Sia reveals battle with neurological disease, has been living with 'chronic pain'
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Sia opened up about her health to fans.
The singer, 43, tweeted on Friday that she's been battling a neurological disease and suffers from chronic pain.
"Hey, I'm suffering with chronic pain, a neurological disease, ehlers danlos and I just wanted to say to those of you suffering from pain, whether physical or emotional," Sia wrote.
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"I love you, keep going. Life is f--king hard. Pain is demoralizing, and you're not alone," she added.
According to the Ehlers Danlos Society’s website, Ehlers Danlos Syndrome is a group of genetic disorders “generally characterized by joint hypermobility (joints that stretch further than normal), skin hyperextensibility (skin that can be stretched further than normal), and tissue fragility."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Sia has also been candid about her struggles with addiction.
Sia attends The Daily Front Row Fashion LA Awards 2019 on March 17, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (tefanie Keenan/Getty Images for Daily Front Row))
In 2018, she celebrated eight years of sobriety. In a 2013 interview with Billboard magazine, Sid admitted that she "got seriously addicted to Vicodin and Oxycodone, and I was always a drinker but I didn’t know I was an alcoholic. I was really unhappy being an artist and I was getting sicker and sicker.”
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}In addition, the entertainer was diagnosed with hyperthyroid disease.