Photo: Meghan King/Instagram
Meghan Kingis opening up about her son’s experience living with cerebral palsy.
On Tuesday, theReal Housewives of Orange Countyalum, 36, recounted a heartbreaking story onInstagraminvolving her 3-year-old son Hart, who wasdiagnosed with hypotonic cerebral palsylast October.
King — who is also mom to Hart’s twin brotherHayesand 4-year-old daughterAspen— said the situation involving her three children happened the other day when it was raining and she had to park her car outside.
“Aspen said, ‘Okay guys, let’s run as fast as we can to go inside!’ Hayes said, ‘Yes! Let’s go!’ And Hart started crying. He said he can’t run as fast as them… and he can’t. Not because of his genetics but because of his Cerebral Palsy,” King recalled. “You might think he looks and acts ‘normal’ (we say ‘typical’) but he’s not. He has a hidden disability that affects every part of his life - and mine. And now he knows this and so do his siblings.”
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“It breaks my heart into a million pieces,” she continued. “This post isn’t for sympathy - no special needs parent wants sympathy - it’s for awareness. Sometimes we don’t know our neighbor’s full story, so let’s dig deeper for an extra ounce of empathy.”
“And as for CP, it can kiss my pink ass. I hate it. 🖕🏼” she concluded the post.
PHOTO: Meghan King/InstagramPHOTO: Meghan King/Instagram
In May, King gave PEOPLE anupdate on her little boy’s health, sharing that he was doing “awesome.”
“Therapy has brought him a long way,” she said. “Being around his siblings and trying to keep up with them does wonders for him, and physical therapy in and of itself.”
“But I’m constantly looking for new treatments. This is something he’ll live with for the rest of his life, but he can manage it,” she told PEOPLE, adding, “He looks great. He’s doing awesome. A miraculous child.”
“I think a diagnosis in general is a scary thing for a parent, and removing that stigma is important to me — a diagnosis opens up opportunities for the child,” she said.
source: people.com
