Celine Dion’s twins have a “panic button” at home because of their mother’s illness. “They can help me.”

It’s a habit that has become a part of his and his family’s daily life. Celine Dion, a victim of tough man syndrome, spoke to the magazine People on June 12 to discuss his battle with the disease at length. “At one point I could barely walk. My kids started noticing it. I said to myself. “Well, they’ve already lost a parent, I don’t want them to be scared,” the singer says of her twins, Eddie and Nelson, 13, before continuing: “We started talking with them. What was going on, I told them, “Well, you’ve lost your father. [mais] mom has an illness and that’s different. I am not going to die. It’s not something that’s going to go away. [mais] It’s something I’ll learn to live with.”

Manage crises

During the “crisis” episodes caused by the disease, the singer’s body becomes stiff as a board and causes her considerable pain. The situation of his twins. What happens when I can produce sound or not? They can help me even if I don’t communicate verbally,” says Celine Dion.

Every three months, Celine Dion and her physiotherapist force her and her twins to experience a “fake crisis”. “We have alarm buttons at home, they know how to put me aside,” says the singer. The idea is not to scare your kids, but to help them manage the situation. “I am your mother and it is my duty. You are old enough to understand that I may need your help. “This is our life now,” said the mother before concluding, “we take care of each other and they help me a lot.” An exercise and a device that should allow teenagers to react quickly if their mother has a seizure in their presence.