Legendary Canadian singer Céline Dion has rescheduled several European tour dates due to a recent diagnosis of a rare neurological disorder called stiff-person syndrome.
In two videos posted Thursday to Dion’s social media accounts (both in English and French), she claimed the debilitating disease does not allow her “to sing the way I’m used to.”
Stiff-person syndrome is an incurable disorder that causes progressive muscle rigidity and spasms. Those diagnosed with the disorder can be disabled, bedridden or unable to care for themselves, according to The Stiff Person Syndrome Research Foundation.
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For Dion, 54, she said the muscle spasms she suffers “affect every aspect of my daily life.”
She continued, tearfully telling fans that the disorder is “sometimes causing difficulties when I walk and not allowing me to use my vocal cords to sing the way I’m used to.”
“I’ve been dealing with problems with my health for a long time, and it’s been really difficult for me to face these challenges and to talk about everything that I’ve been going through,” she said.
Dion was intensely regretful that her diagnosis will make her unable to launch the European leg of her tour in February. Her 2023 tour has been rescheduled for the following year. Eight of Dion’s 2023 performances, from May 31 to July 17, have been cancelled altogether.
Still, the My Heart Will Go On singer assured fans that she, her doctors and her family are doing everything in their power to help her condition improve.
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