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revealed her struggle maintaining a work-life balance amid her 14-year battle with chronic neurological Lyme disease.
'The way that I worked for many years was not sustainable. I think that, you know, even during COVID I continued to work,' the 29-year-old IMG Model told Vogue Italia on Tuesday.
'Being able to be in with my horses and my dog, having a real life, and then going back to work makes it more fulfilling.'
Hadid now knows that she is able to say "no" to jobs that aren't with the people she loves, trusts, supports and respects.
'Now I know that if I’m able to say "No," even going through my [Lyme disease] treatment last year and having to say no to every job for almost a year, which I cried about,' the Beauty guest star recalled.
'I was emotional because you feel disposable.'
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Bella Hadid revealed her struggle maintaining a work-life balance amid her 14-year battle with chronic neurological Lyme disease
The 29-year-old IMG Model told Vogue Italia: 'The way that I worked for many years was not sustainable. I think that, you know, even during COVID I continued to work' (pictured January 14)
On September 18, The DC-born, Malibu-raised beauty's mother Yolanda Hadid posted an Instagram tribute of her 'bada** warrior' daughter in the hospital.
'I admire your bravery and your willingness to keep fighting for health despite the failing protocols and countless setbacks you have faced,' the 62-year-old RHOBH alum wrote.
'There simply aren't words big enough for the darkness, the pain, and the unknown hell you've lived through since your diagnosis. 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.'
Hadid now knows that she is able to say "no" to jobs that aren't with the people she loves, trusts, supports and respects (pictured February 13)
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'Now I know that if I’m able to say "No," even going through my [Lyme disease] treatment last year and having to say no to every job for almost a year, which I cried about,' the Beauty guest star recalled. 'I was emotional because you feel disposable'
On September 18, The DC-born, Malibu-raised beauty's mother Yolanda Hadid (R) posted an Instagram tribute of her 'bada** warrior' daughter in the hospital
The 62-year-old RHOBH alum wrote: 'There simply aren't words big enough for the darkness, the pain, and the unknown hell you've lived through since your diagnosis. 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'
Back in 2023, Hadid - who contracted the tickborne illness in 2012 - curiously declared she was 'finally healthy' and that she was 'so proud' of 'not giving up on' herself
Other celebrities plagued with the condition include Justin Timberlake (L), Shania Twain (M), Justin Bieber (R), Avril Lavigne, Alec Baldwin, Amy Schumer, Ben Stiller, and Riley Keough
'And 2: 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.
