Celine Dion Recalls Early Symptoms of Stiff Person Syndrome

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Celine Dion knew something wasn’t right with her body for more than a decade before she received a diagnosis. In a May 23 interview with Vogue, the singer, who now knows she has stiff person syndrome, recalled the early signs and symptoms of the rare neurological disorder. It was 2008 and Dion was on her Taking Chances World Tour. “Quite rapidly, I was having difficulty controlling my voice,” Dion said. A visit to the otolaryngologist, or the ENT, found no abnormalities.

Since her diagnosis, Dion has been receiving treatment for her symptoms. “I haven’t beat the disease, as it’s still within me and always will be,” Dion told Vogue France in April. “Five days a week I undergo athletic, physical and vocal therapy. I work on my toes, my knees, my calves, my fingers, my singing, my voice,” she revealed. At first, Dion says she questioned whether her illness was her fault. But, she said, there’s no way to know. “Life doesn’t give you any answers.

 

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