Josh Groban Supports Céline Dion After Stiff-Person Syndrome Diagnosis

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While promoting his caller peculiar Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration, Josh Groban relayed a connection of emotion for Céline Dion aft being diagnosed with a uncommon neurological disorder.

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Josh Groban is supporting a beloved friend. 

While promoting his caller peculiar Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration, the vocalist reflected connected his relationship with Céline Dion, who precocious came guardant aft being diagnosed with a rare neurological disease in an affectional video connection to fans.

"I beryllium truthful overmuch of the opening of my vocation to Céline and her kindness and her voice," helium exclusively shared with E! News connected Dec. 13. "She's an inspiration to truthful galore of us. She's fixed truthful overmuch emotion to the satellite and to truthful galore of america that person been fortunate capable to cognize her and enactment with her. We're conscionable pouring that emotion backmost retired to her and her family."

The 2 were archetypal linked erstwhile Groban filled successful for Andrea Bocelli during a rehearsal for Bocelli's 1999 Grammys duet with Dion of "The Prayer." After that, the vocalist appeared connected The Rosie O'Donnell Show and Ally McBeal, some of which helped motorboat his career.

The "You Raise Me Up" singer added that helium knows "she's got truthful overmuch much to give," and that her fans are determination to springiness her spot passim this pugnacious time.

On Dec. 8, Dion, 54, first revealed that she's suffering from stiff-person syndrome, a "very rare" neurological upset that tin origin musculus spasms.

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"Unfortunately, the spasms impact each facet of my regular life," she shared with fans successful a video posted to her societal media accounts. "Sometimes causing difficulties erstwhile I locomotion and not allowing maine to usage my vocal chords to sing the mode I'm utilized to. It hurts maine to archer you today, this means, that I won't beryllium acceptable to restart my circuit successful Europe successful February."

But the "My Heart Will Go On" vocalist noted she has a beardown enactment strategy astir her, including her kids René-Charles, 21, and 12-year-old twins Eddy and Nelson, whom she shares with precocious hubby René Angélil.

"I person a large squad of doctors moving alongside maine to assistance maine get better," Dion explained. "I'm moving hard with my sports medicine therapist each time to physique backmost my spot and my quality to execute again. But I person to admit, it's been a struggle."

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