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Heartbreaking footage of Celine Dion in 2008 emerges as stiff person syndrome took hold before tearful singer admits 'I'm an apple tree and my branches are starting to fall'
Celine Dion battled with the symptoms of rare neurological condition Stiff-Person Syndrome during her 2008 world tour.
Another video taken from the star's upcoming documentary sees the singer becoming emotional as she describes her despair about how her diagnosis is affecting both her career and her relationship with her fans. In stiff person syndrome, the immune system attacks a protein that helps make gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), which regulate motor neurons — the nerves that control movement. Hoda shared that sometimes when Celine's voice wasn't working properly she would pretend her microphone was broken and other nights she would rely on the audience to help her sing.
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