Canadian singer Céline Dion announced this Thursday, via video on social networks, that she’s received a diagnosis of a rare neurological disease called Stiff-Person syndrome, which will cause the postponement of her concert tour. | Photo: Reproduction/Instagram
Canadian singer Céline Dion announced this Thursday, via video on social networks, that she’s received a diagnosis of a rare neurological disease called Stiff-Person syndrome, which will cause the postponement of her concert tour.
The 54-year-old artist says in the video that the disease has caused spasms in his body that “directly affect his entire routine”, from the way he walks to his vocal cords.
This condition is also called stiff person syndrome in Brazil and can affect the central nervous system and cause contractions in the muscles of the trunk and upper and lower limbs.
According to the singer, health issues had been with him for a long time – he had canceled a show in Las Vegas – and it was only now that his medical team discovered the cause, which affects “one in every million people”.
“It’s very hard for me to face this challenge and talk about what I’ve been through. And it hurts me to say that I won’t be ready to start my European tour again in February.”
Dion announced the cancellation of a portion of her scheduled shows and the indefinite postponement of other shows, without giving any indication of when she would be ready to return to the stage. (Folhapress)
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