Lyme disease is a frustrating, devastating condition that can affect anyone. The inflammatory infection spreads to humans through tick bites, that pick up bacteria by biting infected animals and passing it on to others (usually deer, birds, mice and other small rodents), including humans. Lyme disease can be mysterious and often has become more difficult to treat, and recovery isn’t always guaranteed. So, what might seem like the flu might be something much worse.
In recent years, more celebrities have spoken out about being diagnosed, in hopes it brings loads of awareness to the disease and offers reassurance. Here are some stars who have spoken out about their struggles and experiences with Lyme disease.
See also: Céline Dion reveals diagnosis of ‘stiff-person syndrome,’ a rare neurological disease.
![Justin Bieber Justin Bieber wearing a bright pink hat at the Grammy Awards](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Justin Bieber
![Amy Schumer Amy Schumer hosting SNL](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Amy Schumer
![Ramona Singer Ramona Singer smiling at BravoCon](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Ramona Singer
![Kelley Flanagan Kelley Flanagan wearing a green outfit, hand on her hip and smiling](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Kelley Flanagan
![Avril Lavigne Avril Lavigne in a black dress at the Grammy Awards](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Avril Lavigne
![Shania Twain Shania Twain wearing a black outfit at the Grammy Awards](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Shania Twain
![Yolanda Hadid Yolanda Hadid wearing white and smiling](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Yolanda Hadid
![Bella and Anwar Hadid Anwar and Bella Hadid at red carpet event](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Bella and Anwar Hadid
![Ben Stiller Ben Stiller wearing a black suit and smiling](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Ben Stiller
![Alec Baldwin Alec Baldwin speaking at the Kennedy Human Rights event](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Alec Baldwin
![Kelly Osbourne Kelly Osbourne wearing a black dress and both hands on her hips](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Kelly Osbourne
"I've learned to advocate for myself when it comes to my health, and I trust my intuition," she wrote in her memoir, There Is No F*cking Secret: Letters From a Badass Bitch. "If I think something is wrong, I refuse to let anyone dismiss it. And sadly, I stay the f*ck away from reindeer."
![Richard Gere Young Richard Gere wearing a suit](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Richard Gere
![Daryl Hall Daryl Hall playing guitar and singing into microphone](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Daryl Hall
![Debbie Gibson Debbie Gibson wearing a gold jacket holding a microphone](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Debbie Gibson
![Christy Turlington Christy Turlington wearing a black outfit at an event](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Christy Turlington
![Ally Hilfiger Ally Hilfiger wearing a satin white outfit and smiling](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Ally Hilfiger
![Parker Posey Parker Posey at an HBO Max event](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Parker Posey
![George W. Bush George W. Bush talking](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
George W. Bush
![Amy Tan Amy Tan smiling](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Amy Tan
"Three months after antibiotic treatment, I could write again," she wrote in the column, in which she called for new diagnosis and treatment standards, along with insurance coverage for Lyme. "I have my life back, but I am not cured. If I go off antibiotics, the symptoms march back. I have permanent bodily damage, including epilepsy, a consequence of 16 lesions in my brain."