Celine Dion Suffers Scary Seizure On Camera In New Doc Amid Stiff Person Syndrome Battle

Celine Dion Suffers Scary Seizure On Camera In New Doc Amid Stiff Person Syndrome Battle

Celine Dion isn’t holding anything back in her new documentary, “I Am: Celine Dion.”

The project, released today (June 25) on Prime Video, gives fans an inside look at Celine Dion’s real life, including her battle with stiff person syndrome. For those unaware, the progressive, neurological disorder causes muscle stiffness in the torso and limbs, and a heightened sensitivity to noise, touch and emotional stress, which can set off painful muscle spasms.

Revealing to viewers how challenging it can be to live with stiff person syndrome, one scene in the doc shows Celine Dion suffering a scary seizure. The heart-wrenching moment begins with the beloved “All By Myself” singer visiting her doctor for an evaluation. During the appointment, she starts to have spasms, and two medical professionals attempt to move her locked body into a more safe and comfortable position. Dion looks scared while the doctors continue to calmly talk to her as she seemingly has no control of her body.

Things become more intense as Celine starts to experience a seizure. She’s then given a nasal spray medication that reportedly treats the nervous system. The footage also captures tears running down the Grammy Award winner’s face. After her body calms down an emotional Dion says she’s “so embarrassed.”

She adds,

“I don’t know how to express it, like, it’s just … you know, like, to not have control of yourself?”

Céline Dion (Larry King Live, 2005)

As we reported, In December 2022, Dion revealed she’d been diagnosed with stiff person syndrome. She recently gave an interview with PEOPLE where she shared how her use of Valium to help cope could have been “fatal.” She said,

“We started with two milligrams to see if it would help, and then 2.5, and then 3, and 15 and 50.”

And added,

“It could have been fatal. I did not question the level because I don’t know medicine. I thought it was going to be okay. And you learn — you learn through your mistakes.”

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