Keke Wyatt has shared the challenges she’s facing as a mother caring for her special needs child.
In an Instagram Live session, Wyatt revealed that she hasn’t slept in three days due to the constant care her son needs. She underscored the strain caused by the scarcity of nurses, even humorously considering obtaining her nursing license.
“I’m literally a nurse I think I’m going to go get my license,” she said jokingly.
Describing her daily routine, Wyatt detailed the complexities of tending to her son’s needs, from monitoring his sleep apnea episodes to ensuring his safety as he learns to roll over.
“He has sleep apnea so when he sleep, he stops breathing so you got to watch that. Then on top of that, he doesn’t like to stay sleep for long and he’s starting to roll over and so you got to make sure he doesn’t.”
Keke Wyatt and her husband Zackariah Darring welcomed their son Ke’Zyah Jean Darring into the world in 2022. Despite medical advice to consider terminating the pregnancy due to Ke’Zyah’s Trisomy 13 genetic disorder, the couple chose to embrace their son wholeheartedly.
“We don’t choose for our children to be special needs or handicapped. I’m not going to kill my baby just because he’s different, but it’s hard work and it’s my reality,” she said during the Live.
Reflecting on her son’s development, Wyatt acknowledges the possibility of him being nonverbal.
“I’m probably getting ready to face the reality that he may be nonverbal because he’ll be two in May and he could say Mom but that’s about it.”
As a mother of 11 children, Wyatt couldn’t help but compare Ke’Zyah’s milestones to those of her other kids.
“As a mother of many he would have been talking by now if he was going to be verbal but kind of bothers me a little bit.”
Ke’Zyah’s physical development also weighs heavily on Keke Wyatt’s mind. “He doesn’t really stand. I’m trying to get him in therapy.”
