Ozzy Osbourne has made a heartbreaking prediction about his own well-being.
The legendary English singer has been increasingly struggling with mobility over the last decade or so, and has often been seen using a cane or a wheelchair in order to get around.
The 74-year-old Black Sabbath frontman suffered a devastating bike crash back in 2003 that left him requiring metal rods in his back. That same year, he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease - but did not publicly reveal that he was suffering from the progressive nervous system disorder until 2020.
In 2019, Ozzy suffered a fall that impacted the rods in his back and required him to undergo yet another spinal surgery.
However, in an interview with Rolling Stone UK, the singer has now revealed that he was left "virtually crippled" after one of his surgeries went "drastically wrong".
He told the outlet: "I thought I’d be up and running after the second and third, but with the last one they put a f–king rod in my spine. They found a tumor in one of the vertebrae, so they had to dig all that out too."
Ozzy then revealed what he told wife Sharon, 71, after she became concerned about him smoking marijuana.
"‘How long do you want me to f***ing live for?!’” he asked her. "'At best, I’ve got 10 years left and when you’re older, time picks up speed.'"
The singer then revealed that he doesn't fear death, but also doesn't want his final years to be "a long, painful and miserable existence".
"I like the idea that if you have a terminal illness, you can go to a place in Switzerland and get it done quickly," Ozzy added. "I saw my father die of cancer."|
Wife Sharon also recently spoke to the Daily Mail about her husband's declining health, and admitted that he is no longer "self-sufficient".
"For nearly five years my husband’s been really sick. Relationships change all the time, as we change," she said. "We’re at a stage where I’ve been taking care of my husband, not because I have to but because I want to and I love him."
She added that Ozzy had undergone "seven operations in five years" and the focus is now on "recuperating" as there is "nothing more they can do".
Sharon revealed that the couple take extra care to avoid Ozzy having any falls as he is on "huge amounts of blood thinners", explaining: "So you have to be careful because if you fall again you could bleed out. It’s like he’s a piece of china and you’ve got to put cotton wool around him."
The couple has been married since 1982 and Sharon admits the hardest thing is seeing Ozzy needing help with daily tasks.
"It’s just been heartbreaking for me to see my husband in a position where he’s not self-sufficient, he needs help. He was so vibrant, with such a zest for life. But you learn to adapt," she revealed.
"I will always be there for my husband. I adore him. I owe him so much. He gave me the best things in my life, my kids."
