Ashley Olsen has reportedly been dignosed with Lyme Disease, just a few weeks after Avril Lavigne revealed that she was battling the same illness.
The fashion designer, 28, is thought to be in the later stages of the bacterial disease, which is usually contracted through tick bites.
Although the former child star is yet to speak out about the illness herself, a source close to the twins apparently told America’s OK Magazine:
“She's really sick. It's gotten worse. She was diagnosed in the very late stages so early detection measures weren't options for her. She's really going through it."
They added: “When she does come to work, she looks haggard and dishevelled. And she's often moody. Ashley's having a very rough time right now."
Olsen, who runs successful fashion label, The Row, has reportedly been finding it difficult to carry on at work.
The insider added: “When she does come to work, she looks haggard and dishevelled. And she's often moody. Ashley's having a very rough time right now."
Pop star Lavigne recently admitted that she’d spent the last eight months battling the debilitating disease, but is finally through the worst of it.
She told People Magazine: “had no idea a bug bite could do this,' she told the weekly. 'I was bedridden for five months. I felt like I couldn't breathe, I couldn't talk and I couldn't move. I thought I was dying. I had complete weakness and fatigue. One night I tried to brush my teeth on the tour bus and couldn't even stand
Lavinge added: “There were definitely times I couldn't shower for a full week because I could barely stand. It felt like having all your life sucked out of you
