The renowned artist referred to the discomfort caused by rigid person syndrome, a strange disease that causes muscle spasms that can lead to fractures.
Celine Dion. Photo: Instagram/ @celinedion
Celine Dion is going through a delicate moment of health, after being diagnosed with stiff person syndrome in 2022. This led her to leave the stage and this time revealed new details of what his present is like and the ailments he is going through for the disease in question.
This strange and incurable condition generates muscle spasms that lead to pain that can turn into fractures. “They are a kind of cramps, like you’re in a position you can’t unlock“, he said in an interview about what he suffers daily.
Céline Dion spoke again about the illness she suffers from. Photo: NA
In this context, the artist pointed out that singing now for her is “like someone is strangling you”, so it seems difficult for him to reappear on stage. “It’s like someone is pushing your larynx here,” she said while pointing down her throat, so she explained that “it is impossible to raise or lower the tone“.
Regarding the spasms that occur, he explained: “I have sometimes broken my ribs, because sometimes, when it is very serious, it can also break some ribs“.
Although at the end of 2022 he confirmed what he was suffering, The first symptoms of stiff person syndrome were present in 2021. For this reason, he had to cancel his tours that were already scheduled, in addition to his residency in Las Vegas, so He went in search of professionals to undergo various health examinations.
Céline Dion was diagnosed with stiff person syndrome. Photo: Telam.
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On that occasion, the artist received a moving ovation, for which he expressed his emotional gratitude for the support they gave him. During his speech, he noted in front of hundreds of colleagues: “When I say I’m happy to be here, I really mean it.”
