Why ‘RHOC’ Alum Meghan King Doesn’t Like to be ‘Defined as a Mother of a Child With Cerebral Palsy’
usmagazine.comThough Meghan King has been vocal about caring for son Hart, who has Cerebral Palsy, she refuses to let that become her entire identity.“I don’t like being defined as a mother of a child with cerebral palsy.
In fact, I actively work against it,” the Real Housewives of Orange County alum, 37, captioned an Instagram selfie with the 3-year-old on Thursday, March 10. “I seldom share with you the challenges Hart faces and instead focus on how great he’s doing while trying to give equal focus to my other two children and myself.
But the reality is that Hart’s brain injury affects all of our lives daily.”She continued in her post: “Although CP is defined as a motor disability, its symptoms rear their heads in a plethora of other ways.
Today is the second day in a row that Hart has had to leave school for poor behavior. This not only renders me unable to work during that short school window but it leaves me feeling frustrated and helpless for both of us.”The Missouri native — who shares Hart, his twin brother, Hayes, and Aspen, 5, with ex-husband Jim Edmonds, with whom she was married between October 2014 and October 2019 — further opened up about the internal questions she asks herself about Hart’s development.“Is his environment too inconsistent?
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