Celine Dion left the world speechless when he Last Thursday, he announced that he would be canceling all of his shows due to serious health issues he had been dealing with for a long time. The correlate of this news went viral thanks to a video that the Canadian artist herself posted. There he says he suffers from “Stiff person syndrome(SPR), a rare diseases neurodegenerative.

Now why the PSR Will this stop Dion from singing? The disease causes an uncontrollable and involuntary tension of the muscles of those who suffer from it. This evil eventually leaves those affected as “statues Human“, since it gradually blocks the body in rigid postures which end up preventing it from walking or talking, which could inevitably end the career of the Canadian, one of the most popular artists in the world.

Agree with Mayo Clinic, PSR is one of the paraneoplastic syndromes of the nervous system and “is characterized by gradual stiffness or numbness and intense muscle, which mainly affects the spine and legs. It can also cause painful muscle spasms.

“It is a disease that affects the body with spasms and stiffness starting in the trunk and abdomen, but can progress to the arms and legs, affecting the face, neck muscles and shoulders. voice tones, supported Espejo Público on Antena 3, neurologist Javier Abril (Advanced Neurology Center). For the expert, the singer must consider staying for a long time,”occupational therapy and physiotherapy”.

As for her musical career, it is striking: “I think that Celine Dion, he won’t be able to sing anymore, he will be able to do any activity, but this continuous and daily limitation prevents him from doing any singing activity”.

Dion revealed this week the reasons that led her to make the painful decision to end her presentations for the time being. Hello everyone, sorry to have taken so long to contact you. I miss you so much and can’t wait to get on stage and talk to you in person. As you know, I’ve always been an open book and before I wasn’t ready to say anything, but now I am,” the singer began in her post.

“I had health issues for a long time and it was very difficult for me to deal with them and talk about all the things that happened to me. I was recently diagnosed with a very rare neurological disorder called stiffness syndrome, It affects 1 in a million people. Although we are still learning more about this rare disease, we now know what caused all the spasms I had.” Dio.

During the video, Dion She pointed out that she has a great team of professionals who surround her and try to prevent the progression of the disease from being as rapid as it could be, although its progression is inevitable. “I have a great team of doctors working by my side to help me get better and my precious children supporting and helping me,” the singer said.

I work hard with my sports medicine therapist every day regain my strength and my ability to act again, but i have to admit it was a struggle. The only thing I know is that singing is what I’ve done all my life and what I love to do the most. They miss me a lot. I miss seeing you all on stage performing for you.”

Dion had already canceled his tour Courage last January, due to ongoing health issues, although the reasons for the suspensions were not fully disclosed at the time. “I had high hopes that I would be ready to return to the stage now, but I realize that I have to be more patient,” lamented the star in his network account. Twitter towards the end of this month.

It wasn’t the first time Dion had canceled concerts. The first shows had to be postponed due to the pandemic, she had already suspended scheduled performances in Las Vegas, in the western United States, between November 2021 and February 2022.

On March 9, he was to resume his tour in denver and until April 22, he was scheduled to perform in 15 other cities in State Joined and also Canada.

These shows are now also canceled due to the recovery of health of the singer, who was known to be in pain”severe and persistent muscle spasms“Which prevent her from playing on stage, “it takes longer than expected”, indicated the firm which represents her in a press release last January.

Now, Dion confirmed that these “severe and persistent muscle spasms” are the product of a neurological disease that affects one in a million patients worldwide.

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