Celine Dion would ‘love’ to be back on stage, despite health problems

Celine Dion does not intend to let her battle with stiff person syndrome stop her from taking to the stage again.

“Céline is a fighter. She doesn’t have as much control over her muscles as she used to, but she is working with doctors and physiotherapists to get better,” a source said exclusively. We weekly. “Céline has taken time to focus on her health but plans to return to the stage as soon as her medical team has cleared.”

A year ago, Dion revealed through an emotional examination that she had been diagnosed with ‘stiff-person syndrome’ – a rare neurological condition that causes muscle stiffness and spasms. Instagram video.

“I have been dealing with issues with my health for a long time and it has been very difficult for me to face these challenges and talk about everything I have been through,” she shared in December 2022.

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Dion announced at the time that she would postpone her Courage World Tour until spring 2024 due to her health. The tour was officially canceled in May.

“I’m so sorry to disappoint you all again. I’m working very hard to regain my strength, but touring can be very difficult, even when you’re 100[percent]”, Dion wrote via Instagram. “It’s not fair to you to keep postponing the shows, and even though it breaks my heart, it’s best that we cancel everything now until I’m actually ready to get back on stage. I want you all to know: I’m not giving up… and I can’t wait to see you again!”

A second source says Us that the Grammy winner “will not give up the fight” against her stiffness syndrome. “She remains positive and upbeat and does her physical therapy every day,” the insider added. “Somehow being back on stage is her constant dream, even though she can no longer sing; she just wants to see those beaming faces.

At the end of the day, her return to the stage “all depends on her health and how she feels.” The second source tells Us: “She is working with her doctors and other medical professionals and hoping for a miracle.”

Dion’s family continues to stand by her side amid her health struggles. “Her children have been her rock,” a third source shared Us in December 2022, adding: “The twins are very mature for their age and René-Charles checks and dotes on his mother all the time.” (Dion shares sons René-Charles, 22, and twins Nelson and Eddy, 13, with her late husband René Angélil.)

The “My Heart Will Go On” singer stepped out last month for a rare public appearance alongside her sons at a hockey game in Las Vegas. After watching the Vegas Golden Knights beat her hometown team, the Montreal Canadiens, Dion met with Canadiens players and coach Martin St. Louis in the team’s locker room.

Earlier this week, Céline’s sister, Claudette Dionrevealed in an interview with Canadian magazine that the pop star “has no control over her muscles.” 7 Days. “What hurts me is that she has always been disciplined. She has always worked hard,” 75-year-old Claudette told the newspaper on Monday, December 18. “My mom always told her, ‘You’re going to do this right, you’re going to do this right.’”

In addition to claiming that “scientists haven’t done much research” into the condition “because it didn’t affect that many people,” Claudette thanked her sister’s fans for their support. “People tell us they love her and are praying for her,” she said. “She receives so many messages, gifts, blessed crucifixes.”