Celine Dion Prepares for Last Christmas With Husband
For Celine Dion, faith is more than just the title of one of her love songs. The Canadian singer has been keeping a positive attitude despite the bleak outlook for the health of her ailing husband of 21 years, Rene Angelil.
Dion is trying to enjoy the time that she and her husband have together, amid speculation that this Christmas season might be their last, according to the Huffington Post.
Angelil, 73, is fighting his third bout of throat cancer and doctors don't know how long he will live. Dion, however, has continued to remain up-beat about her husband's condition, describing him as "doing great" and in "stable" condition.
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The couple's past inquiries to doctors as to how long Angelil has to live have yielded no definitive answers. "We have asked [doctors] many times, how long does he have, three weeks, three months? René wants to know," Dion told Fox News in August. "But they say they don't know."
The "My Heart Will Go On" singer's longtime spouse has been receiving nourishment via a feeding tube for the past two years, after undergoing extensive surgeries on his throat.
Angelil has been a major force in the singer's life, meeting her when she was only 12 years old and later becoming her manager, helping the singer to achieve a whopping 200 million albums sold. The 47-year-old singer has produced 11 English-language studio albums and contributed to the soundtracks of Hollywood blockbusters including "Titanic" and "Beauty and the Beast."
The couple shares three children: Rene-Charles, 14, and 4-year-old twins, Eddy and Nelson.
In 2014, Dion took time off from her Las Vegas residency at Caesar's Palace to care for her sickly husband. However, at Angelil's insistence, she resumed her shows in August of this year — during which she pays tribute to her husband, singing, "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" while a jumbo projector shows home videos of him and family members. It's unclear whether or not Angelil has been able to attend any of his wife's latest performances to witness the tribute in person.
Dion demonstrated continued resillience and resolve when she told USA Today in August, " … you look at your husband that's sick and you say, 'I got you. I got it. I'm here. It's going to be just fine.'"
