Life Avril Lavigne opens up about Lyme disease battle: ‘I wasn’t sure I’d be doing music again’ February 14, 2019 Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY Comments Off on Avril Lavigne opens up about Lyme disease battle: ‘I wasn’t sure I’d be doing music again’ The Canadian singer talks her first album in six years, Christian crossover and the Lyme disease battle that she thought would end her career.