Amy tan lyme disease biography channels
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Amy tan lyme disease biography channels
Lyme Disease Awareness Month: Author Amy Tan says severity of symptoms left her unable to think or write
Lyme disease affects thousands and is spread from the unnoticeable bite from a tick. For a few years now, celebrities that have to suffer the debilitating symptoms of the disease have gone public about their diagnosis bringing in the awareness that has been much needed.
Celebrities such as Yolanda Hadid, Kelly Osburne, Shania Twain and Justin Bieber have all suffered the symptoms of the illness that is usually invisible. Amy Tan, a novelist, is one among those who went undiagnosed for years and has been vocal about her experience.
Tan, the author of 'The Joy Luck Club' and 'Valley Of Amazement,' is the co-founder of LymeAid 4 Kids, which pays for the diagnosis and treatment of children who have Lyme disease and are uninsured.
On August 11, 2013, Tan revealed in a New York Times article titled 'My Plight With Lyme Disease', "I didn't know the speck on my shin was a tick. I saw n