Celine Dion’s Sister Says Little Can Be Done to ‘Alleviate Her Pain’
Celine Dion’s sister, Claudette Dion, opens up to ‘Hello!’ Canada with an update on the singer’s battle with Stiff Person Syndrome.#Celine Dion’s #AlleviateHerPain
Let's go to Vegas where Celine Dion
reportedly remains amid her health battle.
We all go through tough times.
It's been eight months since Celine revealed
she was diagnosed with stiff person syndrome,
an incurable neurological disorder
that causes muscles to become rigid and spasm.
I'm doing everything that I can to recuperate
and I have hope.
In a new interview,
Celine's older sister Claudette Dion tells Hello Canada
that the 55 year old has a team of doctors,
but there's little they or the family can do
to alleviate her pain.
The symptoms are not that well managed.
Common medications are Valium or Klonopin,
which can help the muscles relax
and then there's side effects like cognitive impairment.
So that makes it challenging.
Claudette adds,
there are spasms, they're impossible to control.
You know how people often jump up in the night
because of a cramp in the leg or the calf?
It's a bit like that, but in all muscles.
Back in May, the mother of three confirmed
that she had canceled all of her remaining performances
for the foreseeable future.
She's reportedly being cared for by her sister Linda
at the singer's Las Vegas home.
Wishing you love, happiness, the best of health.