Believe Me: My Battle with the Invisible Disability of Lyme Disease
Yolanda Hadid · Michele Bender
Sep 2017 · Macmillan + ORM
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The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star’s “inspiring story” of a medical mystery, a Lyme diagnosis, and a quest for strength and healing (Dr. Richard Horowitz, New York Times–bestselling author).
In early 2011, Yolanda Hadid was struck by mysterious symptoms including brain fog, severe exhaustion, migraines, and more. Over the months and years that followed, she went from being an outspoken, multi-tasking, hands-on mother of three, reality TV star, and social butterfly to a woman who spent most of her time in bed. Yolanda was turned inside out by some of the country’s top hospitals and doctors, but due to the lack of definitive diagnostic testing, she landed in a dark maze of conflicting medical opinions, where many were quick to treat her symptoms but no one could provide clear answers to their possible causes.
In this moving behind-the-scenes memoir, Yolanda opens up in a way she’s never been able to in the media before. Suffering from late-stage Lyme, a disease that is an undeniable epidemic and more debilitating than anyone realizes, Yolanda had to fight with everything she had to hold onto her life. While her struggle was lived publicly, it impacted her privately in every aspect of her existence, affecting her family, friends and professional prospects. Her perfect marriage became strained and led to divorce. It was the strong bond with her children, Gigi, Bella and Anwar, that provided her greatest motivation to fight through the darkest days of her life. Revealing intimate details of Yolanda’s journey crisscrossing the world to find answers for herself and two of her children who suffer from Lyme, Believe Me is an emotional narrative and all-important read for anyone unseated by an unexpected catastrophe.
“Yolanda lays bare an illness that razes her insides and leaves little trace of its destruction.” —USA Today
“Readers will cheer [Yolanda] on as she digs deeper into her story, revealing her spiritual nature, her maternal devotion, and an unwavering and admirable determination.” —Publishers Weekly
In early 2011, Yolanda Hadid was struck by mysterious symptoms including brain fog, severe exhaustion, migraines, and more. Over the months and years that followed, she went from being an outspoken, multi-tasking, hands-on mother of three, reality TV star, and social butterfly to a woman who spent most of her time in bed. Yolanda was turned inside out by some of the country’s top hospitals and doctors, but due to the lack of definitive diagnostic testing, she landed in a dark maze of conflicting medical opinions, where many were quick to treat her symptoms but no one could provide clear answers to their possible causes.
In this moving behind-the-scenes memoir, Yolanda opens up in a way she’s never been able to in the media before. Suffering from late-stage Lyme, a disease that is an undeniable epidemic and more debilitating than anyone realizes, Yolanda had to fight with everything she had to hold onto her life. While her struggle was lived publicly, it impacted her privately in every aspect of her existence, affecting her family, friends and professional prospects. Her perfect marriage became strained and led to divorce. It was the strong bond with her children, Gigi, Bella and Anwar, that provided her greatest motivation to fight through the darkest days of her life. Revealing intimate details of Yolanda’s journey crisscrossing the world to find answers for herself and two of her children who suffer from Lyme, Believe Me is an emotional narrative and all-important read for anyone unseated by an unexpected catastrophe.
“Yolanda lays bare an illness that razes her insides and leaves little trace of its destruction.” —USA Today
“Readers will cheer [Yolanda] on as she digs deeper into her story, revealing her spiritual nature, her maternal devotion, and an unwavering and admirable determination.” —Publishers Weekly
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4.5
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Melissa
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October 10, 2017
Who cares about this yammering idiot.?.....
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Dana Copenhaver
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November 7, 2017
Weird.
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Linzy Wallen
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October 13, 2017
For those of us dealing with Lyme disease this book is insightful
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About the author
YOLANDA HADID is a Dutch-American television personality, model, and interior designer. She has been one of the stars of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills since 2010, and is a sought-after guest on shows from Good Morning America to Dr. Oz. Yolanda is known nationally for her outspoken awareness advocacy for Lyme and chronic disease, and has received a number of awards and accolades for her work in the Lyme awareness community, including the Lyme Research Alliance Award, the Woman of Substance Award, the Global Lyme Alliance Award and the Stand4Lyme 2016 Catalyst for a Cure.
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