Arguing that he wasn’t strong enough to tour while battling a neurological disorder, Global pop star Celine Dion has canceled all of her scheduled performances in 2024 and 2024.
“I’m so sorry to let you all down once again…and even though it breaks my heart, it’s better that we call it all off until I’m really ready to get back on stage.”wrote the artist on his Twitter account.
At the end of last year, The Canadian star revealed he had been diagnosed with stiff person syndromea, a disorder that affected her singing due to muscle spasms that didn’t “allow her to use her vocal cords” as she “used to”.
A statement shared by the “Celine Dion’s Courage World Tour” tour team detailed that the pop star is “working very hard to regain your strength, but touring can be very difficult, even when you are at 100%.”
The decision affects his planned tour of 16 countries in Europe, which was due to start in Amsterdam in August and end with two dates at London’s O2 Arena in April next year.
What is stiff person syndrome?
He Information center on genetic and rare diseases (GARD) classifies rigid person syndrome as “an autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks its own central nervous system (brain and spinal cord).
According to the information provided on the GARD website, this disease “characterized by episodes of stiffness and muscle spasms of the muscles of the trunk, arms and legswhich are often caused by an increased sensitivity to noise, touch and as a startle response.
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