News Watch Bella Hadid's Emotional Reunion with Her Grandma Who Is Battling Cancer By Alexandra Whittaker Alexandra Whittaker Instagram Twitter Website Alexandra Whittaker is a news and pop culture editor based in New York City. She studied at the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University and at Marquette University, where she freelanced for USA Today, Women's Wear Daily, and ELLE. She currently leads both the news and entertainment teams at Cosmopolitan magazine and previously worked as the news editor of InStyle.com where she spearheaded awards coverage. She enjoys writing and editing news stories, interviewing celebrities, and covering the intricacies of the British royal family. InStyle's editorial guidelines Updated on June 26, 2017 Pin Share Tweet Email Bella Hadid may be a busy supermodel, but that doesn't mean she can't make time for family. Hadid and her maternal grandma—whom she affectionately calls "Oma"—reunited this week, and the model captured the emotional meeting on camera. We're going to warn you now, it's a tear jerker. The model took off work for three days to visit Holland for her Oma's birthday, but her grandmother's cancer diagnosis was also on Hadid's mind. "I took off of work for the past 3 days to surprise my beautiful Oma in Holland on her birthday. She is going through the hardest struggle of her life battling cancer again but I know for a fact she is the strongest woman i have ever met," Hadid wrote. "Today is my last day with my family here in Holland and the last thing I want to do is leave ... But I will, so I can work my hardest and come back soon." VIDEO: Bella Hadid's Nars Fall 2017 Campaign Even though Hadid has spent a lot of time jet setting around the world to model professionally, she said that spending time with Oma is essential to her. "Times like these are so important to me and I wouldn't give them up for the world," she wrote. "Happy birthday Oma ...Thank you for birthing and raising my perfect mother into the woman she is today." 8 Things to Know About Bella Hadid’s Mystery Man We hope that Oma gets well soon. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit