Celine Dion91裸聊视频檚 sister says the Grammy Award-winning singer is facing further challenges as she continues to live with a rare neurological disorder.

Claudette Dion said in a new interview that her sister is focused on overcoming her illness, called stiff person syndrome, but that progress has been difficult.

91裸聊视频淪he is working hard, but she does not have control of her muscles,91裸聊视频� the elder sister told Quebec news outlet 7 Jours in an interview translated from French.

91裸聊视频淰ocal cords are muscles, and the heart is also a muscle. That is what really hits me.91裸聊视频�

She said the illness affects an estimated one out of a million people and is not yet well understood by current medical science.

Representatives for the Quebec-born songstress did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

The 55-year-old announced last December that she had been diagnosed with the rare neurological disorder which leads to muscle rigidity and spasms that can be very painful.

The spasms can cause people to fall and put them at risk of injury. If the thoracic muscles are affected, people can have difficulty breathing.

Dion was determined to persevere, first delaying a block of dates on her 91裸聊视频淐ourage91裸聊视频� world tour, but by last May, she was forced to cancel the remaining dates through April 2024.

91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 not giving up91裸聊视频� and I can91裸聊视频檛 wait to see you again,91裸聊视频� she said in May.

Her 75-year-old sister said fans of the 91裸聊视频淢y Heart Will Go On91裸聊视频� singer continue to send messages of support through the Fondation Maman Dion, the charity created in their mother91裸聊视频檚 name to support grade schoolchildren.

91裸聊视频淧eople tell us they love her and they are praying for her,91裸聊视频� she said.

91裸聊视频淪he is receiving so many messages, gifts, blessed crucifixes.91裸聊视频�

She added: 91裸聊视频淲hat pains me is that she has always been disciplined. She has always worked hard.

91裸聊视频淢aman always told her: 91裸聊视频榊ou are going to do it well, you are going to do it properly.91裸聊视频� Definitely, in our dream and in hers, the idea is to return to stage. In what state? I don91裸聊视频檛 know.91裸聊视频�

Dion91裸聊视频檚 sister, who is also a well-known Quebec singer, has offered updates on her condition in recent months, including one to Hello! Canada over the summer where she said the spasms 91裸聊视频渁re impossible to control.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淭here91裸聊视频檚 little we can do to support her, to alleviate her pain,91裸聊视频� she told the publication.

91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檙e crossing our fingers that researchers will find a remedy for this awful illness.91裸聊视频�

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 19, 2023.

David Friend, The Canadian Press