By Cheryl & Rich

Celine Dion’s Serious Health Struggle

Dec 9, 2022 | 6:04 AM

Celine Dion posted an emotional video and shared that she is facing a serious health struggle and will have to cancel shows because of it.

On Thursday morning (Dec. 8) the 54-year-old singer described her battle against a rare neurological disorder called Stiff-Person Syndrome and said it has caused uncontrolled and serve muscle spasms.

She acknowledging that she had been dealing with health issues for a “long time” and called her recent diagnosed a “very rare” disorder that affects one in a million people.

The immediate result is that she will not be able to re-start her tour in Europe in February as planned. In fact, all of her spring dates will move to 2024 and 8 of her summer 2023 shows have been cancelled.

Ongoing health issues have caused problems as far back as October of last year, when her Vegas residency was cancelled due to muscle spasms.

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SPS is a rare neurological disorder that has features of an autoimmune disease. It is characterized by “fluctuating muscle rigidity in the trunk and limbs and a heightened sensitivity to stimuli such as noise, touch, and emotional distress, which can set off muscle spasms. Abnormal postures, often hunched over and stiffened, are characteristic of the disorder.”
People with SPS can be too disabled to walk or move and may be “afraid to leave the house because street noises, such as the sound of a horn, can trigger spasms and falls.” According to the Institute, the disorder affects twice as many women as men and science does not yet understand what cause it.
The shows scheduled from Feb. 24 to April 11, 2023 will now move to March 6-April 22, 2024 and her summer 2023 shows slated for May 31-July 17 have been cancelled; a run of shows scheduled from August 26-Oct. 4, 2023 remain on her schedule as of now.

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Celine Dion’s Serious Health Struggle

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