--- description: Avril Lavigne has been candid about her struggle with Lyme disease, and the singer opened up even more about her illness title: Avril Lavigne Is 'Excited for Life After' Lyme Disease image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2f90e20686cc3d99/698859050b72e3aa106e4b9f/gettyimages-456250196.jpg?branch=production&width=1080&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Avril Lavigne Is 'Excited for Life After' Lyme Disease by [Ariana Bacle / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Ariana Bacle / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 30, 2015 2:10 AM CUT  Avril Levigne arrives at her 30th birthday celebration at the Bank nightclub in the Bellagio Hotel and Casino on September 28, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nev. Avril Levigne arrives at her 30th birthday celebration at the Bank nightclub in the Bellagio Hotel and Casino on September 28, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nev.Denise Truscello—WireImage/Getty Images by [Ariana Bacle / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Ariana Bacle / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 30, 2015 2:10 AM CUT Avril Lavigne has been candid [about her struggle with Lyme disease](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/04/01/avril-lavigne-opens-about-her-lyme-disease-i-thought-i-was-dying "undefined"), and the singer opened up even more about her illness [in a new ABC News interview](https://gma.yahoo.com/avril-lavigne-m-doing-lot-better-lyme-disease-121753223--abc-news-music.html "undefined"), in which she criticized doctors who didn’t take her health as seriously as they perhaps should have. “I was seeing every specialist and literally the top doctors, and … they would pull up their computer and be like, ‘Chronic fatigue syndrome?’” a teary Lavigne said. “Or, ‘Why don’t you try to get out of bed, Avril, and just go play the piano?’ … This is what they do to a lot of people who have Lyme disease. They don’t have an answer for them so they tell them, ‘You’re crazy.’” Lavigne was bedridden for multiple months, but is about halfway through her treatment now and says she is doing much better. “I think for me it’s like a second shot at life,” she said. “I want to go out there and truly do what I love, so I’m excited for life after this.” Watch the interview [here](https://gma.yahoo.com/avril-lavigne-m-doing-lot-better-lyme-disease-121753223--abc-news-music.html "undefined"). 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