Dealing with the sudden loss has been "painfully raw" for The Real Housewives of New York City mogul. Bethenny Frankel is opening up to fans about how she's doing following the passing of her on-off boyfriend Dennis Shields earlier this month. The Real Housewives of New York City mogul penned an emotional tweet on Twitter Sunday, sharing how she has been dealing with this sudden loss. "It’s hard to breathe & I appreciate you giving me the space & support to try to do so. It’s excruciating-sudden death is no closure & constant [questions] & memories," she tweeted. "Our relationship is current so it’s painfully raw." Bethenny added that she's "trying to stay healthy & move through it [with] tears & close friends." It’s hard to breathe & I appreciate you giving me the space & support to try to do so. It’s excruciating-sudden death is no closure & constant ?s & memories. Our relationship is current so it’s painfully raw. Trying to stay healthy & move through it w tears & close friends. Xo — Bethenny Frankel (@Bethenny) August 26, 2018 She previously thanked fans for their messages of love and support during this difficult time on Instagram. A post shared by Bethenny Frankel (@bethennyfrankel) on Aug 17, 2018 at 8:03am PDT Bethenny and Dennis knew each other for nearly three decades before they began dating in 2016. Fans saw Dennis support Bethenny at the launch of her charity, B Strong, last season of RHONY, as well as accompany her to Ramona Singer's dinner party in the Hamptons earlier this season.<doc-sep>"Trying to stay healthy & move through it w tears & close friends," Bethenny Frankel tweeted Sunday of on-off boyfriend Dennis Shields' sudden death Bethenny Frankel Says It's 'Hard to Breathe' After 'Painfully Raw' Death of Dennis Shields Bethenny Frankel is getting candid about the hardships she has endured since on-off boyfriend Dennis Shields‘ death. Get push notifications with news, features and more. “It’s hard to breathe & I appreciate you giving me the space & support to try to do so,” wrote Frankel. “It’s excruciating-sudden death is no closure & constant ?s & memories.” She continued, “Our relationship is current so it’s painfully raw. Trying to stay healthy & move through it w tears & close friends. Xo.” BuzzFoto Celebrity Sightings In New York - December 08, 2016 Bethenny Frankel and Dennis Shields in 2016 | Credit: Josiah Kamau/BuzzFoto via Getty RELATED: Bethenny Frankel’s Late Boyfriend Dennis Shields “Was a Steadying Rock” for Her, Source Says A friend of Frankel told PEOPLE three days after Shields’ death that she and her 8-year-old daughter Bryn were taking the news extremely hard. “She is devastated,” said the source. “She loved him. He was her family and Bryn’s family. Bryn loved him. Dennis was Bethenny’s partner, her family, her business partner and her best friend.” “He helped her with things — emotionally and professionally, and he was her confidante,” the friend added of the couple’s on-off relationship. “No question that she did love this guy.” RELATED VIDEO: Bethenny Frankel On Helping Hurricane Victims One Year After Devastation: “It’s Changed My Life” In a statement to PEOPLE following Shields’ death, his wife Jill Shields said, “We are all heartbroken. Dennis was, and will always be, the love of my life. His spirit lives on in our children. Please respect our family’s privacy at this time.” Frankel herself took to social media three days after Shields’ death, posting an Instagram photo of him cuddling with her beloved dog Cookie, who died in October at the age of 17.<doc-sep>SplashNews Weeks after on-again, off-again boyfriend Dennis Shields' sudden death, “The Real Housewives of New York City” star Bethenny Frankel is still having a difficult time coping with the loss. On Sunday, Bethenny tweeted, "It's hard to breathe & I appreciate you giving me the space & support to try to do so. It's excruciating-sudden death is no closure & constant [questions] & memories.” “Our relationship is current so it's painfully raw,” she added. “Trying to stay healthy & move through it w tears & close friends.” Bethenny recently paid her final respects to Dennis at his funeral in Long Island, where she was photographed tearing up and leaning on a friend's shoulder. According to TMZ, Shields was able to share some crucial information with EMTs who were trying to save his life. When asked what prescription drugs he ingested, Shields named oxycodone, Vicodin, and a sleeping pill. According to doctors, the drug combination can result in death, due to synergistic effects.