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Angélil had battled three bouts of cancer, leading Dion to put her career on hold multiple times to care for her husband's ongoing health issues. Angélil's cancer returned in 2014, following the removal of a tumor in December 2013, after previously being diagnosed with throat cancer in 1999.
"We have asked [doctors] many times, how long does he have, three weeks, three months? René wants to know," Dion said in a candid interview with USA TODAY in August. "But they say they don't know."
"I am scared of losing him, because it's bad," she told PEOPLE exclusively in March. "But I have to show myself, my husband and my kids that I'm strong and we're okay."
The "My Heart Will Go On" singer added that she promised to keep Angélil's dying wish.
"I'll say, 'You're scared? I understand. Talk to me about it' … And René says to me, 'I want to die in your arms.' Okay, fine, I'll be there, you'll die in my arms."
Céline Dion's Husband René Angélil Has Died 'After a Long and Courageous Battle Against Cancer'| Cancer, Celine Dion, Rene Angelil
René Angélil and Céline Dion in 2013
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And the singer said she would keep a brave face until the end.
"You can have your shaking knees at the end, but when someone you love falls and needs help, it's not time to cry," she said. "Afterwards, sure. But not yet." |
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