Dion, 47, told USA TODAY in August, after months of caring for her dying husband, that she promised him she’d be there until the end, to support “the only boyfriend I’ve ever had.”
Her husband’s death culminates a remarkable openness by Dion about Angélil’s struggles and her response to living with and facing the inevitable end.
“And René says to me, ‘I want to die in your arms.’ OK, fine, I’ll be there, you’ll die in my arms,” she said in an emotionally intense interview just before returning to the Strip for another extended run on her Vegas residency.
Dion cancelled her shows at The Colosseum this weekend but is scheduled to be back as planned on Feb 23, according to Caesar’s Palace.
She appears to have more worthwhile distractions than the average middle aged widow, and dwelling on your loss is the worst part of missing a loved one. Not to forget she also has two 16 year old sons.
That, and the loss being sudden, unexpected, seem to be the heaviest blows.