Katie Price has expressed her love for her disabled son Harvey in a beautiful post online.
The Loose Women panellist, 38, shared a picture of herself alongside another of her cuddling up to the 14-year-old on Instagram.
She captioned the image: “The love I have for this boy, my baby boy Harvey is something I can't even put into words he is my life my world❤️ anybody out there who has a child family or friend with any kind of disability NEVER give up and be positive love and support as there is a light at the end of the tunnel.
“Harvey has proved this and more ❤️❤️ and if your the carer or parent 👏👏👏👏👏 respect to you too as I know the challenges it brings 😘😘😘😘❤️.”
Her caring words inspired other mothers with children who have special needs to share their love and experiences.
One person wrote: “You’re an inspirational mother @officialkatieprice my son is three and diagnosed recently with autism… It’s a hard road and a 24/7 job. But our love for our children gets us through. Harvey is so blessed to have you.”
Another responded: “Yes totally! When you have a special kid it makes you into something you never thought you would be, it pushes you beyond your wildest dreams.
“My son I was told wouldn’t ever walk, talk, roll, crawl and now he rolled, pulled up, crawled because I showed him how. Yes he was late doing them, he took his time.
Referring to a procedure that treats muscle spasticity, she continued: “As he talks he’s very bright and we had fundraisers for two years to get him to Liverpool for the SDR operation and now he’s walking!!!!
“He has inspired numerous people on his journey with his smile, and has inspired me. Wouldn’t change him for the world!”
And another fan added: “Love this. So very true my son will be 21 in August and he has chromosome 2 deletion. He has fought so many battles in his life but his beautiful smile makes everyone’s heart melt.
“Like you, Katie, he was my first born so I didn’t know any different. Being a mum to a child with special needs is hard work and tiring and a battle but it’s the most rewarding job you will ever have. I don’t know how I would ever cope without him.”
Katie’s son Harvey was born in May 2002 and was found to be blind with a condition called septo-optic dysplasia which means that it was not known how his optic nerve would develop.
It was later discovered that he is also autistic and gains weight easily due to Prader-Willi syndrome and also finds it difficult to walk.
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