Celine Dion, 54, is 診断するd with incurable neurological 病気: Tearful singer 明らかにする／漏らすs she has rare one-in-a-million 'Stiff Person Syndrome' that turns 苦しんでいる人s into 'human statues'

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Celine Dion has been 診断するd with the rare neurological 条件 Stiff Person Syndrome, which 原因（となる）s her muscles to 緊張した uncontrollably.

The 条件, which 影響する／感情s one in a million people, 最終的に leaves 苦しんでいる人s as 'human statues' as it progressively locks the 団体／死体 into rigid positions, leaving 苦しんでいる人s unable to walk or talk.?

While there is no cure for SPS, there are 治療s to slow 負かす／撃墜する the progression, with Celine 明らかにする／漏らすing she is doing all she can to 最小限に減らす symptoms.?

The 54-year-old singer 演説（する）／住所d her fans in a tearful Instagram 地位，任命する on Thursday as she 明らかにする／漏らすd it has 軍隊d her to 延期する her European 小旅行する.??

Heartbreaking:?Celine Dion 明らかにする／漏らすd in a tearful Instagram 地位，任命する on Thursday that she has been 診断するd with Stiff Person Syndrome, which 原因（となる）s her muscles to 緊張した uncontrollably

She penned: 'Hello everyone, I'm sorry it's taken me so long to reach out to you. I 行方不明になる you all so much and can’t wait to be on 行う／開催する／段階 talking to you in person.

'As you know, I’ve always been an open 調書をとる／予約する and I wasn’t ready to say anything before but I'm ready now.

'I’ve been 取引，協定ing with problems with my health for a long time, and it has been really difficult for me to 直面する my challenges and to talk about everything that I’ve been going throu gh.?

'Recently, I’ve been 診断するd with a very rare neurological disorder called the stiff person syndrome, which 影響する／感情s one in a million people.??

'While we’re still learning about this rare 条件, we now know this is what’s been 原因（となる）ing all the spasms I’ve been having.'??

悲劇の: SPS leaves 苦しんでいる人s as 'human statues' as it progressively locks the 団体／死体 into rigid positions, with Celine 明らかにする／漏らすing it had 軍隊d her to 取り消す her European 小旅行する (pictured in 2019)

詳細（に述べる）ing the 衝撃 the 条件 has had on her, Celine continued: 'Unfortunately, these spasms 影響する／感情 every 面 of my daily life, いつかs 原因（となる）ing difficulties when I walk and not 許すing me to use my 声の cords to sing the way I'm used to.

What IS stiff person syndrome? Celine Dion's one-in-a-million 条件 原因（となる）s spasms so violent they can break bones and 結局 turns 患者s into 'human statues'?

Celine Dion - fighting 支援する 涙／ほころびs today - 明らかにする／漏らすd she has a one-in-a-million incurable neurological disorder.?

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'It 傷つけるs me to tell you today that this means I won’t be ready to 再開する my 小旅行する in Europe in February.?

'I have a 広大な／多数の／重要な team of doctors working と一緒に me to help me get better and my precious children who are supporting me and giving me help.

'I'm working hard with my sports 薬／医学 therapist every day to build bac my strength and my ability to 成し遂げる again but I have to 収容する／認める it’s been a struggle.

'All I know is singing it’s what I’ve done all my life and its what I love to do the most.

'I 行方不明になる you so much. I 行方不明になる seeing all of you 存在 on the 行う／開催する／段階 成し遂げるing for you.

'I always give 100 パーセント when I do my show but my 条件 is now 許すing me to give you that 権利 now.

'For me to reach you again, I have no choice but to concentrate on my health at this moment, and I have hope that I'm on the road to 回復.

'This is my 焦点（を合わせる）, and I'm doing everything I can to recuperate.

'I want to thank you so much for your wishes and love and support on my social マスコミ. This means a lot to me.?

'Take care of yourselves. Be 井戸／弁護士席. I love you guys so much and I really hope I can see you again real soon.'

Celine then updated fans on her 小旅行する dates as she 株d a poster of the 繰り延べるd and cancelled concerts.?

The mother-of-three first hinted at her health woes in January when she?取り消すd the North American dates of her Courage world 小旅行する from March 9 to April 22.?

Heartbreaking: It's the 最新の 悲劇 to 生じる Celine に引き続いて her husband Rene Angelil's death 老年の 73 in 2016 (pictured in 2012)??

The 告示 （機の）カム three months after she had to 取り消す the start of her Las Vegas 復帰 residency over the same health 問題／発行する.?

Celine has become known as 'Queen Of Las Vegas' because of her enormously successful residencies there.?

After retiring from her famous Caesars Palace residency in 2019, she was 説得するd 支援する to Sin City to 成し遂げる at the new 訴える手段／行楽地s World on the （土地などの）細長い一片.

