CNN —Top model Bella Hadid has explained that her absence from key fashion events this year is likely to continue, saying in an emotional Instagram post on Sunday that she will return to the catwalk when “ready,” after seeking treatment for ongoing health problems. From Bella Hadid/InstagramShe added that she was “okay,” “finally healthy” and “wouldn’t change anything for the world…it made who I am today.”Hadid has said previously that she has Lyme disease, a tick-borne disease that can commonly cause symptoms of fever, chills, body aches, swollen lymph nodes, neck stiffness, shortness of breath, headache, fatigue and a rash. She told Vogue last year that her symptoms began in eighth grade. Left untreated, the infection can spread to the joints, heart and nervous system, according to the CDC. Although the photos Hadid shared depict her at vulnerable points, she said she “tried to pick the most positive pictures…because as painful as this experience was, the outcome was the most enlightening experience of my life filled with new friends, new visions and a new brain.”

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