Celine Dion announced on Thursday that she has been diagnosed with Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) – a rare neurological disorder which causes muscles to tense uncontrollably and ultimately leaves sufferers as ‘human statues’ as it progressively locks the body into rigid positions.
The singer, 54, has faced a series of heartbreaking blows throughout her life – starting with the death of her 16-year-old niece in 1993, who passed away in her arms due to cystic fibrosis, followed by the passing