By Zuko Komisa
Céline Dion has been diagnosed with a stiff-person syndrome that prevents her from singing normally.
The 54-year-old French Canadian singer, best known for the hits “Because You Loved Me,” “My Heart Will Go On,” and “The Power of Love,” revealed on Thursday that she had “stiff-person syndrome” in two videos she shared on Instagram, one in English and one in French.
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Following a diagnosis of a “very uncommon neurological illness,” singer Céline Dion revealed that she is delaying her spring 2023 performances and cancelling eight of her scheduled concerts for next summer.
“I’ve always been an open book and I wasn’t ready to say anything before, but I’m ready now,”
“I’ve been dealing with problems with my health for a long time and it’s been really difficult for me to face these challenges and to talk about everything that I’ve been going through.”
“Recently, I’ve been diagnosed with a very rare neurological disorder called stiff-person syndrome, which affects something like one in a million people,” she continued.
“While we’re still learning about this rare condition, we now know this has been what’s causing all of the spasms I’ve been having.”
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