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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.

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Miranda Hart, who recently published a memoir, said it was frustrating that her condition had not been identified sooner

Overview

  • 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.