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Celine Dion Describes Singing With Stiff-Person Syndrome: ‘It’s Like Somebody’s Strangling You’

Celine Dion shared insight on what it’s like to live with Stiff-Person Syndrome.

Getty ImagesThe autoimmune disease is “a rare disorder of motor function characterized by involuntary stiffness of axial muscles and superimposed painful muscle spasms, which are often induced by startle or emotional stimuli,” per the . In January, when announcing her documentary via an Instagram post, she noted, “This last couple of years has been such a challenge for me, the journey from discovering my condition to learning how to live with and manage it, but not to let it define me.” “Trying to overcome this autoimmune disorder has been one of the hardest experiences of my life, but I remain determined to one day get back onto the stage and to live as normal of a life as possible,” she captioned an Instagram post made on International Stiff-Person Syndrome Awareness Day on March 15 .

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