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Yolanda Hadid shared a heartbreaking post with her fans and followers on Thursday, detailing her daughter Bella Hadid‘s years-long struggles with Lyme disease.
As the 61-year-old Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum, who also suffers from the chronic illness, gave her online audience a look inside the private battle of Bella, 28, with images from the hospital, Yolanda admitted to feeling hopeless as she applauded the model for staying strong.
“As you will understand watching my Bella struggle in silence, has cut the deepest core of hopelessness inside me,” Yolanda began in a post shared to her Instagram account on September 18. “The invisible disability of chronic neurological Lyme disease is hard to explain or understand for anyone … I try to lead by example on our Lyme journey but my own pain cannot compare to watching my baby suffer.”
Although Yolanda was vocal about her own health challenges for many years, she explained that she ultimately stopped sharing details about her story because she “needed an energetic shift.”
“Even so, I am the CEO of my health and after fifteen years of searching the globe, I am still determined to find a cure affordable for all,” she continued. “Hopefully soon I will share whatever we have learned and the places we have been with you and our Lyme community as soon as lab results reflect our victory.”
Yolanda, who also shares daughter Gigi Hadid, 30, and son Anwar Hadid, 26, the latter of whom has also been diagnosed with Lyme disease, with Mohamed Hadid, 76, went on to share a message with her “beautiful Bellita.”
“You are relentless and courageous … No child is suppose to suffer in their body with an incurable chronic disease … I admire your bravery and your willingness to keep fighting for health despite the failing protocols and countless setbacks you have faced,” she wrote. “There simply aren’t words big enough for the darkness, the pain, and the unknown hell you’ve lived through since your diagnosis in 2013 … You didn’t really live, you learned how to exist inside the jail of your own paralyzed brain.”
Promising to have Bella’s back “every step of the way,” Yolanda praised Bella as a “fighter,” “survivor,” and “badass warrior.”
“You have fought through another month of treatment and I know god is good, miracles do happen everyday … I pray for your speedy recovery my love … This disease has brought us to our knees, but we always get back up. We will continue to fight for better days, together,” she added.
Along with devastating images of Bella in her hospital bed, Yolanda posted photos of a table with several bottles, bags, and boxes of medication.
Yolanda’s post about Bella came just a short time after Bella shared scary hospital images of her own.
“I’m sorry I always go MIA I love you guys,” Bella had written in a caption, as seen in a post shared by Extra TV.
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Yolanda Hadid starred on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills in a full-time role from season three through season six.