Alec Baldwin Thought He'd 'Die of Lyme Disease' and What to Know About the Tick-Borne Illness.
Alec Baldwin is one of the latest celebrity to speak publicly about Lyme disease, sharing his personal story over the weekend at a benefit for the Bay Area Lyme Foundation. The actor and frequent Saturday Night Live guest told a crowd in Portola Valley, California that he suffered from Lyme disease symptoms every August for five years.
“The first time was the worst of all,” Baldwin said, describing “black lung, flu-like symptoms, sweating to death in my bed.” He remembered thinking at the time, “I’m not going to live,” and “I’m going to die of Lyme disease.”
It’s not surprising that Baldwin and other stars — including Avril Lavigne, Yolanda Foster, and Ally Hilfiger — have spoken out about Lyme disease, considering how common the tick-borne illness really is. Every year, about 30,000 Lyme disease cases are reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), although some CDC research has suggested that the number of people actually diagnosed each year may be closer to 300,000.
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