RHOC star Meghan Kings son Hart, 2, diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy but insists he will live a full, ind – The Sun

MEGHAN King revealed her two-year-old son, Hart, has been diagnosed Cerebral Palsy but insists he will live a "full, independent" life.

The Real Housewives of Orange County alum admitted she knew it was the congenital disorder before doctors confirmed it in a personal blog post that gave fans an intimate glimpse at her toddlers health.

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She prefaced the information by stating she "knew" something was "atypical" from the moment Hart was born in 2018.

He cried so much even the nurses didnt know how to soothe him. And he suckled on my breast shallow and often. His limbs were stiff.

He was easily startled. He learned to focus his eyes later than Hayes.

He grew at a typical rate and laughed on time and played with toys, but I just knew something was different, she wrote on her website.

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She continued: All the doctors and therapists told me I was just being an overly cautious mother. I thought I was losing my mind, but I insisted upon an MRI.

That MRI confirmed a diagnosis of Periventricular Leukomalacia or PVL which is brain death caused by lack of oxygen. This is often a precursor diagnosis to Cerebral Palsy.

Meghan, 36, went on to say she threw herself into research and even spoke with doctors in Chile, Panama, and Egypt.

The reality star described the lengths she went to for her little boy: I spent 6 weeks in Los Angeles with Hart doing intensive therapy.

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I spent 4 weeks in New Orleans going into an oxygen chamber with him every day.

I continued the oxygen therapy in St Louis for an additional 8 weeks for a total of 60 dives.

I tried (and failed) to get him into a stem cell study at Duke using his sisters cord blood. I got him signed up with the Missouri state program, First Steps, to do every type of therapy available.

She said all of this was done between his second and first birthdays.

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However, the reality star revealed Harts physical progress has somewhat plateaued which has been disheartening for her as a mother.

The doctors then discovered the specific form of CP Hart is being treated for: Yesterday Hart was diagnosed with Hypotonic Cerebral Palsy.

I was expecting this diagnosis. I expected it to hit me hard even though hes the same kid.

But it didnt. It didnt hit me hard at all. In fact I felt relieved.

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Think about it this way: it was as mundane as going through life every day without putting the lid on the toothpaste and then finally, I got to put the lid on. Thats how simple and right it felt.

Meghan said she knew this dreadful diagnosis was coming since that fateful day I googled the right thing and it hit me like a truck: CP.

I knew it was CP since Hart was a few months old. I just knew, she added.

However, the proud mama stated that CP - which is a motor disability affecting movement and muscle tone - means nothing different and changes nothing.

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She ended on an optimistic note: Hart will live a full, independent life. He will face challenges his siblings wont, but they will face challenges he wont, we just dont know what those are yet.

My hope is that Hart can inspire others with a diagnosis not to hide it for fear of judgement but to wear it as a badge of honor, a source of pride for all the hard work hes accomplished that most of us will never understand.

In addition to Hart, Meghan also shares son Hayes, 2, and daughter Aspen, 3, with her ex-husband Jim Edmonds.

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RHOC star Meghan Kings son Hart, 2, diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy but insists he will live a full, ind - The Sun