While receiving treatment for her Stiff-Person Syndrome, Céline Dion stunned the Montreal Canadiens crowd at the 2024 Upper Deck NHL Draft, held at the Sphere in Las Vegas on June 28, 2024.
As the team's "No. 1 fan," Dion helped announce the Canadien's fifth-round draft pick.
Dressed in a simple white V-neck dress, the songstress held hands with her eldest son, René-Charles Angélil.
"I'm excited. [I'm] not even a hockey mom," she quipped before announcing the team's first pick.
It wasn't the first time Dion had met the Montreal Canadiens team. In the past, when she was still elusive in the media, she was spotted taking photos with them and watching their previous matches.
She was spotted at the National Hockey League game between the Vegas Golden Knights and her hometown team, the Montreal Canadiens, on Oct. 30, 2023, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Dion, who Page Six described as in "tremendous spirits," entered the locker room after the game and greeted everyone. She also chatted with people despite her debilitating condition.
She was accompanied by his sons, René-Charles, and twins Eddy and Nelson.
It was the first public appearance of Céline Dion in nearly four years, the outlet reported at the time. Days after, Dion was spotted watching Katy Perry's Las Vegas Residency concert, "Play," at the Resorts World in Las Vegas, Uproxx reported.
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Dion was diagnosed with Stiff-Person Syndrome. According to The Mayo Clinic, Céline Dion's Stiff-person syndrome is an autoimmune disorder that results in progressive, severe muscle stiffness and spasms of the lower extremities and back.
Opening up more about her disease, Dion chronicled her journey to Today's Hoda Kotb.
"I've chosen to work with all my body and soul, from head to toe, with a medical team. I want to be the best I can be. My goal is to see the Eiffel Tower again," Dion shared
After experiencing the symptoms of her Stiff Person Syndrome, Dion confessed to Kotb that she had to make necessary adjustments to her voice so that she could perform.
"I went on stage and I started to sound more nasal," she recalled one of her previous performances. "I could say, 'It's a little cold starting' or 'It's the third show in a row.' 'You're working too hard.' But the thing is, it was different. I started to feel like the body was more rigid."
Dion also bared her vulnerability in her Amazon Prime Video documentary film, I Am Céline Dion, where she talks about her disease, her struggle, and her path to treatment for the disease.
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