The Star Online
Musician Daryl Hall, who was diagnosed with lyme disease last year, says he felt his body "shut down'' during a concert last summer when the symptoms first hit him.
The 56-year-old Hall, half of pop duo Hall and Oates, said he was in Phoenix at the time.
"I was in the middle of a song and it just felt like a complete core body shutdown,'' Hall said in an interview with "Inside Edition'' that was scheduled to air Wednesday. "It's like somebody just turned the switch. I felt like I was going to faint, throw up, fall down, everything all at once.''
Hall said he had mixed emotions after being diagnosed.
"At first, I had relief because I said, 'OK, now I know that I have something,''' he said. "But then the fear came. The more I read about this, the more I heard about it, the more it scared me.''
Lyme disease, caused by the bite of infected deer ticks, can cause arthritis, neurological problems and encephalitis, a potentially deadly brain inflammation. Early signs include a red rash resembling a dartboard bullseye that slowly spreads and flu-like symptoms.
Hall and Oates are best known for a stream of 1980s hits, including "Kiss on My List,'' "Maneater'' and "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do).''-AP