The model, her mother Yolanda Hadid, and her younger brother Anwar Hadid have all been identified as having the condition.
Bella Hadid has opened out about persistent health issues in a fresh update on her years-long battle with Lyme illness.
The 26-year-old model has been candid about her experiences with Lyme disease treatments since she received her initial diagnosis in about 2013.
She wrote a lengthy Instagram post on August 6 about “not giving up” as she pursues ongoing health improvement. “The little me that suffered would be so proud of grown me for not giving up on myself,” she wrote.
The model, her mother Yolanda Hadid, and her younger brother Anwar Hadid have all been identified as having the condition.
Bella Hadid has opened out about persistent health issues in a fresh update on her years-long battle with Lyme illness.
The 26-year-old model has been candid about her experiences with Lyme disease treatments since she received her initial diagnosis in about 2013.
She wrote a lengthy Instagram post on August 6 about “not giving up” as she pursues ongoing health improvement.
“Living in this state, worsening with time and work while trying to make myself, my family and the people who support me, proud, had taken a toll on me in ways I can’t really explain,” the model continued. “To be that sad and sick with the most blessings/privilege/opportunity/love around me was quite possibly the most confusing thing ever.”
However, she said she wanted her fans to know that she is OK and they do not need to be concerned about her.
She said going through treatment has shaped who she is today.
Bella Hadid added, “I wouldn’t change anything for the world. If I had to go through all of this again, to get here, to this exact moment I’m in right now, with all of you, finally healthy, I would do it all again. It made me who I am today.”
She told all her fans who are facing health struggles to remember that their situation will improve.
“I have so much gratitude for and perspective on life , this 100+ days of Lyme, chronic disease , co infection treatment, almost 15 years of invisible suffering, was all worth it if I’m able to, God willing, have a lifetime of spreading love from a full cup, and being able to truly be myself, For the first time ever,” Bella Hadid wrote.
In her post, she included photos of medical records dating back to 2013 that revealed some of her symptoms, like extreme exhaustion, muscle and joint aches and chest pain.