Katie Price has revealed her mother Amy has been hospitalized after suffering health problems.
The former glamor model, 45, said her sister Sophie rushed their mother, 72, to Medway Hospital emergency room where she was told by doctors she had a ruptured cyst.
Katie said her mother, who was diagnosed with the deadly lung disease Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis in 2017, spent six hours in the emergency room before undergoing an ultrasound scan and was later cleared to be discharged.
“Mom ended up in the hospital because she had a ruptured cyst during an ultrasound,” Katie said on her podcast, “The Katie Price Show.”
Katie's sister Sophie said: “I had to take my mum to A&E.” “The hospital was really good, we went to Medway Hospital.”
Katie Price has revealed her mother Amy has been hospitalized after suffering a health scar
Sophie continued: “Took my mum to the emergency room because she had a ruptured cyst I think, but she's fine.”
Katie added: “She had an ultrasound the other day and she basically blew it by accident.” So we spent about six hours at A&E just chatting.
Last year, Amy underwent a lung transplant. When Amy was diagnosed, doctors told her her life expectancy would be up to five years.
Giving an update on her health in November, she told the Daily Star: “It's a slow process and it's taken a while. “I've had some setbacks but that's to be expected but I'm on the right track .
“The problem is that with a lung transplant it's so easy to sit because you still get a little breathless, but if I don't exercise I can't make any progress.”
“I had a single lung transplant but it stopped, so I have to exercise to make it work.”
Last year Katie helped launch an impactful campaign for Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month after her mother Amy received the “devastating” diagnosis.
Mother and daughter now fully support APF's “You Can't See What's Killing Me” campaign.
She explained how the disease is “taking people's breath and life away”, while Katie stressed the importance of raising awareness as worrying data shows the disease is on the rise.
Amy was diagnosed with the lung disease Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis in 2017 (pictured with her daughters Sophie and Katie).
Last year, Amy underwent a lung transplant. Giving an update on her health in November, she said: “It's a slow process and it took a while. “I've had some setbacks.
The former glamor model explained: “Mum was great, but the pulmonary fibrosis was devastating – for her and the whole family.”
“When you say cancer, everyone knows what it is, but no one has ever heard of pulmonary fibrosis.” That's why I'm so passionate about more people finding out about it and supporting Action for Pulmonary Fibrosis and their campaign this September. “
Amy added: “I know what it's like to live with pulmonary fibrosis – it's a terrible disease that takes your breath and your life away. “We need to raise people's awareness so more people know what pulmonary fibrosis is.
“Our GPs and nurses in practices need better training so that they can recognize the symptoms of pulmonary fibrosis and not confuse them with asthma and other lung diseases.” That’s why I support the Action for Pulmonary Fibrosis campaign.
Treatments for IPF include medication, breathing through an oxygen mask, and in rare cases, a lung transplant.
These slow the rate at which the condition worsens, but nothing can stop or reverse the scarring of the lungs.
According to Action for Pulmonary Fibrosis, the transplant will improve Amy's quality of life and help her live longer.
Just over half of transplanted people live five years after the procedure.
There are only around 150 to 200 lung transplants each year in the UK, including people with pulmonary fibrosis and other lung diseases.