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Céline Dion Says Her Sons Fuel Her to Fight Stiff-Person Syndrome: 'They Already Lost a Parent' (Exclusive)


Music superstar Céline Dion opens up to PEOPLE in an emotional cover story about her decades-long battle with the rare autoimmune and neurological disease Stiff-person Syndrome, finding strength in her three sons (with late husband René Angélil) and how she's fighting to get back onstage two years after her diagnosis.

As she navigated grief and severe health struggles over the years, Céline Dion moved fans around the world with her unrelenting courage and resilience. "I've been dealing with problems with my health for a long time, and it's been really difficult for me to face these challenges and to talk about everything that I've been going through," she told fans, acknowledging that she was still learning about the condition and its impact on her life and career. Dion will also be opening up about her health battle in a sit-down interview with Hoda Kotb for an NBC News primetime special, airing Tuesday, June 11 at 10 p.m. EST.

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