Comedian and actor Miranda Hart has revealed that she has been diagnosed with Lyme disease , which has left her struggling with chronic fatigue. Hart, who has also announced that she is now married , has been speaking about her condition on Radio 4 ’s Today programme. Hart told the show: “I was basically bed-bound - and housebound.
There’d be times where I’d look at a glass of water, and think ‘I don’t know how to pick that up’. “All anyone wants is to be heard, accepted, loved and seen..
. and when you’re not - particularly in a medical situation - it’s the worst.” Hart, who has written a new book about her experiences over the past 10 years called I Haven’t Been Entirely Honest With You , added: “I thought I need to research this whole wellness expertise and dialogue that’s out there, but I was at bed at home alone, the doctors didn’t know what to do with me and I couldn’t have a cold plunge or go on a yoga retreat.
Continuing, Hart said that her own research led her to discover “10 keys, which I call my treasures, to living well” which she says have genuinely helped her on her journey with the disease. Lyme disease is a bacterial infection which can lead to severe physical and mental problems if not diagnosed at an early stage. It is typically spread to humans via infected ticks, which will have already bitten an infected animal such as deer, mouse, vole or hedgehog.
Other insects also carry the disease. Individuals who spend the majority.
