Canadian singer Celine Dion told fans the sad news.

So, the star was diagnosed with a rare disease - muscle stiffness syndrome, which affects 1 person in a million.. The artist spoke about this in an emotional video posted on her Instagram page..

Without holding back tears, in her address to fans, Dion said that due to illness she was forced to cancel her concerts in Europe, which she planned for February.

" Although we are still studying this rare disease, we now know that it causes all my spasms.. Unfortunately, these spasms affect every aspect of my daily life, sometimes causing difficulty walking and preventing me from using my vocal cords to sing the way I used to.. It pains me to tell you today that I'm not ready to resume my European tour in February," Currently, there are no cures for this disease, but there are drugs that help slow its progression.. Celine Dion shared that she will focus all her attention on health and that the best doctors work with her to help her in the fight against the disease:.

" This is my goal and I am doing everything possible to restore strength,"

Note that for the first time about health problems with Celine Dion became known in January, when she canceled her tour of North America from March 9 to April 22. Then the artist’s representatives reported that the star had “strong and constant muscle spasms,” which she spends too much time and effort on restoring..