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Avril Lavigne’s Lyme Disease Confession

Avril Lavigne’s battle with Lyme disease has been well documented over the years. In a recent interview with Billboard, she opened up about the health

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Lyme Disease Can Wreak Havoc on Mental Health

The mainstream media is finally reporting what we in the Lyme community have known for decades: Lyme disease can cause psychological and neurological complications. Recently, U.S.

Crystal Hefner

Lyme Disease and Breast Implant Illness (BII)

Crystal Hefner shared on Facebook how her “breast implants slowly poisoned” her and prevented her from healing from Lyme disease. The former Playboy model shared that breast

How Sexism Hurt Lyme Disease

I stood up from my desk and walked toward the front of the classroom in my jean shorts and Aeropostale t-shirt. I turned around, faced