Description
Ally was seven years old when she was bitten by a tick and contracted Lyme disease, but she didn't know it for eleven years. For the next decade, she suffered from constant joint and muscle pain, chronic fatigue, brain fog, recurrent strep throat and headaches. Eventually worn out from the mysterious maladies plaguing her body, tired of her own forms of self medication--pot, alcohol--and drained from the notoriety she gained by producing and starring on her own reality show, Rich Girls, Ally ended up in a psych ward where she began her journey to diagnosis and recovery.
BITE ME is Ally's story, but its themes will be familiar to the 300,000 Americans diagnosed with Lyme disease each year, many of whom, like Ally, wondered for years what was wrong with them. Ally also offers readers hope and ideas for how they can transition from victim to survivor.
About the Author
ALLY HILFIGER is a producer, actress, artist, fashion designer, writer, and Lyme disease survivor. As a producer, she created and starred in Rich Girls for MTV, produced the feature film Proud, In the House with Ally Hilfiger on NTW in Nantucket, and was featured in Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's and Dressed. As a designer she spearheaded women's clothing line NAHM and vintage accessory company, All the Tea in China. Ally is the daughter of fashion entrepreneur Tommy Hilfiger and currently lives in Los Angeles.
Book Information
ISBN 9781455567058
Author Ally Hilfiger
Format Paperback
Page Count 336
Imprint Center Street
Publisher Little, Brown & Company
Weight(grams) 274g
Dimensions(mm) 202mm * 134mm * 24mm
