Ozzy Osbourne Is a Fighter: See a Timeline of the Rock ‘n’ Roller’s Health Issues

September 2021 — Ozzy Has His Parkinson’s ‘Under Control’

Throughout the last year and a half, Ozzy has focused on bettering his health while cooped up at their Los Angeles home amid the coronavirus pandemic. In September 2021, Sharon gave an update on how her spouse is doing, telling the Daily Mail he appears to be in much better spirits these days.

“With his Parkinson’s, he’s fine. He’s fine, he’s got it under control,” the TV star shared, revealing the heavy metal artist is set to undergo a “major surgery” to correct his neck and spine issues. With his upcoming procedure, Sharon hopes Ozzy can get back to making music and performing.

“The thing I’m most excited about is my hubby getting back on stage. That’s what I pray for,” she gushed, adding it hasn’t been easy for Ozzy to take all this time off. “It was like one after the other,” she said of his health issues. “It breaks your heart that he wants to get back. He misses his friends, his musicians, they’re his partners. He misses that life.”

Fortunately, the Osbournes are remaining as positive as possible until then. “Our family [has] never been a family where there’s been great health … I’ve had cancer twice, my son has [multiple sclerosis], [so] this isn’t a pity party,” she said. “We’re kind of used to dealing with major health problems.”

Stay strong, Ozzy!

May 2020 — Ozzy Praises Music for Aiding His Recovery

After Ozzy was diagnosed with Parkinson’s, he turned to music to cope. The “War Pigs” singer revealed working on his new album, Ordinary Man, helped lift his spirits.

“That whole album came out of nowhere, and it was so much fun,” he told ET in May 2020. “It was what I needed to get me out of my gloom and doom and my recovery.”

April 2020 — How Ozzy is Coping Amid Coronavirus

Since Ozzy is at a higher risk of contracting coronavirus because of Parkinson’s, fans have been worried about how he’s coping. Thankfully, the rocker’s son, Jack, offered an update on Ozzy’s spirits amid the COVID-19 outbreak.

“He’s a little depressed because he can’t do anything … and he’s fallen victim to watching the news all day,” Jack told ET in April 2020. “I’m like, ‘Dude, turn that crap off. [Watch] a little bit in the morning, a little bit at night. Get the, you know, the broad strokes. But let’s unplug the IV of news right now.”

Otherwise, the Portals to Hell star dished his dad “is doing pretty good” and staying strong. “Here’s the thing, I am not letting a disease started by bats kill my dad. That’s not how this is going, OK?” Jack jokingly continued, referring to the one time Ozzy bit off a bat’s head during a Black Sabbath concert in 1982. “This is not some giant revenge plot from bats to get my dad back.”

January 2020 — Ozzy Talks Death

Ozzy has no problem talking about death, as he touched on what the future might hold for him. “Do I ever think about when my time’s gonna come? I think about it; I don’t worry about it,” he told Kerrang magazine in a January 2020 interview. “I won’t be here in another 15 years or whatever, not that much longer, but I don’t dwell on it. It’s gonna happen to us all.”

“Am I happy now? No. I haven’t got my health. That thing knocked the s–t out of me, man, but I’m still here,” he continued, referring to his Parkinson’s disease diagnosis. “In fact, I worried about [death] more when I was younger than I do now. I just try to enjoy things as much as possible, even though that’s so fucking hard sometimes.”

January 2020 — Ozzy Reveals Parkinson’s Diagnosis

Following a year filled with ups and downs, Ozzy revealed he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. After getting candid about his “mild” diagnosis on GMA, Sharon opened up about the couple’s new journey.

“I’m good. I feel very good. I feel very strong. People have been amazing with the outpouring of love for my husband and I thank you,” the former music executive said on The Talk. “Friends who we haven’t spoken to in years have come out and supported Ozzy and it makes me feel good so thank you, everyone. Thank you.”

