October 4, 2022 - Kris Kristofferson’s long-diagnosed Alzheimer’s turned out to be Lyme Disease, and with proper treatment, he is back on the road,

July 20, 2016 - Actor and songwriter Kris Kristofferson ... in recent years and was told he had Alzheimer's disease, but it appears he was misdiagnosed and all along has actually been suffering from the tick-borne illness Lyme disease....

February 7, 2024 - Renowned songwriter and actor and country legend Kris Kristofferson contracted the disease and it went undiagnosed for years. Kristofferson is known for his roles as Rudy Martin in 'Fast Food Nation' and songs like 'Me and Bobby McGee,' and his suffering shocked many people.

July 20, 2016 - Rolling Stones magazine reported last month that 80-year-old Kris Kristofferson has been diagnosed with chronic Lyme disease. Memory loss was debilitating, and he had been told it was Alzheimer’s or dementia for years before the test for Lyme came back positive.

January 5, 2025 - Now living with his family in Hawaii, the country star remains optimistic and resilient, even in the face of adversity. Living Life to the Fullest Despite his battle with Lyme disease and long misdiagnosis with Alzheimer’s, Kris Kristofferson continues to live life to the fullest, appreciating ...

May 30, 2024 - Kris Kristofferson is in the headlines after making a miraculous recovery from his health issues. The Highwaymen singer officially retired from music during the COVID-19 pandemic but made it clear that his decision has nothing to do with his medical condition.

September 30, 2024 - In 2016, Dana Parish interview Kris Kristofferson's wife Lisa about how they discovered that his Alzheimer's diagnosis was wrong. He had Lyme disease.

September 30, 2024 - She said that after treatment and ... with a plethora of symptoms for years, until an integrative doctor examined him and connected the twitching muscles in his arms to the tick-borne Lyme disease in February 2016. Kris Kristofferson ......

July 6, 2016 - But finally, a spinal tap and functional MRI ruled out Alzheimer’s, so he quit those meds and the antidepressant for fibromyalgia. They also tested him for Lyme Disease in the spinal fluid and it was negative but the doctor explained to me that Lyme does not live in fluid, it lives in tissue.

August 21, 2023 - For years, songwriter and actor Kris Kristofferson was told he was suffering from Alzheimer’s disease or some other type of dementia. His memory was getting progressively worse. But Kristofferson, 79, has revealed that he was misdiagnosed — he actually has Lyme disease, according to a June ...

May 18, 2022 - Diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease ... also works at Amen Clinics as the Director of Integrative Medicine). After extensive testing, Dr. Filidei diagnosed the singer with Lyme ......

July 4, 2016 - We still have a long way to go in testing, diagnosing and treating Lyme disease and especially Chronic Lyme disease. A recently published Rolling Stones article about Kris Kristofferson reminds us of just that. The iconic songwriter, performer, and actor have been struggling for years with ...

December 18, 2023 - Kris Kristofferson was suffering from Lyme disease for many years, but he was misdiagnosed with Alzheimer's first.

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September 9, 2019 - m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_... Once in a while we get questions about Lyme disease. After a few years Kris was diagnosed with Alzheimer's till they found the right Doctor who gave him the right...

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March 30, 2025 - By going public, he helped reduce the stigma around Lyme disease and encouraged fans and followers to take persistent, unexplained symptoms seriously. Country singer Kris Kristofferson faced one of the most alarming misdiagnoses possible: doctors believed for years that he had Alzheimer’s disease.

April 5, 2023 - The writer, best-known for her ... transformation.” Her honest words reflect the resilience of survivors of Lyme and other tick-borne diseases. Legendary singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson was diagnosed with Lyme disease shortly before his 80th birthday....