Celine Dion made her first public appearance yesterday after almost three and a half years of absence due to a rare syndrome that has kept her away from the stage, but not from media attention.
The "My Heart Will Go On" singer, accompanied by her two sons, twins Eddy and Nelson, appeared at a hockey game in Montreal. But despite her health problems, Celine looked in great shape as she spoke enthusiastically to the hockey team's players.
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"It's a great honor to meet you," Dion told coach Martin St. Louis. "It was an incredible night."
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The diagnosis of "stiff person syndrome" forced her to cancel various concerts and the "Courage" world tour, where she last performed in March 2020. In August,
Celine's sister, Claudette Dion, spoke publicly about the struggle sister's ongoing illness. Despite working with the best scientists in the field and trying different treatments, Claudette admitted that there is no definitive cure for this disease.
But what is "Stiff Person Syndrome" (SPS)?
SPS is a rare neurological disorder with features of an autoimmune disease. This syndrome occurs in 1 in 1 million cases and is a matter of muscle stiffness. SPS is characterized by muscle sensitivity and uncontrolled movement after any stimulus, be it noise, touch, stress, etc. The disease can go so far that movement or speech becomes impossible. For the diagnosis of Celine Dion there is no specific cure, but only treatments that can slow down the development of the disease.
