Celine Dion cancels tour due to incurable 'Stiff Person Syndrome'

Pop legend Celine Dion has tearfully announced that she has been diagnosed with the incurable neurological condition 'Stiff Person Syndrome' and has had to cancel her European tour as a result.

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CELINE DION: Hi, everyone. Well, here we are again. And I'm so sorry that we have to change our tour plans for Europe one more time. First, we had to move the shows because of the pandemic. Now, this is my health issues that is causing us to postpone some shows. And unfortunately, we have to cancel some too.

The good news is that I'm doing a little bit better, but it's going very slow. And it's very frustrating for me. You know, I'm getting treatment from my doctors, taking medication, but I'm still experiencing some spasm. And it's taking a lot longer for me to recover than I had hoped.

I need to be in top shape when I'm on stage. I honestly can't wait, but I'm just not there yet. Just telling you how I feel. And I wanted you to know that I'm sorry for this news.

I know you've all waited so long for the concerts. And I appreciate your loyalty. By now I am convinced that you should be so fed up with all this, in waiting for so long. But all I can say is that I'm doing my very best to get back to the level that I need to be so that I can give 100% at my shows because that's what you deserve.

Yeah. And thank you so much for the messages of love and support that you always send to my social media. It means a lot to me. I also want to say that, like all of you, I stand with the people of Ukraine. And I hope and pray that this war end soon.

Sending you all my love and prayers for peace. Hope to see you soon. Until then, you take care, OK? I love you so much. Bye.