(Montreal) Celine Dion announces that she has a rare neurological disease and adds that she will be unable to resume her world tour of shows next February, in Europe.
In a video transmitted on social networks which shows her very emotional, the Quebec artist points out that this disease which, she says, affects approximately one person in a million, is the cause of the muscle spasms which have been devastating her for quite a while.
She claims that this disease, called in English Stiff person syndrome, affects her daily life, especially when she walks and uses her vocal cords. A medical therapist helps her daily by subjecting her to physical training aimed at restoring her strength and endurance.
Although she specifies that she is fighting a continual fight, Celine Dion assures that she remains hopeful of being on the right track. She says she is well surrounded by medical specialists and enjoys the support of her children.
The singer, who will be 55 next March, ends her message by thanking the many people who have sent her their encouragement.