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Legendary diva C é line Dion publicly suffers from a rare disease – stiff person syndrome, temporarily taking a break from the stage to focus on recuperation
C é line Dion, suffering from the rare disease stiff person syndrome, has reluctantly cancelled all concerts and temporarily left the stage to focus on recuperation. After disappearing for many years, she recently accepted an interview and personally revealed the various hardships of fighting against the disease.
She also turned her experience into a long documentary, hoping to use the film to raise public awareness of this disease and encourage people with similar symptoms to seek medical treatment early.
Due to illness, all concerts have been cancelled. Unfortunately, I will temporarily leave the stage
In 2022, C é line Dion suddenly announced that she had contracted Stiff Person Syndrome and cancelled all remaining concerts, shocking music fans worldwide. Rumors spread everywhere for a while, and the outside world was worried that the diva might never be able to regain her microphone and sing on stage again.
C é line Dion stated that her illness caused spasms, which seriously affected her daily life. Not only was she unable to sing in her usual way, but she also found it difficult to walk. But she doesn’t want to give up singing,I only know how to sing. It’s something I’ve been doing all my life, and it’s also my favorite thing to doBut at this moment, she has no choice but to focus on her health, bravely fight against illness, and move forward on the road of recovery.
What is stiff person syndrome?
As a rare central nervous system disease, the main symptom of stiff person syndrome is that the body muscles become stiff, tense, and feel as hard as iron sheet; If the limbs also become stiff, walking will become difficult and daily activities will be restricted. In addition, there may be imbalances, unclear speech, difficulty walking, and severe muscle spasms.
The disease mainly occurs in adulthood, and the incidence rate is only about one in a million. At present, there is no complete cure for the syndrome of stiff people, and only drugs or other treatments, such as acupuncture and moxibustion, physical therapy, hydrotherapy, can alleviate the pain, stiffness and other symptoms.
Filming documentary reveals for the first time the bitterness of disease resistance – ‘This is a love letter to fans’
C é line Dion disappeared from the public eye after falling ill and has been fighting against the disease for many years. After publicly disclosing her condition, she made another appearance at the Grammy Awards in February this year, presenting the Album of the Year award to another diva, Taylor Swift. Recently, she was interviewed for the first time to discuss her illness and revealed the hardships of her illness. She shared that she felt like someone was choking her throat, blocking her throat, and her pitch couldn’t be higher or lower. However, she still yearned to return to the stage and sing for her fans. She spoke frankly:I will definitely return to the stage, even if I have to climb up or communicate with everyone in sign language. I miss it very much
In June of this year, C é line released a personal documentary called “I Am: Celine Dion”, which detailed the process of fighting against diseases,I want to use documentary format to record what happened to me. It’s not something that can be explained overnight. It’s not just about practicing voice or Pilates, but about physical and vocal rehabilitation, emotional and mental rehabilitation She emphasized that this documentary is like a love letter to fans, revealing her current situation and sharing her story, while also raising public awareness of the rare disease – stiff person syndrome.
Legendary diva creates eternal classics
C é line was born into a not wealthy family and has had a passion for music since childhood. With a clear and melodious singing voice, she made a living through music at a young age. She debuted at the age of 12 with a French single album and only entered the English music industry in 1990, releasing her first English album ‘Unison’.
C é line is very determined to become a singer, and good luck always comes to those who work hard. In 1996, he released his fourth English album “Falling into You”, which received great acclaim and marked the first peak of his music career. Afterwards, there were many excellent works, such as “My Heart Will Go On”, “Because You Loved Me”, “The Power of Love”, etc., and the first song was very popular.
She has won 5 Grammy Awards, 12 World Music Awards, 7 American Music Awards, etc., further establishing her unshakable position as a legendary diva in the music industry.
Consecutive loss of two close relatives – life is greatly impacted
C é line and manager Ren é Ang é lil created a 26 year old love story. When they met, the woman was only 12 years old. Ren é highly appreciated this young girl and even mortgaged her house to raise funds, self funding her album to fulfill her dream of becoming a star. Later, they fell in love and joined hands to enter the marriage hall, becoming a model couple that everyone envied. They have always loved each other very much and had three children, but fate played a cruel trick. In 1999, C é line’s husband was diagnosed with throat cancer. This loving and righteous woman decided to retire during the peak of her career and focus on accompanying her husband to fight against the disease.
It wasn’t until Ren é’s condition improved that she made a comeback and returned to the music industry. Unfortunately, Ren é’s condition worsened again and he passed away in 2016 due to illness. What caught C é line off guard was that her brother Daniel Dion, who had a close relationship with her, also passed away from this world due to cancer two days after her husband’s death. This dealt a double blow to the grief stricken C é line.
Perseverance and courage to face challenges
Losing loved ones, suffering from rare diseases… Heaven plays merciless jokes on C é line one after another, but never breaks this gentle and resolute soul. Faced with adversity, she chose to face it head-on, all because of her firm goal of “standing on stage and singing for everyone”, and music became C é line’s biggest spiritual pillar.
Holding a concert is not difficult, canceling a concert is difficult. I work very hard every day, but I must admit that my illness makes me struggle. I miss the stage, I miss the crowd. If I can’t run, then I’ll use walking; if I can’t walk, then I’ll use crawling. I won’t stop, “C é line said with tears in her eyes and a firm voice.
Wishing this beautiful soul to once again shine brightly on stage.