frogs. Harveys fantastic piano-playing is the highlight of the Christmas concerts.

Whatever Katie does in her private life, her love for her son is palpable.

The fact she has raised him for 18 years without any financial or emotional support from his errant father, Dwight Yorke, shows great strength.

Every parent of a complex-needs child worries about who will look after them if anything happens to us.

So while it is shocking to hear Katie say she wants Harvey to die before her, I can understand what she means.

Like Elvi, who also has a rare genetic disorder, Harvey has challenging behaviour and there has to be someone with him all the time.

Before lockdown, both of them attended the residential unit at the school.

For me, allowing Elvi, 18, to stay overnight was an incredibly tough decision. I felt I had failed her at home.

But the reality was that she only slept three hours a night at home, never making up that sleep in the daytime.

That was night after night when I had to be up with her.

It was relentless and exhausting.

We realised residential care was the right decision.

The staff at the school are incredibly caring and great at coming up with a programme of events for the kids that would be beyond shattered parents.

Elvi loved her nights there.

So, with lockdown, Harvey and Elvi not only lost their lessons and the routine that is so important to them, they also lost their fun nights at school.

I dont think either of them understand why they cant see their friends.

As parents, we lost the respite that enables us to work, spend time with our other children and be the best we can be when our gorgeous kids come home.

Harvey and Elvis wonderful teacher has provided daily online activities for her class much easier than Elvis younger brothers maths.

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I hope Harvey dies before I do because he wont be able to cope without me, says heartbroken Katie Price - The Sun

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