Celine Dion's terrifying 'human statue' health battle in full as she axes tour
Celine Dion left fans heartbroken last year after announcing that she had been diagnosed with a rare and incurable neurological disease.
And now she has revealed that she has been forced to cancel her world tour following her diagnosis with Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS), which leaves sufferers as 'human statues' as it locks the body into rigid positions.
There is no cure for the condition that ultimately leaves sufferers unable to walk or talk.
She first told fans the tragic news on her deteriorating health after she was forced to cancel her European tour last year.
"Hello everyone, I'm sorry it's taken me so long to reach out to you. I miss you all so much and can’t wait to be on stage talking to you in person.
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Celine Dion was diagnosed with the incurable neurological disease last year (Instagram)
She has Stiff Person Syndrome - a condition that affects around one in one million people (Getty Images)"As you know I’ve always been an open book and I wasn’t ready to say anything before but I'm ready now",
"I’ve been dealing with problems with my health for a long time and its been really difficult for me to face my challenges and to talk about everything that I’ve been going through.
"While we’re still learning about this rare condition, we now know this is what’s been causing all the spasms I’ve been having," she added.
Celine meeting the Queen in 1997 (Ken McKay/REX/Shutterstock)"Unfortunately, these spasms affect every aspect of my daily life sometimes causing difficulties when I walk and not allowing me to use my vocal chords to sing the way im used to."
She said that she has a "great team of doctors working alongside her" and is being supported by her "precious children".
"I miss you so much I miss seeing all of you being on the stage performing for you I always give 100 percent when I do my show but my condition is now allowing me to give you that right now," she continued.
There is no known cure for the disease but there are ways to slow it down (Getty Images)"For me to reach you again i have no choice but to concentrate on my health at this moment and I have hope that im on the road to recovery,
"This is my focus and im doing everything I can to recuperate."
"I want to thank you so much for your wishes and love and support on my social media. This means a lot to me. Take care of yourselves. Be well. I love you guys so much and I really hope I can see you again real soon," she signed off.
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Celine first sparked fan's concern in January after she cancelled her American dates of her Courage world tour.
A press release told fans that she had to scrap shows due to "severe and persistent muscle spasms".
The announcement came three months after she was forced to cancel her Las Vegas comeback.
She has earned the title "Queen Of Las Vegas" after constantly performing there.
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