{"id":174989,"date":"2024-06-11T15:48:07","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T15:48:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/?p=174989"},"modified":"2024-06-11T15:48:07","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T15:48:07","slug":"i-hid-my-illness-for-17-years-before-making-it-public-celine-dion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2024\/06\/11\/i-hid-my-illness-for-17-years-before-making-it-public-celine-dion\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I hid my illness for 17 years before making it public\u2019 \u2013 Celine Dion"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Celine Dion revealed that she was secretly battling the illness while managing her late husband&#8217;s cancer battle and raising their children.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>She confessed that she has been experiencing symptoms way back in 2008.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Renowned Canadian singer Celine Dion has shared her long-hidden battle with Stiff Person Syndrome, a depleting neurological disorder.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent interview with Hoda Kotb on the &#8216;<em>Today Show<\/em>&#8216;, Celine Dion revealed her secret struggle, which she endured while supporting her late husband Rene Angelil&#8217;s cancer fight and raising their children.<\/p>\n<p>During the interview, the 56-year-old singer confessed to experiencing symptoms as far back as 2008, but didn&#8217;t take the time to understand her condition.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_174990\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-174990\" style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-174990\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/Screenshot_20240611-155919.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"719\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/Screenshot_20240611-155919.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/Screenshot_20240611-155919-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/Screenshot_20240611-155919-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/Screenshot_20240611-155919-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/Screenshot_20240611-155919-350x350.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-174990\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Celine Dion<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She revealed that as her husband fought for his life, she felt the weight of responsibility, raising their children while concealing her own declining health.<\/p>\n<p>According to her, the burden of secrecy finally became too much, prompting her to openly share her diagnosis with the world.<\/p>\n<p>She said:<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<strong><em>We did not know what was going on [with me]. I did not take the time\u2026 I should have stopped, took the time to figure it out.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cAnd like it wasn\u2019t enough, my husband as well is fighting for his own life.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cI had to raise my kids, I had to hide, I had to try to be a hero \u2013 while feeling my body leaving me, I was holding on to my own dreams.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>&#8220;I was unaware of what was happening to my body, and I should have stopped and sought answers.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0&#8220;I had to be a hero, even as my body was failing me, I was clinging to my dreams, all while hiding my struggles from those who supported me throughout my career.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Celine Dion had earlier revealed that her illness f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2024\/06\/08\/it-feels-like-being-strangled-celine-dion-on-her-illness\/\">eels like being strangled<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Celine Dion revealed that she frequently endures excruciating cramps, which have even led to broken ribs on occasion.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>&#8220;It\u2019s like somebody is strangling you. 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