Celine Dion gives rare update after stiff-person syndrome diagnosis in Thanksgving message to fans

“It gets into a spasm, it started [in the throat]. [And I thought], ‘No, OK, it’s gonna be fine.’ But it can also be the abdominal, can be in the spine, can be in the ribs.”

Dion continued, “Unfortunately, these spasms affect every aspect of my daily life,” she said. “Sometimes it causes difficulties when I walk and not allowing me to use my vocal cords to sing the way I’m used to.”

Dion and her family went through a horrific tragedy in 2016 as they lost their husband and father, René Angélil, to throat cancer. The couple shares a son, René-Charles, and twin boys, Nelson and Eddy.

Celine Dion shares heartwarming Thanksgiving message

Two days after René’s passing, Celine’s brother, Danie, died from brain, throat, and tongue cancer. In 2019, the singer spoke to People Magazine about how she found strength despite the heartbreaking losses.

“To bring my children to understand, ‘Don’t look for dad,’ that made me strong,” she said. “All the little things, and the big things, they have to make you stronger. Otherwise, you don’t understand the meaning of life itself.”

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