from Jeff Childers

Also pray for the Bieber family, which is also having a very difficult year so far. First, Hailey Bieber recently experienced a sudden and unexpected stroke and mysterious blood clots. Yesterday, Justin Bieber disappointed Toronto fans by suddenly and unexpectedly canceling his concert at the last minute. By way of explanation, Bieber tweeted, “I’ve done everything to get better but my sickness is getting worse. My heart breaks that I will have to postpone these next few shows (doctors orders).”

On Wednesday, Bieber posted on instagram that he is suffering from both Lyme Disease — an autoimmune problem — AND ALSO chronic mononucleosis. He said, “I have been recently diagnosed with Lyme disease,” and also said he has “a serious case of chronic mono which influenced my skin, brain function, vitality, and general wellness.”

My gosh. What are the odds that a healthy young couple with excellent medical care could BOTH fall prey to such bizarre, rare, unrelated afflictions?

Mayo Clinic experts interviewed for one story about Bieber’s Lyme diagnosis explained “certain men and women who get Lyme are more prone to produce an autoimmune reaction that results in their own symptoms but more study is necessary.” Autoimmune. Where have I heard that before, hmm?

Lyme is considered to be incurable. I don’t even know WHAT to say about CHRONIC mononucleosis. Or having them both at the same time. It sounds perfectly awful.