Bella Hadid apologized to fans after opening up about the toll of living with a chronic illness on her Instagram Stories on June 25. The model, who was diagnosed with Lyme disease at 16, has been candid about her struggles with it over the years. Her latest emotional posts shed light on her current battles with the disease.
Bella Hadid apologizes for ‘startling’ fans over health update
Bella Hadid posted a close-up of her face with tears rolling down her cheeks. Alongside the snap, she wrote that she couldn’t “shake off” her recent flare-up despite sleeping eleven hours and napping. She added, “Took every protocol from any and every doctor I’ve seen. Still nothing helping.” She also confessed to having diagnosed herself with “12 other things.”
Hadid stated that journaling would not help her either and apologized for advising others to do it when they felt the way she did. Further, she revealed that she “was out of breath walking to the kitchen” and taking a shower “without fainting” was a “really big accomplishment” for her.
In the next post, she apologized for “startling” fans with her health updates. “I know it sounds jarring, but in full truth it’s my reality so it’s something I’m able to cope with to a capacity now,” she wrote. “I’m sorry if I startled anyone. This truly is an every day, ebb and (flow), for me for the past 15 years. I just had an overwhelming amount of emotion over not being able to do the things my mind is capable of setting, but my body is not capable of doing.”
Hadid ended her update on a positive note, writing “Every day is a new day and tomorrow I’m hoping for, God willing, a better one.” She concluded, “I love you guys so much thank you for all of your support. I wasn’t expecting it, but I’m truly grateful. I love you guys so much.”
Originally reported by Ankita Shaw on Reality Tea.
