Céline Dion tearfully announces that she suffers from stiff person syndrome: “The spasms make it difficult for me to walk”

hard times for Celine Dion. The singer has announced through her social networks that she has been forced to cancel her next tour in Europe in 2023 as a result of a neurological disease that she has been diagnosed with, known as ‘stiff person syndrome’, which causes muscle stiffness. progressive and spasms.

“I’ve been dealing with health issues for a long time and it’s been very difficult for me to face these challenges and talk about everything I’ve been going through… It pains me to tell you that I won’t be able to restart my tour in Europe in February.” told on Instagram.

“The spasms affect all aspects of my life. Sometimes they even make it difficult for me to walk and they also do not allow me to use my vocal cords as I used to,” lamented the 54-year-old Canadian artist through tears.

Luckily, he has the support of “a great medical team” to “help me get well, and my children also give me hope and support.” “All I know how to do, what I’ve done in my life and what I love the most is singing. I miss you so much. I always give 100% when I perform my show, but my condition now doesn’t allow me to do it. I don’t have any more no choice but to focus on my health right now,” she concluded completely broken.

The Eurovision winner in 1988 has not been on stage since 2019. In 2020, she canceled her tour Courage due to the health crisis caused by Covid-19 and, in 2021, he did so due to health problems. “The muscle spasms don’t allow me to rehearse,” he said then. Now, and after the announcement of her illness, Dion has once again postponed her concert dates until 2024.