The long-lasting singer needed to step away from touring and performing in late 2022 after revealing her prognosis of the uncommon situation generally known as Stiff Particular person Syndrome (SPS) which impacts the central nervous system.

The Grammy-winning singer revealed that she shall be opening the door into her wrestle in a brand new documentary, I Am: Céline Dion, which is ready for a debut on Amazon’s Prime Video.

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“This final couple of years has been such a problem for me, the journey from discovering my situation to studying the way to stay with and handle it, however to not let it outline me,” Dion stated in a press release launched Tuesday.

“Because the highway to resuming my performing profession continues, I’ve realized how a lot I’ve missed it, of having the ability to see my followers,” she continued. “Throughout this absence, I made a decision I needed to doc this a part of my life, to attempt to increase consciousness of this little-known situation, to assist others who share this prognosis.”

It was December 2022 when Dion first shared her prognosis with the world in an emotional video posted to her Instagram. At the moment, she shared that she can be suspending her Braveness World Tour attributable to uncontrollable spasms. She would in the end cancel the tour altogether.

“Whereas we’re nonetheless studying about this uncommon situation, we now know that is what’s been inflicting all the spasms that I have been having,” she advised her followers in December. “Sadly these spasms have an effect on each facet of my every day life, typically inflicting difficulties once I stroll, and never permitting me to make use of my vocal cords to sing the best way I’m used to.”

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The Stiff Particular person Syndrome Basis says the situation impacts the central nervous system and depart many who are suffering from it “disabled, wheelchair sure or bed-ridden.”

The synopsis for Dion’s new documentary states that the movie will “takes viewers on a journey inside Céline’s previous and current as she reveals her battle with stiff-person syndrome (SPS) and the lengths she has gone to proceed performing for her beloved and dependable followers.”

“From visiting her couture touring wardrobe and private results to spending time within the recording studio, the documentary captures a world megastar’s never-before-seen personal life,” the synopsis continues. “An emotional, energetic, and poetic love letter to music, I Am: Céline Dion captures greater than a 12 months of filming because the legendary singer navigates her journey towards dwelling an open and genuine life amidst sickness.”

As famous by Us Weekly, whereas SPS has saved Dion from having the ability to tour and carry out stay, it hasn’t stopped her from persevering with in her profession. Not solely did she make her characteristic movie debut within the rom-com Love Once more, she featured 5 songs on its soundtrack.