In 2012, Yolanda Hadid was diagnosed with “severe, chronic” neurological Lyme disease after an infection was found in her brain, according to Page Six. The bad news came only one year after she married David Foster. In an interview with People, Hadid revealed that as her illness progressed, she was unable to experience the things she loved with her husband. “All of a sudden, all of the things we shared, all of the things we used to love to do together …that all shut down,” she said. “I couldn’t participate in that life anymore.”
She went further in her 2017 memoir, “Believe Me: My Battle With the Invisible Disability of Lyme Disease.” In the book, she wrote that her husband became increasingly unhappy that she was unable to be by his side as part of his high-profile lifestyle. She added that her husband became “impatient” with her slow recovery.
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During an appearance on “Watch What Happens Live,” Hadid admitted that it isn’t unusual for a serious illness to put strain on a marriage. “David and I had an incredible seven-year run,” she said. “When I got sick, things went down and it’s just part of life. … When people are chronically ill, it strains the marriage.” She also admitted that her split from Foster actually helped improve her health. “The emotional and spiritual part of healing is 50 percent of the pie,” she said. “When you’re not in a relationship where you’re an in sync, that could hold you back from healing.”
