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Avril Lavigne has revealed she’d “accepted death” when writing her newest single from her sickbed “during one of the scariest moments” of her life.<\/p>\n
The 33-year-old singer contracted Lyme disease, which is spread by infected ticks, in 2014.<\/p>\n
“I have decided to be truthful about my struggle, open and more vulnerable than ever before,” she writes.<\/p>\n
Symptoms of Lyme disease include tiredness and headaches.<\/p>\n
It’s the most common tick-borne infectious disease in the UK, Europe and North America, and the flu-like symptoms can affect some people for years.<\/p>\n
In the letter to her fans, Avril speaks about battling her condition and “turning that fight into music”.<\/p>\n
She also talks about the importance of informing people how serious Lyme disease can be.<\/p>\n
“To be honest, part of me doesn’t want to talk about being sick because I want it to all be behind me, but I know I have to.<\/p>\n
“Not only is it a part of my life, I need to bring awareness to the severity of Lyme disease.”<\/p>\n
The star has spoken previously about her health struggle since contracting the disease.<\/p>\n
In 2015, Avril told US celebrity magazine People that she was stuck in bed for five months and “thought she was dying”.<\/p>\n
“I felt like I couldn’t breathe, I couldn’t talk and I couldn’t move,” she revealed.<\/p>\n
The singer also said it took months for someone to diagnose her with Lyme disease, after previously being misdiagnosed with fatigue syndrome and depression.<\/p>\n
Lyme prevention resources will now be available on the Avril Lavigne Foundation website in order to help individuals affected “get the treatment they desperately need”.<\/p>\n
“I’m taking my life back into my own hands and doing what it is I know I am meant to be doing in this life time,” Avril adds.<\/p>\n
“Making music. And sharing my healing and hope, through my music.”<\/p>\n
“Thank you for waiting so patiently as I fought through and still continue to fight, the battle of my lifetime.”<\/p>\n
Head Above Water is Avril’s first single from her new album. Her last album, Avril Lavigne, was released in November 2013.<\/p>\n
(BBC)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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