Celine Dion Reveals She Has Been Diagnosed With Rare Stiff Person Syndrome

On Thursday, Celine Dion, 54, revealed that she would be canceling and postponing shows after being diagnosed with stiff person syndrome.

“I’ve been dealing with problems with my health for a long time, and it’s been challenging for me to face these challenges and to talk about everything that I’ve been going through,” she said emotionally in a video.

“Recently, I have been diagnosed with a very rare neurological syndrome, which affects something like one in a million people,” she said, adding that this is causing all of the “spasms” she’s been having.

According to the Cleveland Clinic, stiff person syndrome results in rigidity and spasms in the trunk and limbs.  Leg muscles are the first to stiffen over time, then arms and face muscles.