Posted on 12/08/2022 6:46:26 AM PST by BenLurkin
Celine Dion revealed to her fans Thursday she has been diagnosed with stiff-person syndrome, a rare neurological disorder that affects about 1 or 2 people per million, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine.
The disease “is characterized by fluctuating muscle rigidity in the trunk and limbs and a heightened sensitivity to stimuli such as noise, touch, and emotional distress, which can set off muscle spasms,” according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS).
People with stiff-person syndrome often have a hunched-over or stiff posture, and may have trouble walking or moving. Some people may be “afraid to leave the house because street noises, such as the sound of a horn, can trigger spasms and falls,” NINDS explains.
Without “normal defensive reflexes,” people with stiff-person syndrome often suffer falls, and can injure themselves easily.
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She’s looked terrible since her husband died.
Boy, I hope she's gotten multiple second opinions on her diagnosis...
And I wonder if she’s vaxxed...
If this is an autoimmune disease, I’m really wondering about any possible CoupFlu vaxx involvement.
Could this condition relate to the way “fainting goats” become stiff and fall over immobile when startled? The videos i’ve seen of them seem to show them stiffening as if frozen in place and tipping over rather than collapsing in a limp heap on the ground. FWIW.
“If stiffness lasts for more than four hours...”
I never understood that disclaimer. If that happened to me I would tell anyone I could find about it !
Maybe this is what’s wrong with Keanu Reeves
Yes, she really has. Great voice but somewhat of an odd ball. She’s hard to watch. Perhaps this is the reason.
I saw a shocking photo of her a few days ago.
No reference to Stiff Person Syndrome or any other medical issue, but she looks like she is terminally ill.
Tragic - her twins are just 12, her oldest is 21, and she is only 54.
Her much older husband was just 73 when he died.
She also started that bizarre clothing line a few years ago…disturbing, actually.
That’s not Celine Dion, that’s Stevie Nicks.
I like in the Dewey Cox movie when the guy says, “….lasts for more than four hours, call more ladies”.
Vaxxident.
How rare can that syndrome be when every male gets it around age 13?
Some people get rigor mortis first.
Info just came out that the vaxxes can cause inflammation in any and all parts of the body. Inflammation can contribute to/cause/exacerbate autoimmune disorders. I know someone very young that has been diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder usually seen in middle-aged people. Numerous vaxxes for this person.
“I never understood that disclaimer. If that happened to me I would tell anyone I could find about it !”
results in no blood circulation and gangrene of the affected appendage unless emergency surgery restores blood circulation ...
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