Katie Price has spoken candidly about caring for her terminally ill mum Amy, saying "that's what families do" as she revealed the family are taking it in turns to look after her.
The 48-year-old is famously devoted to her mum Amy, who battles a terminal illness. Amy Price received a devastating diagnosis of the terminal lung condition idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) back in 2017 and has recently endured an extended hospital admission.
Understanding IPF
The condition is a chronic disease where lung tissue becomes thick, stiff, and scarred over time. Symptoms can include breathlessness, a dry cough and fatigue. There is currently no cure for the condition and can only be treated with medications, oxygen therapy, and pulmonary rehabilitation to slow the progression.
Family taking turns
During her podcast, the Katie Price Show, she said: "We can all be the carer for mother because I think she needs help now and Paul needs help and it's not fair from Stuart on his own. So we're all taking it in turns. We've all decided as a family we've got to take it in turns. But that's what families do. You all looked after me when I needed it. And now mum needs looking after in a different way."
Katie's mum currently resides on the Isle of Wight, and while the mother-of-five calls a four-bedroom mansion in Sussex home, she confessed she might need to purchase another property to assist with her mum's care, reports the Mirror.
She explained: "I said if there was like a little, I'm still having my house here. But I said if there were stables or something in the Isle of Wight, like a one-bedroom or two-bedroom, just little place for stables. Then I could do both. Have a little lookie look. No, I'm not moving to the Isle of Wight but I'd get a place there."
Katie acknowledged the circumstances surrounding her mum are "hard", while her sister Sophie, who co-presents the podcast alongside her, suggested "then we could all help with mum, basically".
Emotional moments
Katie previously became highly emotional about her mum's terminal illness live on stage. Speaking at the launch of her Sky documentary Katie Price: Nothing To Hide in London back in June, Katie thanked her mum Amy for being there for her during a challenging period despite her ongoing health struggle.
Katie told the audience: "She only got out of hospital five days ago and she's been in there for weeks. And the fact you're here looking gorgeous." She then reportedly had to pause there to wipe her eyes as she began to cry.
Earlier this year, Katie posted a video highlighting how her mum's physical condition had altered. She said: "As you can all see, she is a lot more frail than she used to be. But don't let that fool you because her head is still screwed on!". And in March last year, Katie explained that Amy had been struggling to walk after undergoing a lung transplant as she continues to battle IPF.
