Miranda Hart Discloses Years of Debilitating Illness Due to Lyme Disease
The comedian reveals her battle with chronic fatigue syndrome and reflects on her journey to diagnosis and recovery.
- Miranda Hart was bedbound for years after undiagnosed Lyme disease progressed into myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME).
- The illness began when she was 15, but it worsened significantly after her sitcom, 'Miranda,' ended in 2015.
- Hart struggled with a lack of diagnosis for years, describing her life as a 'half-life' with no clear understanding of her symptoms.
- She was eventually diagnosed after extensive blood tests linked her condition to Lyme disease contracted in Virginia.
- Despite ongoing symptoms, Hart remains optimistic about her recovery and has recently re-entered public life to promote her memoir.