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They have been the cause of a number of health problems that the 53-year-old traces back to her screen days The ultimate girls trip from Real Housewives in Morocco three years ago. While there, she believes she contracted a parasite from food left outside for hours while they filmed.

Since then, the former model has been battling a mysterious microorganism that has left her face swollen and disfigured. Despite numerous doctor visits and hospital stays, she never received an actual diagnosis.

“So you do lab tests every time, and it costs about a thousand dollars just to see a new doctor,” said the Drinking and tweeting said author. “You feel like you’re being led around, but you’re not getting any answers.”

Meanwhile, her symptoms continued to worsen – she always felt tired and lost strength.

“I sat down and it took me seven minutes to get up,” she recalls.

Another time: “I went to grab my bag [at Del Taco]but I dropped it. I thought, ‘Oh my God, I literally have no strength in my left arm.'”