This is really sad!

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Yolanda Foster has been battling neurological Lyme disease for three years, but she just revealed that she relapsed last month, and it has left her unable to read or write or even watch TV. The reality star detailed her condition in a Bravo blog post explaining why she has been absent the past month.

"Although writing is usually my favorite thing to do, I unfortunately have lost the ability to do so in an intelligent matter at this time. Most of you know I have been battling Lyme disease for the past three years. I wasted the first year trying to get diagnosed and spent the next two trying to find a cure. I have gone from the conventional long-term antibiotics to about every holistic protocol there is to offer. Unfortunately, I was only able to get to about a 60% recovery until I relapsed in early December and have not been able to find my way back," she wrote.

"I have lost the ability to read, write, or even watch TV, because I can't process information or any stimulation for that matter. The most frustrating thing is that there is medical data on Lyme and spirochete infections going back all the way to 1908, but yet we still dont have proper diagnostic testing, a vaccine, or a cure for Lyme disease while we are living in the United States of America, the most extraordinary country in the world," she continued.

The Dutch model hasn't lost hope, though, and is seeking alternative treatments in other countries.

"As tired and hopeless as I feel at times, I have an undeniable spirit that will continue to fight and travel the world until I have the proper answers. A lot of great medicines and ancient therapies are blocked by the FDA, so that's why I choose to travel and recognize the value of diverse points of view in medicine," she concluded.

Stay strong Yolanda!