Celine Dion shares rare neurological disorder diagnosis and cancels all tour dates

Celine Dion has just revealed that she had to cancel the remaining dates on her 2023-2024 world tour due to a rare neurological disorder. Stiff person syndrome affects a large number of people all over the world. The singer told her fans that the condition was making it difficult for her to walk and sign. Stiff person syndrome is a neurological and autoimmune disorder that causes muscle stiffness and spasm throughout the body. At the time of writing, there is no cure for this condition. There have already been 52 dates for the “Courage” tour that have been completed. But, the rest of these dates present a lot of a challenge. Dion has been dealing with these medical hurdles for a while now and has been honoring her commitment to reschedule shows from earlier in the pandemic. Here is what the legendary singer told her fans on Instagram.

“It is with great disappointment that we have to announce today the cancellation of the Courage World Tour,” Dion said in an Instagram post and the official announcement. “I’m so sorry to disappoint you all again. I’m working hard to rebuild my strength, but touring can be very difficult even when you’re at 100%. It’s not fair that you keep putting off shows, and even though it breaks my heart, it’s best we cancel.” It’s all now so I’m really ready to get back on stage again. I want you all to know, I’m not giving up…and I can’t wait to see you again! – Celine xx…”

Celine Dion’s management offers further comment on her condition

With a sense of immense disappointment, Celine Dion Courage World Tour Today I announced the cancellation of all remaining dates currently on sale for 2023 and 2024. With the world out of a pandemic, Celine has continued treatment for a diagnosed medical condition that prevents her from performing. Celine is working hard on her recovery, but at this time is unable to prepare successfully to perform the remainder of the tour, which was scheduled to run from August 26, 2023 in Amsterdam until October 4, 2023 in Helsinki; It will then run from March 6, 2024 in Prague until April 22, 2024 in London. We have every hope that one day Celine will soon be able to come to all these cities in Europe to perform for her amazing audiences, but that time is simply not right now.”

In early 2021, when the entertainment industry was still operating under tight COVID restrictions, Celine shot her first movie, love againCo-starring Priyanka Chopra, Jonas, and Sam Heughan. Since then, Celine has revealed that she has a rare condition called stiff person syndrome, which causes severe and persistent muscle spasms, which has prevented her from performing. Celine’s medical team continues to evaluate and treat the condition. Tickets purchased for the 42 canceled dates will be refunded via the original point of sale. For further inquiries or options regarding tickets, ticket holders should contact the original point of purchase.”

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