Celebrities who have Lyme Disease

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May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month! I believe I've had Lyme since 1990 but I wasn't diagnosed until 2015. I had symptoms for decades went to doctor after doctor wanting to find out what was wrong with me, why was I in so much pain, why am I so fatigued none of them tested me for Lyme Disease until a physical therapist who grew up in upstate NY looked at me and said I think you need tested for Lyme Disease. My blood test showed 6 strains of Lyme Disease. 

Lyme is Spread by any black legged tick, mosquitos, Horse Flies and Deer Flies. Lyme Disease doesn't discriminate there are a long list of celebrities who have been stricken with Lyme Disease here is a short list of celebs you probably know but had no idea they had Lyme. 


Yolanda, Bella, and Anwar Hadid. Yolanda a former model and reality TV star from the real housewives of Beverly Hills she contracted the disease after the birth of her oldest daughter Model Gigi Hadid but before she had Daughter Bella and Son Anwar. It's believed Bella and Anwar were infected in utero. 
Yolanda's second husband music producer David Foster divorced Yolanda due to her illness. 


Justin Bieber and Richard Gere

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