Avril Lavigne is sending her support to fellow Lyme disease fighter Justin Bieber.
Lavigne posted a statement on her Instagram on Thursday in support of Bieber, as well as her own journey after her diagnosis.
“Today @JustinBieber shared that he has Lyme disease. There are too many people that have this debilitating disease!” she wrote. “People I love and care about and many friends and fans I have crossed paths with. To everyone affected by Lyme, I want to tell you that there is HOPE. Because Lyme is a daily struggle, for the better part of two years, I was really sick and fighting for my life,” she went on to say.
Lavigne revealed in 2015 that she had been quietly suffering from Lyme disease after disappearing from the public eye in the fall of 2014.
Lyme disease is a bacterial infection contracted from a tick bite that causes symptoms ranging from moderate fatigue and muscle pain to debilitating dementia.
Bieber’s wife Hailey Baldwin thanked Lavigne on Twitter Thursday. “Sending so much love to @AvrilLavigne thank you for all you do to educate people about Lyme. You’re amazing,” the model tweeted.
Bieber is set to discuss Lyme disease more in his upcoming 10-part YouTube docu-series, Justin Bieber: Seasons. The first episode airs January 27th. The episodes will air on Mondays and Wednesdays.