<doc-sep>Dennis Shields was found dead in his Trump Tower apartment on Friday Bethenny Frankel is speaking out about the shocking death of her on-off boyfriend Dennis Shields. The Real Housewives of New York City star posted an Instagram of Shields cuddling with her beloved dog Cookie, who died in October at the age of 17. Get push notifications with news, features and more. “Rest In Peace my sweet babies who gave me endless unconditional love. #nowandforever,” she captioned the intimate photo. The Bravo star was photographed looking emotional at Shields’ funeral on Long Island, New York, on Monday. EXCLUSIVE: Bethenny Frankel photographed leaving her Ex-boyfriend Denis Shields funeral service at Wodbury long island this morning Credit: Splash News Shields was found dead in his Trump Tower apartment on Friday. He was 51. The NYPD is investigating his death as a possible overdose. “We are all heartbroken. Dennis was, and will always be, the love of my life,” his wife Jill Shields said in a statement to PEOPLE. “His spirit lives on in our children. Please respect our family’s privacy at this time.” According to the New York Post, the banker asked his assistant to give him Narcan, an emergency medication intended to reverse the effects of a narcotic overdose, but he lost consciousness before the medication could take effect. Celebrity Sightings in New York City - June 14, 2016 Credit: Alessio Botticelli/GC Frankel and Shields began dating in 2016 — three years after the Skinnygirl founder filed for divorce from ex-husband Jason Hoppy, with whom she shares 8-year-old daughter Bryn. Dennis-Shields1 Dennis Shields and Bethenny Frankel | Credit: Bravo “Bethenny and her daughter Bryn love Dennis and his family and they have been a support system during her negative divorce and a positive influence in Bryn’s life,” a source previously told PEOPLE.<doc-sep>
Bethenny Frankel is sharing her pain following the tragic death of her on-again, off-again boyfriend Dennis Shields. “It’s hard to breathe & I appreciate you giving me the space & support to try to do so,” the Real Housewives of New York City star wrote on Twitter on Sunday morning. “It’s excruciating -- sudden death is no closure & constant [questions] & memories. Our relationship is current so it’s painfully raw. Trying to stay healthy & move through it w tears & close friends. Xo.” Shields, a financier, was discovered unconscious and unresponsive in his apartment in Trump Tower in NYC on Aug. 10. Emergency personnel pronounced him deceased at the scene. The cause of death has not been disclosed. A few days later, his funeral was held in Long Island. Soon after, the 47-year-old reality star took to Instagram to share a sweet photo of Shields lying comfortably in bed beside Cookie, Frankel’s dog, who died in Oct. 2017. It’s hard to breathe & I appreciate you giving me the space & support to try to do so. It’s excruciating-sudden death is no closure & constant ?s & memories. Our relationship is current so it’s painfully raw. Trying to stay healthy & move through it w tears & close friends. Xo — Bethenny Frankel (@Bethenny) August 26, 2018 "Rest In Peace my sweet babies who gave me endless unconditional love. #nowandforever," she captioned the photo. ET later learned that Shields had asked for her hand in marriage mere months before his death. “She wanted to marry him, but there was some things that needed to be worked out first and some hurdles to overcome,” a source told ET. "He was her family, her best friend, her partner.” Get more news on Frankel in the clip below. RELATED CONTENT: Bethenny Frankel Thanks Fans For Support After Death of On-Off Boyfriend Dennis Shields Bethenny Frankel Posts About On-Off Boyfriend Dennis Shields' Death on Day of His Funeral Andy Cohen Says The Women are 'Gunning' for Bethenny Frankel in 'RHONY' Reunion (Exclusive)