LONDON, UK. (THECOUNT) — Ozzy Osbourne appeared on Good Morning America on Tuesday to announce that he has been diagnosed with a type of Parkinson’s disease.
“It’s PRKN 2,” his wife Sharon Osbourne told Robin Roberts while sitting next to her husband, “which is a form of Parkinson’s.”
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Parkinson’s is a neurodegenerative disease that progresses slowly in most people and for which there is currently no cure.
“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 continued.
“It’s like you have a good day, a good day, and then a really bad day,” she said.
“It’s been terribly challenging for us all,” Osbourne said. “I did my last show New Year’s Eve at The Forum. Then I had a bad fall. I had to have surgery on my neck, which screwed all my nerves.”
The announcement comes after Osbourne postponed his world tour and remained largely secluded during his recovery at home. He said that he’s now on the mend and on Parkinson’s medication and taking nerve pills.
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