Yolanda Hadid finds it hard to watch her daughter Bella Hadid “suffer” with the effects of Lyme disease.
The former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star, who, like her model daughter and son Anwar, was diagnosed with the tick-borne condition over a decade ago, shared a series of photos of Bella in the hospital and admitted it is more difficult to see her child in pain than to deal with her own debilitating symptoms.
She captioned her Instagram post, “As you will understand watching my Bella struggle in silence, has cut the deepest core of hopelessness inside me. 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. After many years I stopped sharing my personal story because I needed an energetic shift, time to focus on my healing rather than absorb other people’s opinions about my journey.”
Yolanda is “determined” to help find an affordable cure for the disease.
She continued in her caption, “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. 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.”
The 61-year-old reality star then shared a message directly to her “beautiful Bellita” and praised her bravery.
She wrote, “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. 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.”
Hadid continued, “You didn’t really live, you learned how to exist inside the jail of your own paralyzed brain. I am so proud of the fighter that you are. You are not alone, I promise to have your back every step of the way, no matter how long this takes. You have fought through another month of treatment and I know god is good, miracles do happen everyday [prayer emoji] 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. You are a survivor I love you so much my bad— Warrior.”
Yolanda’s post came after Bella, 28, on Instagram and apologized for being out of the public eye.
