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Celine Dion Says Singing With Stiff Person Syndrome Feels Like Being Strangled

Celine Dion has been battling Stiff Person Syndrome, a rare autoimmune disorder, for years.

The 56-year-old music icon was diagnosed with the rare autoimmune disorder in 2022 and was forced to cancel her Courage World Tour. In a new sneak peek clip from her upcoming interview with the Today show's Hoda Kotb, Dion speaks out about the affect the condition has had on her vocal cords. Kotb explains to her Today co-anchors that the disease is "chronic and progressive" but adds that there are medicines to help manage it.

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