After years of living in hiding to treat complications from Lyme disease, Avril Lavigne is recently returning to the entertainment industry with a new music product. And in a recent interview with Billboard magazine, the 34-year-old singer opened up about the two painful years she spent bedridden due to a disease caused by ticks.
Avril confided to the magazine: “I was in bed for 2 years!”. During the 2014 tour, the female singer felt pain, fatigue and could not get out of bed. While talking to a specialist, she was diagnosed with Lyme disease.
Avril Lavigne has taken countless antibiotics and anti-malaria drugs but still has difficulty treating it: “It is a type of spirochete, the antibiotics you take will initially kill it. But it is a type of spirochete. The bacteria are smart, it turns into a cyst, causing you to have to take other antibiotics at the same time. This disease went undetected for too long, causing my health to be ruined.”
In 2014, the “Girlfriend” star shared that she always felt exhausted and didn’t understand why. Thanks to the reality TV show “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills”, which documented the journey of Gigi Hadid ‘s mother – Yolanda Foster also struggling with this disease, a friend of Avril told her that maybe she could The singer also suffered from the same disease. So Avril contacted Yolanda for guidance. Later, Avril performed at Yolanda’s wedding with her new husband David Foster.
Yolanda Foster – Gigi Hadid’s mother also has this disease.
The time after her diagnosis became extremely difficult for Avril Lavigne. During a night of struggling with the disease, she was inspired to write the new song “Head Above Water”, just released last month, which talks about Avril’s difficulty facing the disease.
“I have accepted that I am about to die,” the singer shared. “At that moment, I felt like I was underwater and drowning, trying to come up for air. Under my breath, I whispered: ‘God, please help me lift my head up. out of the water””.
According to Avril, the positive aspect of this event is the inspiration to compose a new album. “This is the first breakthrough I have made since I was 15 years old,” the female singer said.
Avril Lavigne – MV “Head Above Water”
Avril Lavigne spent time working on this project with Nikelback team leader Chad Kroeger, who is also her ex-husband. He produced the recording “Head Above Water”.
Talking about her two previous failed marriages, the “Sk8er Boi” singer shared that she has no regrets: “I love love. I married people with whom I had a long-term relationship. Two ex-husbands mine are very good Canadian men.”
Avril Lavigne with ex-husband Chad Kroeger.
