Celine Dion looked in good spirits as she watched Katy Perry perform one of her final residency concerts in Las Vegas on Sunday.
The singer, 55, sat in the VIP section next to Meghan Markle and Prince Harry as she enjoyed a rare outing amid her battle with Moersch-Woltman syndrome.
She announced last year that she had been diagnosed with the condition, also called Stiff-Person Syndrome (SPS), a rare neurological condition that causes people painful muscle cramps.
Celine had retreated from the spotlight as she focused on her health, but last week she made her first public appearance in three years as she watched the Montreal Canadiens hockey team take on the Vegas Golden Knights.
Celine took advantage of her time in Sin City and then took part in Katy’s residency show at Resorts World Theater.
Captivated: Celine Dion looked in good spirits as she watched Katy Perry perform one of her final residency concerts in Las Vegas on Sunday
Health concerns: Last year, Celine was diagnosed with Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS), a rare neurological condition that causes people painful muscle spasms
She looked effortlessly stylish for the show, wearing a black blazer over a leopard print dress and accessorizing with chunky gold jewelry.
Celine was forced to cancel her own shows while battling SPS, revealing she had to pull the plug on her Courage World Tour.
“I’m so sorry to disappoint you all again,” Celine wrote on Instagram on May 26. ‘I’m working very hard to get my strength back, but touring can be very difficult, even when you’re at 100%.
“It’s not fair to you to keep postponing the shows, and even though it breaks my heart, it’s best that we cancel everything now until I’m actually ready to get back on stage,” she continued.
“I want you all to know: I’m not giving up and I can’t wait to see you again!”
Her older sibling Claudette Dion, 74, has now said she is devastated and there is little she and the singer’s family can do to help her ‘strong’ sister or ‘ease her pain’.
Claudette told HELLO! Canada: ‘She is doing everything she can to recover. She is a strong woman. It is a disease we know so little about. There are spasms – they are impossible to control.
‘Do you know who people often jump up at night because of cramps in the leg or calf? It’s a bit like that, but in all muscles.
“There is little we can do to support her and ease her pain.”
Rubbing shoulders with royalty: The singer, 55, sat in the VIP section next to Meghan and Prince Harry as she enjoyed a rare outing amid her battle with Moersch-Woltman syndrome
Notable: Celine took advantage of her time in Sin City and took part in Katy’s residency show at Resorts World Theater
Glamorous: She looked effortlessly stylish for the show, wearing a black blazer over a leopard print dress and accessorizing with chunky gold jewelry
She added that mother-of-three Celine’s family is “crossing their fingers that researchers will find a cure for this terrible disease.”
Celine’s other sister Linda and her husband have moved to the singer’s Las Vegas home to care for her, and Claudette added, “It’s comforting for all of us (to have them around Celine.)”
Claudette previously revealed that despite working with “the best researchers in the field,” Grammy-winning Celine has seen little improvement in her health.
She told Le Journal de Montreal: “We can’t find any medicine that works, but having hope is important.”
Claudette said Celine’s cancellation of her Courage tour was a necessary step for her chances of rehabilitation.
About the singer, she added: “I honestly think what she needs most of all is rest. She always goes above and beyond, she always tries to be the best and the best of her abilities. At some point your heart and body are trying to tell you something. It’s important to listen to it.’
Celine’s sons are also credited with helping their mother during her battle with Stiff Person Syndrome.
René-Charles, Eddy and Nelson are ‘her source of support’ as she struggles with the rare neurological condition, a source says We weekly.
“Her children have been her rock… The twins are very mature for their age and René-Charles comes over all the time and adores his mother,” the insider said of the three boys, whose father is Celine’s late husband René Angelil is. , who died in 2016 at the age of 73 after being married for 22 years.
On stage: Celine was forced to cancel her own shows while battling SPS, revealing she had to pull the plug on her Courage World Tour (pictured in 2015)
In January 2020, she posted on Instagram the fourth anniversary of his death.
“Not a day goes by without me thinking about your beautiful smile,” she wrote. “We miss you, thank you for watching over us, my love. I love you. Celine xx.’
In September 2019, she further said Today that she wasn’t ready to date after losing her husband to throat cancer.
‘I don’t date. I’m not ready to date yet,” she admitted. ‘I’m very lucky and happy to have so many people around me who make me laugh.’