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Singing sensation Debbie Gibson Details Her Struggle With Lyme Disease

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By | Yahoo Celebrity – Fri, Apr 18, 2014 21:52 BST

Debbie Gibson isn’t just a pop star. For the past year, she’s also been a patient.

Gibson, who is best known for her ’80s songs such as “Only in My Dreams” and “Shake Your Love,” revealed on her blog Wednesday that she’s been diagnosed with Lyme disease. The singer, 43, wrote that she decided to disclose her condition because people were commenting on the weight loss it had caused following performances she gave in Chile earlier this month.

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