On December 8, singer Céline Dion announced to her fans that she was once again postponing her world tour, eight concerts initially planned for the course of 2023. She explained, in a video, that she has a very rare neurological disorder: stiff person syndrome.
This very rare disease affects around one in a million people.
The symptoms can be very disabling: stiffness, rigidity, muscle spasms in the trunk, abdomen and to a lesser degree in the arms and legs.
If most Internet users support the Quebec singer, some have some doubts… And if ever this disease was linked to the vaccine against Covid-19?
In this video, at the top of the article, Clémence from Oh My Fake explains why this information is false and how some may have believed it to be true.
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Like Celine Dion, Lea suffers from stiff person syndrome
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In tears, Celine Dion announces the postponement of her tour and discusses her health problems
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