The longtime couple’s children also flooded their famous father with loving support. “It’s really strange how this works,” Kelly explained to GMA. “There are some days where I would walk in this house and I’m like, ‘There’s absolutely nothing wrong with him,’ and you think, oh my god, he’s going to be great. We’re going to be leaving for tour next month, and then you come back the next day and nothing has happened but it’s like he can’t feel his arm and he can’t get off the couch.”

November 2019 — Ozzy Performs at 2019 AMAs

After taking a break from performing for over a year to work on his health, Ozzy took the stage at the 2019 AMA Awards. The “Straight to Hell” singer blew fans away as he performed his hit collaboration “Take What You Want” alongside Post Malone and Travis Scott. Following their performance, Sharon praised her husband for slaying his highly anticipated return.

“Oh, it was so good! The show — obviously it was the American Music Awards, so it’s all pop music and pretty little girls coming on one after the other with their little dances,” the brunette beauty gushed during an episode of The Talk. “And then suddenly this ugly lot of guys get up there and they nailed it!” LOL!

February 2019 — Hospitalized Due to Complications From the Flu

Health issues continued to persist as Ozzy was hospitalized in February 2019 after suffering complications from the flu. Just days after he postponed his tour, the Grammy winner’s wife took to social media at the time to give fans an update on his status.

“As some of you may have heard, Ozzy was admitted to hospital following some complications from the flu,” Sharon explained. “His doctors feel this is the best way to get him on a quicker road to recovery. Thanks to everyone for their concern and love.”

January 2019 — Ozzy Postpones European Tour

Although Ozzy was expected to perform all across Europe, the rocker announced his tour was officially put on pause until his health gets back on track. A statement was released around late January 2019.

“Ozzy has been forced to postpone the entire UK and European leg of his No More Tours 2 tour on doctors’ orders,” his publicist said in the statement. “This follows yesterday’s (January 28) announcement that Osbourne was postponing the first four dates of the tour because of the flu.”

The statement continued, “After seeing his physician again, Osbourne has been diagnosed with a severe upper-respiratory infection which the doctor feels could develop into pneumonia given the physicality of the live performances and an extensive travel schedule throughout Europe in harsh winter conditions.”

November 2018 — Ozzy Suffers Fall

Around November 2018, Ozzy suffered a fall at his home and ended up paying big time for it. Despite needing months of therapy and rehab following three serious operations, Ozzy nearly disappeared from the public eye as he was trying to recover.

Although the “Under the Graveyard” singer kept mum regarding his condition for a while, his daughter Kelly gave fans an update on her dad’s health while attending the 2019 AMA Awards in November 2019.

“Dad had the accident and had to have surgery,” the Masked Singer alum shared on the red carpet. “He fractured the spine in his neck.”

In his candid interview with GMA, Ozzy credited the complications from his severe fall as the “worst, longest, most painful” and “miserable” period of his life.

October 2018 — Hand Infection

In October 2018, Ozzy revealed he suffered a nasty staph infection that traveled throughout his entire hand. The iconic singer shared the news of his unexpected hospitalization in an Instagram post at the time.

“[Ozzy’s] Saturday, Oct. 6 show at @ShorelineAmphitheatre in Mountain View, CA has [been] postponed due to illness. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and Grammy®-winning singer and songwriter is being treated for an infection, which required surgery on his hand this morning (Saturday, Oct. 6),” the message began. “[Ozzy] will spend a couple of days at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles where he’ll remain under doctor’s care as they monitor the infection.”

Following the news of his infection, Ozzy opened up to the Daily Star. “I’m having the best time of my life — apart from that f—king thing with my thumb, and I didn’t realize that it was very dangerous,” he shared. “I was in the hospital for a couple of days and had emergency surgery and I remember waking up in the morning and Sharon said: ‘What the f—k have you done to your hand?”

The infection was so serious, doctors actually told Ozzy had the infection gotten into his bloodstream, he could have died. “The funny thing is they reckon I got it from a manicure!” he dished.