Katie Price reveals her terminally-ill mum Amy, 72, has been rushed to hospital in health scare

Katie Price has revealed her mother Amy was admitted to hospital after suffering health problems.

The former glamor model, 45, said her sister Sophie rushed her mother, 72, to Medway Hospital A&E where doctors told her she had a burst cyst.

Katie said her mother, who was diagnosed with the terminal lung disease idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in 2017, spent six hours in the emergency room before being given an ultrasound scan and later cleared to be discharged.

“My mom ended up in the hospital because she had a burst cyst from an ultrasound,” Katie said on her podcast The Katie Price Show.

Katie’s sister Sophie said: ‘I had to take mum to A&E. The hospital was actually very good, we went to Medway Hospital.’

Katie continued: ‘I took mum to A&E because she had a burst cyst, I think, but she’s fine.’

‘She had an ultrasound last week and it actually broke by accident. So we spent about six hours at A&E

Last year, Amy underwent a lung transplant. When Amy was diagnosed, doctors told her she had a life expectancy of up to five years.

She gave an update on her health in November, telling the Daily Star: ‘It’s a slow process and it’s taken a while. I’ve had quite a few setbacks, but that’s to be expected, but I’m moving in the right direction.

‘The problem is that when you have a lung transplant it’s so easy to sit because you still get a little bit out of breath, but if I don’t move I can’t get any further.

‘I’ve had a single lung transplant but it wouldn’t go through, so I have to exercise to get it to work.’

Last year, Katie helped launch a powerful campaign for Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month, following her mother, Amy’s ‘devastating’ diagnosis.

The mother and daughter have now expressed their full support for the APF’s You Can’t See What’s Killing Me campaign.

She explained how the disease ‘robs people of breath and life’, while Katie highlighted the importance of raising awareness as data shows it is on the rise.

Amy was diagnosed with the lung condition idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in 2017 (pictured with her daughters Sophie and Katie)

Last year, Amy underwent a lung transplant. When she gave an update on her health in November, she said: ‘It’s a slow process and it’s taken a while. I’ve had quite a few setbacks’

The former glamor model explained: ‘My mum was great, but having pulmonary fibrosis was devastating – for her and the whole family.

‘If you say cancer, everyone knows what it is, but with pulmonary fibrosis, no one has ever heard of it. That’s why I’m so passionate about more people knowing about this and why I’m supporting Action for Pulmonary Fibrosis and their campaign in September.”

Amy added: ‘I know what it’s like to live with pulmonary fibrosis – it’s a terrible disease that robs you of your breath and your life. We need to get people’s attention so that more people know what pulmonary fibrosis is.

‘Our GPs and nurses in consultation rooms need more training so that they can recognize the symptoms of pulmonary fibrosis and not confuse it with asthma and other lung diseases. That is why I support the Campaign for Pulmonary Fibrosis.’

Treatments for IPF include medications, breathing through an oxygen mask, and in rare cases, a lung transplant.

These slow the rate at which the condition worsens, but none can stop or reverse the scarring of the lungs.

According to Action for Pulmonary Fibrosis, the transplant should improve Amy’s quality of life and help her live longer.

Just over half of people who undergo the transplant will live for five years after the procedure.

Only around 150 to 200 lung transplants take place in Britain every year, including those living with pulmonary fibrosis and other lung conditions.