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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.

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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 香蕉视频直播淐ourage香蕉视频直播� world tour, but by last May, she was forced to cancel the remaining dates through April 2024.

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Her 75-year-old sister said fans of the 香蕉视频直播淢y Heart Will Go On香蕉视频直播� singer continue to send messages of support through the Fondation Maman Dion, the charity created in their mother香蕉视频直播檚 name to support grade schoolchildren.

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She added: 香蕉视频直播淲hat pains me is that she has always been disciplined. She has always worked hard.

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Dion香蕉视频直播檚 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 香蕉视频直播渁re impossible to control.香蕉视频直播�

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

David Friend, The Canadian Press