By Hassan Sanusi
Avril Lavigne has refused to let Lyme disease, caused by tick bites, hold her back.
The disease inflicts pains on the sufferer’s skin and joints, resulting in heart and nervous system problems.
She said: ‘I believe that I will come out of this healthier and stronger. I’ve gained a lot of perspectives on my life. I’m choosing to look at the positives.’
The Canadian star first suspected she had the disease last summer, but was only diagnosed in October and left bedridden for five months.
The 30-year-old star told ‘Good Morning America’: ‘I went from doctor to doctor for about eight months, until I found somebody that had the knowledge of Lyme disease and the experience of treating it. I actually knew I had it the whole time, probably since the summer, and was just up against a lot of doctors telling me, ‘You’re crazy.’ Some of them were like, ‘It doesn’t exist.’
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