Shania Twain Opens Up About ‘Scary’ Lyme Disease Symptoms: ‘I Thought I‘d Lose My Voice Forever’
Not Just a GirlTwain revealed she had “scary” symptoms and would often lose her balance and feel dizzy while performing on stage.
The country-pop singer says Lyme disease impacted her voice and she later underwent open-throat surgery. Most people recognize country singer Shania Twain’s music immediately . But, it hasn’t always been smooth sailing for the musician. The 56-year-old was forced to take a break from the spotlight to recover from a mysterious illness. In a new Netflix documentary,While touring in 2003 to promote her new music, Twain’s life was turned upside down by a tick bite she got while horseback riding.
“The tick was infected with Lyme disease, and I did get Lyme disease,” the star says in the documentary. “My symptoms were quite scary because before I was diagnosed, I was on stage very dizzy. I was losing my balance, I was afraid I was gonna fall off the stage…I was having these very, very, very millisecond blackouts, but regularly, every minute or every 30 seconds.”
The Canadian singer also feared that the illness would impact her voice, especially after she started to lose control over her vocals. “My voice was never the same again,” she says. “I thought I’d lose my voice forever. I thought that was it, [and] I would never, ever sing again.”
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