{"id":229921,"date":"2024-06-08T14:57:38","date_gmt":"2024-06-08T14:57:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/08\/celine-dion-describes-singing-with-stiff-person-syndrome-hollywood-life\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:17:33","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:17:33","slug":"celine-dion-describes-singing-with-stiff-person-syndrome-hollywood-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/08\/celine-dion-describes-singing-with-stiff-person-syndrome-hollywood-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Celine Dion Describes Singing With Stiff-Person Syndrome \u2013 Hollywood Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"entry-media edge-to-edge entry-media--lead-gallery\" aria-describedby=\"lead-image-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a id=\"lead-gallery-link-featured\" class=\"entry-media__image entry-media__image-0\" href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/pics\/celine-dion-through-the-years-photos\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"lead-gallery-link\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-wrapper image-wrapper--widescreen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"384\" height=\"216\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/celine-featured.jpg?quality=100&amp;w=384&amp;h=216&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-hl-384x216-tc size-hl-384x216-tc\" alt=\"Celine Dion\" loading=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/celine-featured.jpg?quality=100&amp;w=384&amp;h=216&amp;crop=1 384w, https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/celine-featured.jpg?quality=100&amp;resize=768%2C432 768w, https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/celine-featured.jpg?quality=100&amp;resize=1536%2C864 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 670px\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-media__cta\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-media__cta-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewbox=\"0 0 21 18\">\n\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M4.807.867h15.401v12.101h-2.2v2.2h-2.2v2.2H.406v-12.1h2.2V3.066h2.2v-2.2Zm14.301 11.001V1.967H5.907v9.901h13.201Zm-2.2 2.2v-1.1H4.807v-8.8h-1.1v9.9h13.2ZM7.007 3.067h11.001v7.7H7.007v-7.7Zm7.7 13.201v-1.1h-12.1v-8.8h-1.1v9.9h13.2Z\"\/>\n<\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tView gallery\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a id=\"lead-gallery-link-thumb-1\" class=\"entry-media__image entry-media__image-1\" href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/pics\/celine-dion-through-the-years-photos\/#!1\/various-235\" data-analytics-trigger=\"lead-gallery-link\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-wrapper image-wrapper--square image-wrapper--has-gallery-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"297\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/celine-dion-then-and-now-shutterstock-1.jpg?quality=100&amp;w=297\" class=\"attachment-440x440 size-440x440\" alt=\"Celine Dion at the World Music Awards - 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It\u2019s like somebody\u2019s pushing your larynx this way,\u201d shared the 56-year-old.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The \u201cMy Heart Will Go On\u201d singer added, \u201cIt can be in the abdominal. It can be in the spine, in the ribs. But it feels like if I point my feet, it will stay in it\u2026Or if I cook, my fingers or my hands will get in position. It\u2019s cramping, but it\u2019s like you\u2019re in the position of you cannot unlock them.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-4\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The health update comes after she revealed her diagnosis in December 2022. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI have been diagnosed with a very rare neurological disorder, and I wasn\u2019t ready to say anything before, but I\u2019m ready now,\u201d Celine said in the teaser for her new documentary <em>I Am: Celine Dion,<\/em> set to release through Prime Video on June 25.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5289440\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5289440\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5289440 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/celine-dion-embed.jpg\" alt=\"Celine Dion \" width=\"670\" height=\"900\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5289440\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-5\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The autoimmune disease is <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201ca rare disorder of motor function characterized by involuntary stiffness of axial muscles and superimposed painful muscle spasms, which are often induced by startle or emotional stimuli,\u201d per the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinicproceedings.org\/article\/S0025-6196(12)61012-X\/abstract#:~:text=Stiff%2Dman%20syndrome%20(Moersch%2D,standard%20treatment%20has%20been%20benzodiazepines.\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">Mayo Clinic<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-6\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In January, when announcing her documentary via an Instagram post, she noted, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThis last couple of years has been such a challenge for me, the journey from discovering my condition to learning how to live with and manage it, but not to let it define me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-7\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a result of battling through SPS, Celine had to cancel her <em>Courage World Tour<\/em>. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt\u2019s not hard to do a show, you know? It\u2019s hard to cancel a show\u2026I\u2019m working hard every day but I have to admit, it\u2019s been a struggle. I miss it so much, the people, I miss them. If I can\u2019t run, I\u2019ll walk. If I can\u2019t walk, I\u2019ll crawl. 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