Céline Dion: 'Nothing Is Going to Stop Me'

AS SHE STRUGGLES TO COPE WITH AN INCURABLE DEGENERATIVE DISEASE, MUSIC LEGEND CÉLINE DION REVEALS IN AN INTIMATE NEW INTERVIEW THAT SHE'S HOPING FOR A MIRACLE - AND FIGHTING 'ONE DAY AT A TIME'.

WALKING onto the Grammys stage on the arm of her eldest son to announce Taylor Swift as this year’s album of the year award winner — 27 years after she herself took home the top prize — Céline Dion was overcome with emotion when the audience inside L.A.’s Crypto.com Arena welcomed her with a standing ovation Feb. 4. “It was very nerve-racking, but at the same time, a big honor,” she told Vogue France of the surprise appearance, one of just a few times she’s been seen in public since revealing a health crisis in December 2022. “That magic. That excitement. To see the fans, to see the crowd. To see show business again.”

The moment was bittersweet. More than a year after announcing her health issues were due to stiff person syndrome, a rare and incurable neurological and autoimmune condition that causes severe muscle spasms and stiffening in the limbs — and, in Céline’s case, issues with her vocal cords — she’s in the fight of her life. Her struggle is something she swore she’d never talk about, but sharing it has allowed her to connect with her beloved fans. “It’s the only way she can let fans in,” an insider tells Star. After canceling her world tour, her future as a performer remains uncertain. “My body will tell me,” the 56-year-old told the mag. “People who suffer from SPS may not be lucky enough or have the means to have good doctors and good treatments. I have those means, and this is a gift. What’s more, I have this strength within me. I know that nothing is going to stop me.”

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