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Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Katie Price gives update on son Harvey's course of Ozempic-style weight-loss jabs after revealing he now weighs almost 30st
Katie Price has given an update on her son Harvey's weight loss treatment, as she revealed he was due to start a course of Ozempic -style jabs next week. The former glamour model, 47, previously revealed the 23-year-old son was going on the weight-loss injections in a bid to help improve his life, after his weight reached almost 30 stone. Harvey is blind, autistic, has septo-optic dysplasia, and is one of the 2,000 people in the UK with Prader-Willi syndrome, a genetic disorder. A recognised symptom of his Prader-Willi syndrome is constant hunger, leaving Katie fearful for Harvey's health without further intervention, after already trying a number of different weight loss strategies over the years. Speaking on her podcast, The Katie Price Show, with her sister Sophie, the mother-of-five gave fans an update on her eldest child. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new Showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. She explained that she set to perform at Portsmouth Pride this week and that Harvey was joining her on the trip. While Katie then added: 'Hopefully Harvey starts his Mounjaro this week, but we'll talk about that next week and I'll go through all of what's happening about that.' Mounjaro is the brand name for the drug tirzepatide, and has been hailed as the 'King Kong' of slimming jabs - more effective for shifting the pounds than similar drugs like Ozempic. In April, Katie said she was 'heartbroken' by Harvey's weight increase, as she explained how it had left him struggling to walk and at risk of a heart attack. She took to her Snapchat to explain how she wanted him to start Mounjaro as soon as possible, to improve his quality of life. 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. 'It's so bad now, I'm still waiting for the doctors to get back to me starting on the Mounjaro and his journey to a healthy life.' She went on to say how difficult it was watching Harvey's ongoing fight, but vowed she would get him through it. Katie said: 'It's so sad his quality of life at the moment where he's so big, he just can't really do much. '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.' Katie first revealed her intention to for Harvey to start using weight loss jabs in February, after consulting with his doctors. Speaking to The Sun to raise awareness, she explained that his medical professionals advised he may be taking the jabs for up to two years. She said: 'It's really, really serious and life-changing for Harvey. He's at risk of a heart attack, and because of his condition, he's not getting any smaller. 'He's putting on weight. It doesn't matter what we do. So the doctors are doing it to give him a better, longer life, and for his health.' The TV personality added: 'The good thing about starting him on the drug is, if it has any effect, you can stop it because you do it weekly. We've tried food, he's had dieticians, it's just the way he is. '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 only a week after Katie shared a loving tribute to Harvey to mark his 23rd birthday, with series of throwback snaps of them together. Among them was a smiling selfie of her and Harvey together on the beach and another picture of her son planting a kiss on her cheek. In a caption, she gushed over her 'forever love' for her son and shared her excitement over spending Harvey's birthday with him. Harvey's biological father is former footballer Dwight York, who briefly dated Katie in 2001, breaking up soon after Katie fell pregnant with her eldest child. The ex premier league star denied he was the father, until a DNA test proved his paternity. Katie previously claimed that Dwight has barely seen Harvey since he was born, saying: 'I think he's seen Harvey about nine times in his life.' She claimed: 'I don't think he liked it that I was with Pete [Andre] before adding: 'I don't know whether it's because he couldn't have me or Harv, to this day I don't know. 'I've tried to send him pictures of Harvey on Instagram, Harvey playing the piano, he just ignores everything. He doesn't want to know. But the door is always open, always.' WHAT IS PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME? Prader-Willi syndrome is a rare genetic condition that causes problems including constant urges to eat food, restricted growth and reduced muscle tone. Other potential issues include learning difficulties, lack of sexual development and behavioral problems such as tantrums or stubbornness. The rare condition, which affects one in every 15,000 children born in England, is caused by a defect on chromosome number 15 - and happens by chance. Because there is no cure, treatment aims to manage the symptoms – with parents of sufferers urged to get their children to stick to a healthy, balanced diet. Children with the syndrome can eat up to six times more than children of the same age – and still feel hungry. It was first described in 1956 by Swiss doctors A Prader, A Labhart and H Willi.
Hindustan Times
13-05-2025
- Health
- Hindustan Times
In test against odds, these students wrote a chapter of success
LUCKNOW Just a month before the final examination, Madhavi Upadhyay, 17, passed out at school. She remained unconscious for about six hours, after which she was in the Intensive Care Unit for a week. The girl was diagnosed with a neuro attack, which landed her on a wheelchair, but her grit and confidence to appear in the examination remained intact. A student at Rani Laxmi Bai Memorial School, Upadhyay scored 91% (PCB stream) in the CBSE Class 12 examinations, results of which were announced on Tuesday. 'I was losing weight constantly and had high fever, when one day, I suddenly fainted at school. I was rushed to the hospital where I regained consciousness after six hours. I had completed my syllabus months before the examinations, which helped me cope with the revision along with my medical condition. Initially, I was in doubt if I will be able to write the examination, but my parents, teachers and friends continued to be my cheerleaders throughout my journey,' said Upadhyay who also thanked her teachers and friends for sending her notes from the revision over WhatsApp. 'I was wheelchair-bound during the exams, but took the papers after having a heavy dose of medication for the pain in my legs, which also made me feel sleepy. Consistency in studies and constant support from people around me helped me excel,' said Upadhyay whose father works in an NGO and mother is a homemaker. She was not the only one; there were other students who overcame the odds. Shubham Bharti, a student at Army Public School (SP Marg), who was diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a muscular disorder in childhood, scored 91% marks in his CBSE class 10 exam. The disorder causes weakness in skeletal and heart muscles that quickly worsens with time. 'The disorder causes problems in writing. I was given an hour extra to write my examination. With each passing year, I am losing my writing speed. I did self-study for about eight hours daily. My parents supported me by motivating me to study and excel in studies,' said Bharti whose mother is a housewife and father an Army man. Kashish Yadav, a student at Study Hall School, who scored 95.2% marks in Class 12 exams lost her father when she was five, leaving her mother to work in a women's self-help group. 'I started my education with Study Hall Educational Foundation's (SHEF) Prerna Girls School, but was later given a scholarship by SHEF to continue my education at Study Hall School. I also went to the US for a year under the Kennedy-Lugar YES scholarship. My mother single-handedly raised me and my two sisters by preparing dry snacks and pickles at the SHG. I credit this success to my mother and school,' said Yadav who faced several financial issues at home while maintaining her academic scores at school. Noor Ali Khan, a student at The Millennium School who scored 93% in Class 12 (humanities), dealt with Prader Willi syndrome, a rare genetic condition that causes hunger, obesity and cognitive impairment. His mother, Uzma Khan, shared that she raised Noor single-handedly. 'Noor faced problems concentrating. Due to the disorder, he had problems in focusing and was moody while undertaking different tasks. In the last two years, he did self-study. He would remember all concepts on one day and forget everything on another. The teachers and staff at the school helped a lot and promoted him in whatever he did which helped him excel,' said Uzma. Sambhav Verma, a student at St Anjani's Public School (Rajajipuram), lost his mother due to an auto-immune condition caused by Rheumatoid Arthritis about a week before his Class 12 exams. He scored 85% in the commerce stream. 'My mother was dealing with the condition for seven years, but she got bed-ridden about three years back. In December, the condition deteriorated further, and we lost her in February, before my exams. However, it were the things she told me that inspired me to do my best in exams,' said Verma, whose father works as a salesman.
