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Los Angeles (USA) – When thinking about her serious illness, Bella Hadid’s (29) voice trembles. The American is now more open than ever about her Lyme disease. The supermodel (including for Victoria’s Secrets) has been suffering from a tick-borne bacterial disease for 15 years. Now she is suffering from a particularly strong injection.
Bella describes in her Instagram Stories how much the disease now defines her daily life. Even the smallest tasks can be difficult to complete. “Taking a shower without passing out is quite an achievement,” she explains. Even going to the kitchen leaves her out of breath. Eleven hours of sleep, medication and consistent adherence to medical recommendations – her condition is still not improving.
Bella Hadid on the runway at the Victoria’s Secret fashion show in New York last October. In her glamorous modeling appearances, you don’t notice her serious illness.
“I wish it wasn’t so difficult.”
Explaining your illness to other people is especially stressful. “I wish it wasn’t so scary and difficult to explain the pain, fatigue, fatigue, anxiety and difficulty concentrating that comes with chronic illness,” Bella said. She then even apologized to her fans. She doesn’t want to scare anyone, she just wants to be honest about how she feels. Despite everything, she remains optimistic: “Every day is a new day, and I hope that tomorrow, God willing, will be a better day.”
In addition to the doctor’s reports, Bella also shared photos from the hospital.
It was a constant battle for 15 years.
Accompanies Lyme disease Bella Hadid from my youth. “I’m having a particularly bad attack right now,” she said. The illness also forced Bella to give up one of her greatest passions: equestrianism. Over the years, she also developed severe depression and anxiety. Her mother Yolanda Hadid, 62, made her diagnosis public in 2023.
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Bella has been documenting her ordeal ever since. Instagramto educate his many fans (currently over 59 million on Instagram) about the disease. Her conclusion after all these years: “Living with the disease has been a constant ups and downs for me for 15 years.”