Justin Bieber Announces Lyme Disease Diagnosis In Emotional Instagram Post

Justin Bieber diagnosed with Lyme disease

Pop star Justin Bieber has announced he's been diagnosed with Lyme disease and chronic mono.

The singer took to Instagram to share the news with his 124 million followers this week.

 

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A post shared by Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) on Jan 3, 2020 at 8:34am PST

Justin shared screenshots of an article written by TMZ about his recent revelation.

He captions the post, 'While a lot of people kept saying justin Bieber looks like sh*t, on meth etc. they failed to realize I've been recently diagnosed with Lyme disease...'

 

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A post shared by Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) on Jan 2, 2020 at 11:58am PST

He goes on, 'Not only that but had a serious case of chronic mono which affected my, skin, brain function, energy, and overall health.'

'These things will be explained further in a docu series I'm putting on YouTube shortly..'

 

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Fortunately, Justin continues to assure fans it's something he's been, 'Battling and OVERCOMING!!'

'It's been a rough couple years but getting the right treatment that will help treat this so far incurable disease and I will be back and better than ever NO CAP.'

 

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Hailey Bieber shows her support

Shortly after her husband's announcement, Hailey took to Twitter to show her support.

She hits back at the online trolls, 'trying to downplay the severity of Lyme disease.'

'Please do your research and listen to the stories of people who have suffered with it for years.'

 

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A post shared by Hailey Baldwin Bieber (@haileybieber) on Jan 6, 2020 at 11:31am PST

Justin's not the only celebrity battling the disease - Avril Lavigne, Bella Hadid and her mother Yolanda Hadid have all contracted it.

Hailey thanks the girls for sharing their experience with her.

'I wanna say a huge thank you to @YolandaHadid and @bellahadid and @GiGiHadid for bringing me so much clarity and information on Lyme disease and for helping answer my questions about course of action, symptoms etc. Love you 3 amazing women!'

'and sending so much love to @AvrilLavigne thank you for all you do to educate people about Lyme. You’re amazing'

 

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Justin's new 10 episode YouTube series premieres January 27th.