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Céline Dion Reveals Why She Shared Stiff-Person Syndrome Diagnosis: ‘Lying for Me, the Burden Was Too Much’

During a sit-down with Hoda Kotb teased on the 'Today' show on Monday, June 10, Céline Dion opened up about her experience with stiff-person syndrome, admitting she kept quiet about it at first because she was still trying to understand what was happening with her health.

Dion first started experiencing symptoms of the disorder — which causes debilitating muscle spasms — during her Taking Chances World Tour in 2008. In an earlier clip from the conversation, the five-time Grammy Award winner opened up about the effect the condition had on her voice. The sit-down comes ahead of I Am: Céline Dion, the Prime Video documentary that follows the Grammy-winning icon as she grapples with her rare disorder and fights to get back on stage.

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