Kim Kardashian hospitalized for condition linked to disease that killed her father Robert at age 59

Kim Kardashian has been afflicted with a condition with heartbreaking reminders of the disease that killed her father Robert Kardashian at age 59.The latest trailer for season eight of The Kardashians reveals Kim was hospitalized with esophagitis, inflammation or irritation of the esophagus' lining. Robert, an attorney who famously defended OJ Simpson in his murder case, died at age 59 from esophageal cancer in 2003.'I have something called esophagitis,' Kim tells her makeup team before she is shown laying on a hospital bed, looking weary as medical staffers tend to her.A friend of Kim then asks if it's the same condition Robert died from.'I can't, it makes me want to cry,' Kim's mother, Kris Jenner, says. Kim Kardashian has revealed she was afflicted with esophagitis, a condition with heartbreaking reminders to the illness her father Robert died of Robert Kardashian died at age 59 from esophageal cancer in 2003Kris was married to Robert for 13 years and shares Kim, Kourtney, Khloe, Robert Jr. with him before they parted ways in 1991. In 2023, Kim recalled to GQ one of the final conversations she had with her father before his death from cancer aged 59 in 2003.Robert told her: 'I know you’re going to be okay. It’s almost like I can see ahead. I know you’re going to be okay, but just take care of your siblings for me. Just make sure you take care of them.Kim said: 'I took what he said to mean that I was going to be okay in life. But it made me make decisions differently.'Kardashian's death came four years before his family would shoot to worldwide fame on show, Keeping Up With The Kardashians, with Kim saying he would be proud.Kourtney Kardashian added: 'There are parts that are wonderful and amazing and I’m so grateful for and parts that can be hard—like my fight with my sister, where it drags things on in an unrealistic way because of the nature of our show.'We have to watch the edit and relive things then and then relive it at the interview. My dad was very much into the closeness of our family, so I think that those moments would make him cringe.'Robert Kardashian was a defense attorney who gained worldwide recognition for being a part of the legal defense team of O.J. Simpson in 1995. Kim was seen in a hospital bed, being tended to by medical staffers A friend of Kim then asks if it's the same condition Robert died from Kim's mother Kris Jenner became emotional, telling the camera, 'I can't, it makes me want to cry'Robert Kardashian was married to his children's mother, Kris Jenner (born Kris Houghton) from 1978 until 1991. In 1998, seven years after the divorce was finalized, he married Jan Ashley; however, the marriage ended in annulment 30 days later.After dating for three years, the Los Angeles native married his third wife, Ellen Pierson (née Markowitz), six weeks prior to his death.Robert had not only been one of the lawyers for Simpson during his widely publicized murder trial, he had also been his friend for many years before the court proceedings, which ended with an acquittal for the former football great. The reality sensation recounted the health issue with her hair and makeup teamLast year, on the 22nd anniversary of his death, Kim paid tribute to her father and thanked him for 'always protecting the family from heaven.''Can't believe I was 22 years old when you passed away and it's been 22 years today since you went to heaven,' she wrote on her Instagram Stories. 'I've known you just as long as you've been gone.'I hope you're so proud of all of us. We love you dad and miss you soooooooooo much (sic)'