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Denise Richards celebrated her daughter Eloise’s 15th birthday with a heartfelt Instagram post<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Richards said that Eloise, who was diagnosed with a chromosome 8 deletion, inspires her with her strength and kindness<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
Richards reflected on parenting challenges and shared gratitude for her family\u2019s support, including Eloise\u2019s older sisters and grandfather<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Denise Richards’<\/a> youngest daughter is celebrating her 15th birthday!<\/p>\n On Monday, May 25, the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills<\/em> star, 55, shared a Reel on her Instagram<\/a> in honor of her daughter Eloise’s 15th birthday. The video was filled with moments featuring Eloise from throughout the year as she spent time with her family and posed in photo shoots.<\/p>\n “Wishing my beautiful Eloise Happy 15th Birthday! I can\u2019t believe 15 yrs old already,” Richards wrote in her caption. “Having a special needs child in a lot of ways gets more challenging with me worrying more about her future the older she gets.”<\/p>\n Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for<\/strong>PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter<\/strong><\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n “My mom always had said, a special needs child is an angel from God and Eloise is the biggest Angel with the biggest selfless heart. I\u2019m so proud of her strength and kindness,” she continued. “I\u2019m so grateful for her older sisters, my friends who are my family, and my dad who is the best Grandpa & father figure for Eloise.”<\/p>\n “Always there for her, no matter what. We \ud83e\udef6 you girlie! Happy birthday weezy \ud83d\ude4f\ud83d\udc9b\u2728\ud83c\udf82 oh and she loves this song\ud83d\udcab\ud83c\udf1f\ud83e\udd29,” Richards concluded her post, which was set to the tune of “HUNTR\/X” from the Netflix movie KPop Demon Hunters<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n The actress shares Eloise, who was diagnosed with a deletion in chromosome 8 in 2016, with ex Aaron Phypers<\/a>. Richards also shares daughters Lola<\/a>, 20, and Sami<\/a>, 22, with ex\u00a0Charlie Sheen<\/a>.<\/p>\n Ahead of her daughter’s birthday, Richards spoke with PEOPLE about the monumental moment.<\/p>\n “She’s turning 15 and it’s crazy to think,” she said at the time. “It’s hard, too, because she’s not going to be able to drive, but she’s at that age.”<\/p>\n “But yeah, no, it goes so fast,” continued Richards before adding that “a week later” her daughter Lola will celebrate her 21st birthday.<\/p>\n This past August, Richards brought Eloise and her daughter Sami<\/a> to a screening of her 1999 film Drop Dead Gorgeous<\/em> at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, Calif.<\/p>\n As she gave a speech prior to the screening, Richards said, “I have two of my daughters here, Sami and Eloise, who are seeing it for the first time on a big screen.”<\/p>\n “I think one may be seeing it for the first time ever, but that’s good,” added the mom of three.<\/p>\n Read the original article on People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n