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Céline Dion says illness has caused muscle spasms that broke her ribs


Singer describes symptoms of stiff person syndrome, the rare illness she was diagnosed with in 2022, including a feeling of strangulation

Céline Dion has said she has suffered muscle spasms so strong that her ribs were broken as a result, as she lives with the condition stiff person syndrome. In an interview with Vogue France in April, she said she was undergoing physical and vocal therapy five times a week. Either I train like an athlete and work super hard, or I switch off and it’s over, I stay at home, listen to my songs, stand in front of my mirror and sing to myself.

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