Ozzy Osborne's illness not caused by his rock'n'roll lifestyle

Symptoms of Parkinson's disease can look like the effects of drug abuse but this is a misunderstanding of the nature of the illness.

Ozzy Osbourne and his wife Sharon, in 2018. Osbourne was diagnosed in 2007 with what was then called parkinsonian syndrome. AP

Victoria Lambert

Jan 31, 2020 – 3.17pm

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Few people were surprised by the news last week that 71-year-old rocker Ozzy Osbourne has Parkinson's disease, since he has looked unwell for some time. In addition to the Parkin or Park 2 form of the disease, in recent years Osbourne has had pneumonia and neck surgery after a fall.

Osborne's wife Sharon, 67, says the diagnosis is not a death sentence by any stretch of the imagination: "It's like you have a good day, a good day, and then a really bad day."

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