{"id":3439,"date":"2026-08-19T19:56:05","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T19:56:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drsoniafawad.com\/?p=3439"},"modified":"2026-08-19T19:56:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T19:56:05","slug":"celine-dion-details-17-years-of-stiff-person-syndrome-symptoms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drsoniafawad.com\/?p=3439","title":{"rendered":"C\u00e9line Dion Details 17 Years of Stiff-Person Syndrome Symptoms"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\n\tC\u00e9line Dion is giving fans an honest update about her daily life with stiff-person syndrome<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tIn a recent Harper\u2019s BAZAAR<\/em><\/a> cover story, the 58-year-old singer shared that she started noticing symptoms, including muscle stiffness and spasms, 17 years ago. She wasn\u2019t officially diagnosed until 2022.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\tWhat Is Stiff-Person Syndrome?\u00a0\t<\/h2>\n

\n\tAccording to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)<\/a>, stiff-person syndrome is a progressive neurological and autoimmune disease that affects the brain and spinal cord.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\n\tThe disorder causes severe muscle stiffness in the torso, arms, and legs. Patients also suffer from heightened sensitivity to touch, emotional distress, and sudden noises, all of which can trigger paralyzing muscle spasms.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tStiff-person syndrome affects approximately one to two people out of a million<\/a> and is frequently misdiagnosed<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\tAn Intensive Daily Regimen\u00a0\t<\/h2>\n

\n\tInstead of hiding from the physical challenges, Dion is actively treating her symptoms<\/a> so she can return to performing. She told the publication that her current symptom management routine involves a mix of new medication, immunotherapy, and physical and vocal therapy. To keep her body moving, she also takes ballet classes and does Pilates three times a week.<\/p>\n

\n\tDion said she wants her fans to see her as an \u201copen book\u201d and isn\u2019t afraid of talking about what goes on behind closed doors.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI\u2019m honest, and it\u2019s not always pretty,\u201d she said. \u201cSometimes it\u2019s happy things, sometimes it\u2019s sad<\/a>, but it\u2019s called life. Instead of questioning life, can you live life? So I\u2019m living my life, girl. I\u2019m living the life.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\tChanging the Narrative\u00a0\t<\/h2>\n

\n\tPart of living that life means changing how she talks about the diagnosis. During the interview, she made a point of correcting the phrasing around her condition.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cIt is a progressive condition. I don\u2019t like to say \u2018disease.\u2019 Disease makes you go like this,\u201d she told Harper\u2019s BAZAAR<\/em>, reportedly scrunching her nose before adding, \u201c\u2018Kevin, you\u2019re such a disease.\u2019\u2009\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tAll of this hard work is leading up to her highly anticipated Paris concert residency. After taking the stage at the Paris Olympics this summer, she called the upcoming shows the best 58th-birthday present to herself.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThis year, I\u2019m getting the best birthday gift of my life,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m getting the chance to see you, to perform for you.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tDion wants to step back into the spotlight as a direct \u201cthank you\u201d to the people who supported her throughout her decades-long career.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThey paid for tickets. They bought my records. They gave me that luxury,\u201d she said. \u201cSo the least I can do is tell them that I\u2019m alive.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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C\u00e9line Dion is giving fans an honest update about her daily life with stiff-person syndrome.\u00a0 In a recent Harper\u2019s BAZAAR cover story, the 58-year-old singer shared that she started noticing symptoms, including muscle stiffness and spasms, 17 years ago. She wasn\u2019t officially diagnosed until 2022.\u00a0 What Is Stiff-Person Syndrome?\u00a0 According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), stiff-person syndrome is a progressive neurological and autoimmune disease that affects the brain and spinal cord.\u00a0 Related story Paris Jackson Explains How ‘Chronic Loneliness’ Led to Her Addiction The disorder causes severe muscle stiffness in the torso, arms, and legs. Patients also suffer from heightened sensitivity to touch, emotional distress, and sudden noises, all of which can trigger paralyzing muscle spasms.\u00a0 Stiff-person syndrome affects approximately one to two people out of a million and is frequently misdiagnosed.\u00a0 An Intensive Daily Regimen\u00a0 Instead of hiding from the physical challenges, Dion is actively treating her symptoms so she can return to performing. She told the publication that her current symptom management routine involves a mix of new medication, immunotherapy, and physical and vocal therapy. To keep her body moving, she also takes ballet classes and does Pilates three times a week. Dion said she wants her fans to see her as an \u201copen book\u201d and isn\u2019t afraid of talking about what goes on behind closed doors.\u00a0 \u201cI\u2019m honest, and it\u2019s not always pretty,\u201d she said. \u201cSometimes it\u2019s happy things, sometimes it\u2019s sad, but it\u2019s called life. Instead of questioning life, can you live life? So I\u2019m living my life, girl. I\u2019m living the life.\u201d Changing the Narrative\u00a0 Part of living that life means changing how she talks about the diagnosis. During the interview, she made a point of correcting the phrasing around her condition.\u00a0 \u201cIt is a progressive condition. I don\u2019t like to say \u2018disease.\u2019 Disease makes you go like this,\u201d she told Harper\u2019s BAZAAR, reportedly scrunching her nose before adding, \u201c\u2018Kevin, you\u2019re such a disease.\u2019\u2009\u201d All of this hard work is leading up to her highly anticipated Paris concert residency. After taking the stage at the Paris Olympics this summer, she called the upcoming shows the best 58th-birthday present to herself.\u00a0 \u201cThis year, I\u2019m getting the best birthday gift of my life,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m getting the chance to see you, to perform for you.\u201d Dion wants to step back into the spotlight as a direct \u201cthank you\u201d to the people who supported her throughout her decades-long career.\u00a0 \u201cThey paid for tickets. They bought my records. They gave me that luxury,\u201d she said. \u201cSo the least I can do is tell them that I\u2019m alive.\u201d Source link<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3440,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3439","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-female-health-issues"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/drsoniafawad.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3439","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/drsoniafawad.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/drsoniafawad.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drsoniafawad.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drsoniafawad.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3439"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/drsoniafawad.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3439\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drsoniafawad.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3440"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/drsoniafawad.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drsoniafawad.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drsoniafawad.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}