Brandi Glanville feels 'isolated' amid her devastating health battle
Brandi Glanville has insisted some of her friends "didn't believe anything was happening" to her during her devastating health woes.
Brandi Glanville has been "isolated" from her friends during her devastating health battle.
The 53-year-old star , who has been candid with fans about her ongoing health issues over the past couple of years, insisted while her friends "were great", some of them "didn't believe anything was happening" to her.
Asked about her support network, she told TMZ: "I have my kids. To be honest, my friends were great but I isolated. They would call but I wouldn't pick up, I wasn't answering my text because I wouldn't have any new news.
"And a lot of them didn't believe anything was happening to me. They were worried it was just depression.
"It's my fault because I just wanted to deal with this myself, 'cause it's hard to explain and I didn't have answers for it."
The former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star, whose illness has recently caused facial disfigurement, noted lately she "only really socialises" with her children.
She added: "They come over to me. I'm home all day every day, except for my podcast, but I had to do it from my house yesterday."
Brandi has to undergone daily IV treatment, while she only has "two hours a day" where she can "do things".
She explained: "But it's generally going to the pharmacy to pick up more prescriptions. So, in that two hours I have to do everyting I can do in one day.
"I have so much anxiety about leaving, and I just wanna be home with my dogs. They love me no matter what I look like."
Taking to Instagram earlier this month, Brandi revealed that she has been diagnosed with "highly resistant ESBL Klebsiella and Enterobacter with biofilm, Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever), Demodex dermatitis and Mononucleosis".
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), ESBL Klebsiella is a kind of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
Mayo Clinic says Valley fever is a fungal infection, while Cleveland Clinic describes Demodex as “a type of mite that lives in human hair follicles, usually on your face".
Her friend Gina Rodriguez launched a GoFundMe page to help cover Brandi's medical bills, as she faces costs of $7,000 a month after insurance.
The reality star said on a recent episode of Brandi and James Maas' Unfiltered podcast, she said: "I’m on all of this crazy medication, [and] even with my insurance, it’s $7,000 a week. Then, I have creditors calling me all day.
"[My friend], Gina, started a GoFundMe for me. I’m embarrassed, honestly, ‘cause I don’t like to ask for help, and I never thought I would do this.
"And she's like, 'You have no choice.'
"If I stop paying, I won’t get my medication, and then I won’t make any progress. Right now, I paid half, and I still owe them. I’m just, like, I’m spent. I don’t want anyone to see it, but I don’t know what to do."
