Bella Hadid and Brother Anwar Have Lyme Disease, Says Mom Yolanda Foster
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'...My two youngest children, Bella and Anwar, were diagnosed with chronic Lyme disease in early 2012,' Yolanda reveals during her acceptance speech at the Global Lyme Alliance inaugural gala.

AceShowbiz - Bella Hadid and her brother Anwar Hadid are suffering from Lyme disease, revealed their mom Yolanda Foster, formerly known as Yolanda Hadid, at the Global Lyme Alliance inaugural gala on Thursday night, October 8. The former star of "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" said her two children were diagnosed with Lyme disease in 2012.

"When my two youngest children, Bella and Anwar, were diagnosed with chronic Lyme disease in early 2012, watching my babies struggle in silence in order to support me in my journey struck the deepest core of hopelessness inside of me," Yolanda said while accepting the "Power of One" award at the event.

"This award is for Anwar and Bella. This is my token and my promise to you that I will not allow you to live a life of pain and suffering. I will walk to the end of the earth to find a cure so that you can live a healthy life that you deserve," the mother of three added. "No child should suffer the way that you do ... I thank you both for your extraordinary selflessness during this journey."

Yolanda also addressed the moment when she lost the ability to read and write because of the disease and apologized to her children for it. "I am so sorry for all the important things I have missed in your life these past four years. I used to be a pretty cool, smart, multi-tasking, kickass mom. But all three of you, all three of my children really got short-changed with a dumb blonde in the white robe, that mostly lives her life in bed," she said.

The reality TV star's eldest daughter, Gigi Hadid, who joined her at the event had the honor of introducing her. "I remember when she was going into the first season of filming, she said to me, 'I don't know why this show was brought to my life, but for some reason, I think it will lead to something bigger,' " Gigi said onstage. "She realized that she could use this platform of this world-famous television show to spread awareness."

Yolanda's pals from "RHOBH" including Kyle Richards and Erika Jayne also attended the event to support her.

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