Celine Dion, a 55-year-old epidemic diva, suddenly announced in December that she was suffering from Stiff Man Syndrome (SPS), which is different from ALS but is an incurable disease in which patients eventually lose the ability to walk due to curvature of the trunk and stiff limbs, or become disabled by falls, similar to ankylosis.
According to the "Daily Mail" reported on May 26, SPS is difficult to detect and diagnose, and there is no cure. Celine Dion should have been ill for many years, until she was diagnosed last year, she hired the top medical team, but unfortunately there was no progress.
On May 26, Celine Dion issued an open letter, apologizing to fans with great disappointment and sadness, because her condition did not improve, she could only cancel all subsequent global tours, including the United States, France, Belgium, Denmark, the United Kingdom and other 24 countries, dozens of performances were all canceled, causing a very serious mental blow and property damage to Celine Dion.
Celine Dion did not cancel the performance when she was diagnosed last year, she was holding the mentality of curing SPS or improving her health, so she just postponed the performance at first, and now canceling all performances also means that her condition is not optimistic.
Celine Dion said in the article that she is trying hard against SPS and wants to return to the stage in 100% condition, but it is very difficult and it is very unfair to fans to keep postponing the show, even if it is heartbroken about it but it is best to cancel now, saying that she will not give up and will return to the stage again when she is ready.
For the decision to postpone and finally cancel the performance, fans expressed their understanding and left messages wishing Celine Dion to overcome the disease as soon as possible.
However, some people blamed Celine Dion for "cheating money", which was disappointing.
It is reported that Celine Dion still insisted on working after suffering from zombie syndrome, released many new songs, shot magazines and took commercials, so it also made fans question, why didn't she have the energy to make commercials?
The report pointed out that Celine Dion suffered from an unpredictable disease, and the shooting of commercials and magazines could be carried out in batches, but the concert needed to be in a healthy state for several hours, and it was decided to cancel it in order to leave no flaws.
Some netizens mentioned that Celine Dion's illness had a lot to do with the death of her husband Rene, who fought cancer for 17 years before his death, during which constant recurrence made Celine Dion physically and mentally emaciated, washing her face with tears every day, and a day after her husband's death, Celine Dion's brother Neil also died of cancer, when her twin sons were only 6 years old.
Although it is not clear when Celine Dion began to fall ill, since the death of her husband and brother, she has been skinny, sometimes suddenly limping and walking, which has repeatedly caused heated discussions on hot searches in Europe and the United States.