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Lisa McLoughlin

Celine Dion tears up as she reveals she hid her stiff person syndrome for 17 years

Celine Dion fought back tears as she opened up about her long battle with stiff person syndrome, a condition she kept secret for 17 years.

The singer, 56, admitted that hiding her illness from her fans was a heavy burden, describing it as “too much” for her to bear. She was diagnosed with the rare autoimmune neurological disorder in 2022 but had been dealing with its effects for nearly two decades.

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