Celine Dion talks about her illness

After shocking millions of her fans around the world by revealing the stiffness disease that afflicted her, Canadian singer Celine Dion narrated some of what she suffers from as a result of her infection with “stiff person syndrome” and the painful symptoms she suffers from.

She told NBC News that she suffers from daily cramps that cause her severe pain, saying: “The cramps can be in the abdomen, in the spine, in the ribs,” revealing that “this condition has led to her breaking ribs.”

Stiff Person Syndrome

She also explained that singing with stiff person syndrome makes her feel like “someone is choking her.” When asked how she feels when she tries to sing while suffering from this condition, she replied: “It feels like someone is squeezing your throat,” noting that it is difficult for her to control the pitch of her voice due to the cramps caused by the disease.

This came months after she admitted that she was determined to return to the stage and sing and play again.

It is noteworthy that the 56-year-old singer was diagnosed with the rare and incurable autoimmune neurological disorder “stiff person syndrome” in 2022, and was forced to cancel all future tour dates as a result.

Sports and physical therapy

This syndrome affects approximately one in a million people, It causes severe pain and difficulty in movement, which prevents her from doing physically strenuous activities.

In a previous interview with French Vogue, Dion revealed that she follows "sports, physical and vocal therapy" five days a week, during which she works on her body and voice.

At the end of January, Amazon Prime Video announced that it was planning to release a documentary about the singer entitled "I Am: Celine Dion", through which it wants to "raise awareness" of her disease.