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Céline Dion demonstrates how stiff person syndrome has affected her voice

Céline Dion says she finds strength in and for her three sons to battle stiff person syndrome, the rare neurological disorder that has prevented her from carrying on her celebrated singing career. The "My Heart Will Go On" and "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" hitmaker was diagnosed with the life-altering illness in August 2022, nearly six years after her husband, René Angélil, died from throat ...
Céline Dion performs on the opening night of her Courage World Tour at the Videotron Centre in Quebec City, Quebec, on Sept. 18, 2019.

Céline Dion says she finds strength in and for her three sons to battle stiff person syndrome, the rare neurological disorder that has prevented her from carrying on her celebrated singing career.

The "My Heart Will Go On" and "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" hitmaker was diagnosed with the life-altering illness in August 2022, nearly six years after her husband, René Angélil, died from throat cancer. The couple share three children — René-Charles, 23, and 13-year-old twins

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