Celine Dion reveals incurable health condition as she postpones tour dates
By Jennifer S Kuwanta
Celine Dion has revealed she has been diagnosed with Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS), a rare neurological disorder with features of an autoimmune disease.
The French Canadian singer told her 5.2m Instagram followers the condition makes her muscles spasm uncontrollably.
It has led to difficulties walking and singing, meaning she will be unable to play planned shows in the UK and mainland Europe next year.
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“I’ve been dealing with problems with my health for a long time,” said Dion.
“And it’s been difficult for me to face these challenges and to talk about everything that I’ve been going through.
In 2014, the diva – whose ballad My Heart Will Go On, from the Titanic soundtrack, won the Oscar for best song – said she was putting her career on hold “indefinitely” as her husband René Angélil battled cancer.
Although her performances resumed a year later, she stepped away from the stage again in early 2016, following the tragic deaths of both Angélil and her brother, Daniel Dion.
She eventually returned with the 2019 studio album Courage, which featured collaborations with Sia, Sam Smith, and David Guetta.
On Thursday, Dion reassured her fans that she had “a great team of doctors working alongside me to help me get better” while her “precious children” were “supporting me and giving me help”.
She explained: “I’m working hard with my sports medicine therapist every day to build back my strength and my ability to perform again, but I have to admit it’s been a struggle.
“All I know is singing. It’s what I’ve done all my life and it’s what I love to do the most.
