Many speculations regarding whether Harvey Price is adopted or not are circulating in various social media; he is not adopted and is a biological son of English model Katie Price and former footballer Dwight Yorke.
Harvey Price has a rare genetic condition called Prader-Willi syndrome. The person with this rare condition faces many abnormalities in their normal growth process.
Harvey’s biological father, Dwight, has always abandoned him and has not contacted him for years. Initially, Dwight also denied that he was a biological father of Harvey.
Is Harvey Price Adopted?
Many have assumed Harvey Price is the adopted son of Katie Price, but that is not true; Harvey is not adopted. Katie is the biological mother of Harvey; however, due to Harvey’s abnormalities, he looks different from a normal teen.
Harvey’s father is former Manchester star footballer Dwight Yorke. Harvey was born when Dwight and Katie were in a relationship for a short time. Although they ended their relation, Harvey is a thread that still ties them.
Dwight has never acknowledged Harvey as a son, and the reason is still unknown. Due to this reason, Harvey has never met his half-brother from Dwight’s other relation.
Dwight has been approached by Katie time and again to reach out to Harvey, but he has ignored all of those requests so far. Thus, Harvey was raised by Katie.
Harvey Price Illness, Disability And Health Condition Now
Harvey was born in 2002 with partial blindness and septo-optic dysplasia. Septo-optic dysplasia causes unpredictable development of his optical nerve.
Again later, he was diagnosed with Autism and Prader-Willi syndrome. Prader-Willi syndrome is a rare disease that happens to only 15,000 kids in the UK. By birth, Harvey had a disability.
His disability added to being a single parent without his father’s support, added a big burden to Katie. Still, Katie has always been strong and has ensured she could give him as comfortable a life as possible.
There is not a specific treatment available for Harvey’s illness, but many palliatives are implemented to make him more independent.
Why Is Harvey Price Getting Weight Gain?
Harvey Price is getting weight gain because of the genetic disorder called Prader-Willi syndrome he is suffering from. This disorder cause patient to gain weight.
Obesity is one of its effects. Harvey, earlier this year, also tried to lose weight and was able to lose a couple of stones. His mother, Katie Price, helped him weight loss journey.
According to Katie, after moving to a residential college, he gained 26 stones. He must have been comfortable over there, so he gained weight.
Katie is happy and believes that Harvey has become comfortable after moving to a residential college. Her worries have become a little less seeing Harvey happy in a residential college.