Sharon Osbourne has shared a heartbreaking update about her husband Ozzy Osbourne's health after he was diagnosed with a form of Parkinson's disease.
The legendary rocker, 74, who found fame as the wild frontman of the band Black Sabbath, revealed he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's in 2020 after struggling with other health issues as well.
In the resulting years, Ozzy has been seen getting around using a cane and more recently a wheelchair too after struggling with his mobility.
Sharon, 71, has now opened up about the difficulty of watching his health decline, revealing he is no longer "self-sufficient".
Speaking to the Daily Mail, Sharon revealed: "For nearly five years my husband’s been really sick. Relationships change all the time, as we change.
"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."
Among his recent surgeries, Ozzy underwent a 'life-altering' operation to remove and realign pins in his neck and back last June, which were there from a quad biking accident in 2003 which was worsened by a fall in 2019.
He has also had more operations, stem cell treatments, physical therapy, and Hybrid Assistive Limb treatment.
While Ozzy only went public with his diagnosis of Parkinson's in 2020, he had first been told he had the progressive condition in 2003.
He previously described living with the condition as being akin to "walking around in lead boots", but shared his relief at having reached the end of the surgeries.
Ozzy told Piers Morgan on Talk TV in September: "I can’t believe I’ve come to the end of it. It’s been five years of absolute hell for me and the family."
He confirmed on an episode of the family's The Osbournes Podcast: "It is going to be the final surgery because I can’t do it anymore.
"Regardless of how it ends up, after tomorrow, that’s it. I’m not doing anymore. I can’t."
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