Legendary Canadian singer Celine Dion has opened up about her struggles with Stiff Person Syndrome and its impact on her health.
In an interview with NBC News, the singer revealed that she feels like she’s “being strangled.”
The mother of three explained that she often suffers from cramps and has even broken some ribs.
“It’s like somebody is strangling you. It’s like somebody is pushing your larynx/pharynx. It was like talking like that, and you cannot go high or lower.”
“It feels like, if I point my feet, they will stay in (that position). Or, if I cook – because I love to cook – my fingers, my hands, will get in position … It’s cramping but it’s like in a position where you cannot unlock them.
“I have broken ribs at one point because sometimes when it’s very severe, it can break,” she said.
Recall that the 56-year-old singer was diagnosed with Stiff Person Syndrome, a rare neurological disease, in 2022.
Initially, she tried to cope with the symptoms but eventually accepted that her life was destined to change.
Also, she mentioned that she is now learning how to live with and manage the condition, determined not to let it define her.