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Kathleen Hanna has been sidelined with a health "crisis" as she seeks immediate treatment for Lyme disease. The former Bikini Kill and Le Tigre singer, who now plays with the Julie Ruin, announced on Tuesday that she will be forced to abandon the remainder of her 2014 tour.Kathleen Hanna has been sidelined with a health "crisis" as she seeks immediate treatment for Lyme disease. The former Bikini Kill and Le Tigre singer, who now plays with the Julie Ruin, announced on Tuesday that she will be forced to abandon the remainder of her 2014 tour.
"We are ridiculously sad to announce that all shows/appearances are cancelled until September 2014," the Julie Ruin wrote on Facebook. "Kathleen has been outspoken about her struggle with Lyme disease and she is currently having a health crisis and has been advised by her doctor to start a difficult three-month course of treatment immediately. The treatment plan will make it impossible for her to travel. We are disappointed to postpone these appearances, however we are confident that taking this time off will allow Kathleen to heal so that we can continue touring in the future.""We are ridiculously sad to announce that all shows/appearances are cancelled until September 2014," the Julie Ruin wrote on Facebook. "Kathleen has been outspoken about her struggle with Lyme disease and she is currently having a health crisis and has been advised by her doctor to start a difficult three-month course of treatment immediately. The treatment plan will make it impossible for her to travel. We are disappointed to postpone these appearances, however we are confident that taking this time off will allow Kathleen to heal so that we can continue touring in the future."
The Julie Ruin's European tour had been scheduled to begin in Hamburg on Saturday, extending through the end of May. Following a series of North American dates in June and July, the group was due to return to Europe and the UK in August, appearing at Poland's Off Festival and France's Route du Rock.The Julie Ruin's European tour had been scheduled to begin in Hamburg on Saturday, extending through the end of May. Following a series of North American dates in June and July, the group was due to return to Europe and the UK in August, appearing at Poland's Off Festival and France's Route du Rock.
Hanna, 45, was diagnosed with late-stage Lyme disease in 2005. The Punk Singer, a documentary released last year, revealed that the disease's painful symptoms, as well as the search for its diagnosis, were major reasons for Hanna's departure from Le Tigre. "Two years ago I thought I was dying," she told the Huffington Post last November. "I was having seizures every day." Although she said she was in "remission" - the scare quotes are hers - she was continuing to receive treatment. Hanna, 45, was diagnosed with late-stage Lyme disease in 2005. The Punk Singer, a documentary released last year, revealed that the disease's painful symptoms, as well as the search for its diagnosis, were major reasons for Hanna's departure from Le Tigre. "Two years ago I thought I was dying," she told the Huffington Post last November. "I was having seizures every day." Although she said she was in "remission" - the scare quotes are hers - she was continuing to receive treatment.
"There’s not going to be a point where I get tested and I’m clear and then I go back every six months and check to see if I’m clear," Hanna explained to KQED. "It's more like living day to day.""There’s not going to be a point where I get tested and I’m clear and then I go back every six months and check to see if I’m clear," Hanna explained to KQED. "It's more like living day to day."
The Julie Ruin's debut album, Run Fast, was released in September.The Julie Ruin's debut album, Run Fast, was released in September.