Katie Price fears this Christmas may be her last with terminally ill mother Amy as her health ‘deteriorates’ amid battle with debilitating lung condition
Katie Price fears it may be her last Christmas with terminally ill mum Amy amid her battle with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.
The former glamour model, 42, claimed on Friday that she was worried about ‘how long’ she’ll have with her mother as her health has deteriorated in recent weeks.
Claiming that the last few festive seasons have ‘been s**t’, Katie said she is trying to remain positive under the circumstances.
Struggle: Katie Price fears this Christmas may be her last with terminally ill mother Amy as her health has ‘deteriorated’ amid battle with debilitating lung condition, she claimed on Friday
Speaking with The Sun, Katie explained: ‘This year my mum deteriorated more so I just want to do really Christmas this year because I don’t know how long she will be here.’
‘There is nothing we can do about that, that is what I speak to a therapist about, what I am going to have to deal with.’
‘I am not saying it will be her last Christmas but I really want to enjoy it. I am really looking forward to this Christmas. The last couple have been s**t.’
Candid: Katie said she is worried about ‘how long’ she’ll have with her mother, and felt the last few festive seasons have ‘been s**t’ so she is trying to remain positive under the circumstances
Amy revealed in 2017 that she was diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, an incurable condition that causes scarring on the lungs.
When Amy was first diagnosed with IPF, she was given a three to five year life expectancy by doctors.
In recent months Amy has been shielding from her family to protect herself during the COVID-19 pandemic, with Katie only able to see her mum through the window.
Sad: In recent months Amy has been shielding from her family to protect herself during the COVID-19 pandemic, with Katie only able to see her mum through the window
Staying safe: The pair were able to see each other in October alongside Katie’s half-sister Sophie, after they passed a coronavirus test so they knew they were safe to see Amy
The pair were able to see each other in October alongside Katie’s half-sister Sophie, after they passed a coronavirus test so they knew they were safe to see Amy on her birthday.
Katie reflected on the shocking news on Loose Women last year and said: ‘I couldn’t cope and when you hear “terminal” you think she’s not got long left.’
Amy discussed her well-being during the same interview in April 2019, and said: ‘I’m not too bad.
‘I went for tests this week with the transplant team, they keep an eye on me, my lung function tests have dropped a little bit but that’s to be expected with what I have got because it is a progressive illness.
‘But they do all the tests on the other organs in your body to prepare you for when they think you need a transplant – I’m not yet [on the transplant list] – and what they do is that they look at everything to make sure you can cope with it, your heart, liver and your kidneys and all that, and they are still 100 percent, they are fine.
‘So at the moment they go, “You are to healthy, go and enjoy yourself.”‘
Katie has also said when the family first discovered Amy’s diagnosis, she tried to offer her mum a lung.
‘She wouldn’t ever let me because I have kids but it’s not that easy. There’s not that many on the transplant list, they have to wait until you’re nearly dead,’ she said.
Health: When Amy was first diagnosed, she was given a three to five year life expectancy by doctors (pictured on Loose Women last year)