Avril Lavigne Makes Her Comeback at Special Olympics After Battling Lyme Disease

The 30-year-old singer, recently gave her first public performance in more than a year at the opening ceremony for the Special Olympics World Games in Los Angeles.

Lyme disease is a bacterial infection one gets from the bite of an infected tick and the first symptom is usually a rash. The 'Girlfriend' hit-maker Avril Lavigne was diagnosed with Lyme disease in 2014. After fighting Lyme disease, the 30-year-old singer, recently gave her first public performance in more than a year at the opening ceremony for the Special Olympics World Games in Los Angeles.

Debuting her latest single 'Fly' at the ceremony, Lavigne said, "It was a very beautiful night for me and I also thank the fans who support the Avril Lavigne Foundation." The singer also shared a photo of herself singing in an embellished black Alice + Olivia gown on Instagram and captioned it, "Honored to have performed my song Fly at the opening ceremony for the Special Olympics tonight."

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Lyme disease is acquired through the bite of a tick that is infected with the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi.

Talking about her disease, Lavigne said, "It had been a difficult year fighting through Lyme disease and I am happy to have made it on Olympics stage for my first performance in a year."

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