Sharon Osbourne Reveals the Hardest Part of Seeing Ozzy Osbourne Battle Parkinson’s Disease
Sharon Osbourne has been supporting her husband, Ozzy Osbourne, during his difficult battle with Parkinson’s disease. The Talk host recently revealed the hardest part of seeing the Black Sabbath star deal with this illness.
Ozzy Osbourne’s Parkinson’s diagnosis
Ozzy says he was born with a rare form of Parkinson’s disease that remained dormant in his body until 2003. He and his wife spoke about his diagnosis during an interview with Piers Morgan.
“It’s called PRKN 2,” Sharon told Morgan. “It’s a gene that Ozzy was born with. And, of course, Ozzy couldn’t get anything normal. It’s very rare. And it’s path isn’t like normal Parkinson’s that we all know.”
Ozzy says his health began to decline after experiencing a bad fall in 2019. He described the pain he endured afterward as “agony.”
Sharon Osbourne reveals the hardest part of seeing Ozzy Osbourne battle Parkinson’s disease
Sharon has had a difficult time watching her husband battle Parkinson’s disease. During an interview with Dr. Oz, she says the thing that troubles her most is knowing Ozzy hasn’t been able to do the things he used to do.
“I’ll look back at videos of him onstage and remember certain shows in my mind and it still does make me terribly sad that my husband, what he used to do and what used to make him so happy,” says Sharon. “That’s where he becomes alive; when he’s on stage. He loves his fans, he loves performing, and it makes me sad that he hasn’t been able to do it for a while.”
Sharon says Ozzy is determined to perform again despite his health setback. “Ozzy has said, whether you have to wheel me on that stage, I am getting back on that stage again.”
Ozzy Osbourne’s Parkinson’s diagnosis is not a death sentence, says Sharon Osbourne
Sharon also spoke about Ozzy’s condition during an interview with Good Morning America’s Robin Roberts. She says her husband’s diagnosis isn’t a death sentence, but she still struggles with seeing him deal with a chronic illness.
“There’s so many different types of Parkinson’s; it’s not a death sentence by any stretch of the imagination, but it does affect certain nerves in your body,” Sharon told Roberts. “And it’s like you have a good day, a good day, and then a really bad day.”
Ozzy Osbourne says he gets sad
Ozzy tells Roberts that not being able to perform gets him down. When he sees his wife and children working, it reminds him that he isn’t able to work the way he used to. His daughter Kelly says there was a point when they didn’t think he would be able to walk again.
“Coming from a working-class background, I hate to let people down,” Ozzy tells Roberts. “I hate to not do my job. That’s why when I see my wife going to work, my kids going to work, everybody is doing touring, that gets me down because I can’t contribute to my family.”
Ozzy also misses his fans. What he wants most is to be able to be face-to-face with his fans again. “I want to see my people,” he continues. “I miss them so much.”
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