Dion earlier this year canceled all tour dates through 2024 due to a rare neurological disease calledStiff-Person Syndrome.
She continued, The vocal cords are muscles, and the heart is also a muscle.
This is what gets me.
Celine Dion in 2020James Devaney/GC Images
Family charity Fondation Maman Dion has been inundated with messages of support for the star.
Said Claudette, Some people have lost hope because its an illness that isnt well known.
If you knew the number of phone calls the Foundation receives about Celine!
People tell us they love her and are praying for her.
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There are spasms theyre impossible to control.
Its a bit like that, but in all muscles.
Theres little we can do to support her, to alleviate her pain.
The rare condition strikes about one in a million people.
In May of this year, she canceled the entire 2023-2024 tour.
The Las Vegas-based singer has largely remained out of the public spotlight since makingthe cancelation announcementon Instagram in May.
