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Ozzy Osbourne Is Battling Parkinsonā€™s Disease

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Following a series of health scares and tour cancellations in 2019, Ozzy Osbourne revealed in a new interview with Good Morning America that heā€™s suffering from Parkinsonā€™s disease. In addition to PRKN 2, which Osbourne says he was diagnosed with last February, he also dealt with a fall that severely impaired his mobility. ā€œItā€™s been terribly challenging for us all,ā€ he explained. ā€œI had to have surgery on my neck, which screwed all my nerves.ā€ While Osbourne is now able to return to a music career, he says his recovery will always be ongoing. He also thanked his fans for being his ā€œairā€ during this difficult time.

ā€œI got a numbness down this arm for the surgery, my legs keep going cold,ā€ he explained. ā€œI donā€™t know if thatā€™s the Parkinsonā€™s, but thatā€™s the problem. Because they cut nerves when they did the surgery. Iā€™d never heard of nerve pain, and itā€™s a weird feeling. Iā€™m no good with secrets. I cannot walk around with it anymore ā€™cause itā€™s like Iā€™m running out of excuses, you know?ā€ Osbourne stills plans on releasing Ordinary Man, his first solo album in over a decade, next month.

Ozzy Osbourne Is Battling Parkinsonā€™s Disease