A 声明 on her website said that?Celine 'recently has been 扱う／治療するd for 厳しい and 執拗な muscle spasms which are 妨げるing her from 成し遂げるing, and her 回復 is taking longer than she hoped.?

'Her 医療の team continues to 評価する and 扱う／治療する the 条件.'

Celine 追加するd: 'I was really hoping that I’d be good to go by now, but I suppose I just have to be more 患者 and follow the regimen that my doctors are 定める／命ずるing.

'There's a lot of 組織するing and 準備 that goes into our shows, and so we have to make 決定／判定勝ち（する）s today which will 影響する／感情 the 計画（する）s two months 負かす／撃墜する the road. I’ll be so glad to get 支援する to 十分な health, 同様に as all of us getting past this pandemic, and I can’t wait to be 支援する on 行う／開催する／段階 again.'

'一方／合間, I’ve been very touched by all the words of 激励 that everyone’s been sending to me on social マスコミ. I feel your love and support and it means the world to me.'?

In 2019,?Celine 誘発するd 関心 の中で her 信奉者s who （刑事）被告 her of 存在 'too thin'.?

Health:?While there is no cure for the 条件, there are 治療s to slow 負かす／撃墜する the progression, with Celine 明らかにする／漏らすing she is doing all she can to minimise symptoms

Last picture: Celine has not been photographed since this picture in Jan uary 2022?

The Canadian songstress told Entertainment Tonight that 'she's always been very thin,' 追加するing?'Is there anything wrong about my 団体／死体?'

She continued:?'When you go 支援する, when I was 12 years old, my 直面する was rounder because you have more fat and you're younger… But I've always been very thin.'

The SPS diagnosis is the 最新の 悲劇 to 生じる Celine に引き続いて her husband Rene Angelil's death 老年の 73 in 2016.?

Celine 株 three sons with her late husband - Rene-Charles, 21, and twins Nelson and Eddy, 12.

Update:?Celine then updated fans on her 小旅行する dates as she 株d a poster of the 繰り延べるd and cancelled concerts

She met Rene in Canada when she was a 12-year-old aspiring singer and he was already 38. He became her 経営者／支配人.

'A beautiful soul like hers doesn't deserve this': Celine Dion fans are 'heartbroken' and 'in 涙／ほころびs' after 'hero' singer 明らかにする／漏らすs she has incurable neurological 病気?

Celine Dion fans have been left 荒廃させるd after the singer was 診断するd with Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS), which 原因（となる）s her muscles to 緊張した uncontrollably.?

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His dedication to 養育するing her career 報道によれば drove him to mortgage his home so that he could 供給する 基金ing for her 1981 debut album La Voix du bon Dieu.

Rene and Celine 公式に began dating in 1987 - when she was just 19 years old and he was 45 - and in 1991 they got engaged.

It was only in 1993, however, that she publicized their romance, slipping the 告示 into the liner 公式文書，認めるs of her album The Colour Of My Love.?

In December 1994 they married in Montreal's Notre-Dame Basilica, which became the 発生地 for their eldest son Rene-Charles' christening and Rene's funeral.

Rene died at 73 of a heart attack while 苦しむing from 終点 throat 癌 in January 2016. Two days later, Celine lost her brother Daniel to throat 癌.

That August, Celine 解放（する）d a 尊敬の印 album to him in French する権利を与えるd Encore un soir, with a 選び出す／独身 of the same 指名する that was a 攻撃する，衝突する in francophone markets.

Fans have been left 'heartbroken' over the news and took to social マスコミ to 発言する／表明する their support and 弔慰s.

One person tweeted: 'I just knew it was serious. Celine, you are my hero. One in a billion. Of course, it had to be something so rare to take you 負かす／撃墜する. But you’ve got this!'

Another wrote: 'Praying for @celinedion’s health and 回復 this morning. Celine has been such an inspiration to me throughout the years - sending all my love her way today x'.

Someone else echoed: 'my heart aches for celine dion! that lady has done so many for her fans and to see her in such 苦痛 is just heartbreaking! a beautiful soul like hers don’t deserve this #prayersforcelinedion'.

And a fourth agreed, 令状ing: 'Heartbroken and in 涙／ほころびs over the news of @celinedion. I adore you. You were my very first concert 権利 after titanic （機の）カム out. I will never forget you singing my heart will go on on a titanic model ship. I am praying for you in the deepest possible way. I love you'.

Family:?Celine 株 three sons with her late husband - Rene-Charles, 21, and twins Nelson and Eddy, 12 (pictured in May)?

Upset:?Fans have been left 'heartbroken' over the news and took to social マスコミ to 発言する／表明する their support and 弔慰s