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Ozzy Osbourne 'hid Parkinson's disease for a year' but was in a 'terrible state'


Ozzy Osbourne has admitted that he kept his Parkinson’s disease diagnosis a secret for almost a year.

In an emotional interview on Good Morning America, alongside his wife Sharon, the 71-year-old rock icon said that it became impossible to hide his ailments any longer and that the past year was his most painful yet.

The Black Sabbath singer was diagnosed in secret last February and his nerve pain is being treated by a “whole host” of medication.

The problems began after Ozzy fell at home. He said at the time: “When I had the fall it was pitch black, I went to the bathroom and I fell.

Ozzy Osbourne revealed on Tuesday morning that he has Parkinson’s in an emotional interview with his wife Sharon

“I just fell and landed like a slam on the floor and I remember lying there thinking: ‘Well, you’ve done it now’, really calm.

“Sharon called an ambulance. After that it was all downhill.”

He required surgery on his neck and he started experiencing nerve pain afterwards and doctors indicated that Parkinson’s was the cause of it.

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Speaking on Good Morning America on Tuesday, Ozzy said: “It has been terribly challenging for us,” he said of the last year.

“I had to have surgery on my neck which screwed all my nerves.”

“I found out that I have a mild form of….”

Sharon jumped in as Ozzy couldn’t finish the sentence: “It’s Parkin 2 which is a form of Parkinson’s. There are so many different types of Parkinson’s.

Sharon was tearful during the interview

“It’s not a death sentence by any stretch of the imagination but it does effect the nerves in your body.

“It’s like you’ll have a good day, then a good day and then a really bad day.”

Ozzy then continued: “A year ago I was in a terrible state. I’m on a host of medication, mainly for the surgery.

“I’ve got numbness down this arm and my legs are going cold. I don’t know if it’s the Parkinson’s or what. That’s the problem.”

Ozzy was with his family during the interview

Experts have said that Ozzy is suffering from one of the slowest developing types of Parkinson’s but Parkin 2 cannot be cured.

It is steadily degenerative but there are treatments available to minimise symptoms.

Sharon said that they will be travelling to Switzerland in the spring to see that the advice of a professor who is a Parkinson’s specialist.

The former X Factor judge said: “We’re going to go wherever we can go to find answers.”

Sharon said they would be heading to Europe for treatment

Ozzy added: “We’re lucky we can afford to do that.”

He went on to say that after cancelling a number of gigs, he had felt “guilty” for hiding his diagnosis.

Ozzy continued: “To hide something is hard – you never feel proper.

“You feel guilty. I’m no good with secrets. I cannot walk around with it anymore.

“It’s like I’m running out of excuses.

“I feel better now that I have owned up to the fact that I have a case of Parkinson’s.”

Ozzy said that he hid his diagnosis for a year

He is now looking to get well enough to carry on touring with his band.

Sharon admitted: “This is the longest he’s ever been home. He really needs to get back out now.”

Ozzy added: “I just can’t wait to get well and get on the road again that’s whats killing me. I need it you know – that’s my drug.

“I ain’t going anywhere yet.”

Steve Ford of Parkinson’s UK said yesterday: “Ozzy Osbourne bravely speaking about his Parkinson’s diagnosis and his journey to ‘owning it’ will do so much to raise awareness of this much misunderstood condition.”

Some 145,000 people in the UK live with the condition.

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