2024-07-07 13:20:19
After being diagnosed with stiff-person syndrome, Dion began filming her documentary, which shows the seizures she suffered, one during the filming of the production itself, which made her scream in pain.
I am Celine Dion is the shocking documentary that shows the battle of the renowned Canadian singer against the stiff person syndrome (SPS in English), which caused him to retire from music in 2022.
The production, released on Amazon Prime Video, reveals images of their physical therapies, as well as how He deals with the severe muscle spasms that are a consequence of his illness. and are so painful that they can even cause fractures.
“SPS is in the muscle, in the tendons, in the nerves. You can’t see anything, because it’s not visible. “I got to a point where I couldn’t walk because I was losing my balance so much and I was in so much pain. I still can’t use my voice. Music, I miss it so much. But also the people. I miss them.”explained Céline Dion, who added that she has suffered from this illness for two decades.
The documentary details that the artist presented the first evidence of the SPS 17 years ago, in 2007.
“Before I really got stuck with stiff-person syndrome, my voice… was the driver of my life,” she said, noting that the symptoms first became apparent in her voice, as she experienced pain when trying to reach higher notes.
But as the years went by, the pain became more noticeable, forcing Céline Dion to cancel her concerts, citing alleged flu.
“I would cheat, like hitting the microphone as if it was the sound’s fault. Sometimes we would have to stop the show so I could change my clothes, but I wouldn’t come back,” she said.
Faced with this, she turned to Valium, a sedative and anxiolytic that in high doses can cause death, noting that “90 milligrams can kill you. You can stop breathing. But at some point my body got used to 20, 30 and 40 milligrams, and it kept going up. I needed it. I needed to relax my whole body.”
After being diagnosed with stiff-person syndrome, Dion began filming her documentary, which shows the seizures she suffered, one during the filming of the production itself, which made her scream in pain.