TOUCHED BY LYME: Avril’s album brings blizzard of coverage to Lyme disease
Canadian superstar Avril Lavigne’s new album “Head Above Water,” which includes two songs based on her Lyme disease experience, went on sale today.
This follows a week of dizzying media attention to the singer—and the disease she’s been struggling with for several years.
Here’s just a small sampling of what has transpired in the entertainment media:
USA Today:
Avril Lavigne opens up about Lyme disease battle: ‘I wasn’t sure I’d be doing music again’
OK Magazine
Avril Lavigne is “just grateful to be alive” while battling Lyme disease
People magazine:
Avril Lavigne Talks Managing Lyme Disease: ‘I’ve Gone Through So Much’ but ‘I’m in a Good Place’
On Wednesday night, she sang her title track on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. Watch it here.
TOUCHED BY LYME is written by Dorothy Kupcha Leland, LymeDisease.org’s Director of Communications. She is co-author of When Your Child Has Lyme Disease: A Parent’s Survival Guide. Contact her at dleland@lymedisease.org.
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