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Celine Dion relied on heavy doses of Valium to get through shows and fight rare condition

The famed singer said that at one point she was taking daily doses high enough to kill a person.

Celine Dion's desperate desire to perform while she fought a rare neurological disorder once pushed her to regularly take up to 90 milligrams of Valium a day, she said — doses that could've been deadly. Dion has pledged to perform again despite her ongoing struggles with stiff-person syndrome, which can bring severe symptoms at a moment's notice. The daily threat of such a shutdown has led to blunt talks with Dion's children, who know not to panic if Mom suddenly isn't moving.

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