Osbournes Reveal Ozzy's Health Setbacks in Final Months: "In March, We Thought We Were Going To Lose Him"

"In the first episode of The Osbournes Podcast since Ozzy Osbourne passed away in July, his family revealed that the metal icon suffered multiple health setbacks in the months leading up to his final concert and his subsequent death. Ozzy triumphantly performed both as a solo artist and with his band Black Sabbath at the "Back to the Beginning" concert in his hometown of Birmingham on July 5th, just 17 days before his passing on July 22nd. As Sharon, Jack, and Kelly Osbourne point out in the new podcast episode, it's a miracle that the metal legend even made it to the stage that day."

"They revealed that Ozzy suffered a fractured vertebrae after falling at his home in Los Angeles in December of last year. Unlike the 2019 fall that led to multiple health issues over the past several years, the family didn't make this one public. He underwent surgery for the fracture, but ended up contracting pneumonia and sepsis, the latter of which nearly took his life months prior to the concert. "It was draining every ounce of strength he had, and it was in March that we thought we were going to lose him," said Sharon."

"Then, just two weeks before the concert, Ozzy was hospitalized again, this time in England, although the family didn't specify the reason. In order to keep it under wraps, strict security measures were put in place so that the public couldn't find out that Ozzy was in the hospital. One time, they thought they had a breach when someone showed up claiming to be the brother of John Osbourne (Ozzy's birth name). As it turns out, there was another John Osbourne admitted to the hospital at the same time, and Ozzy was "hysterically laughing" when he found out about the comical misunde"

Ozzy Osbourne performed solo and with Black Sabbath at the Back to the Beginning concert in Birmingham on July 5, seventeen days before his death on July 22. He fell at his Los Angeles home in December, fracturing a vertebra and undergoing surgery. Post-surgery complications included pneumonia and sepsis, which nearly cost him his life in March. Cancellation of the concert was considered, but he insisted on performing. Two weeks before the concert he was hospitalized in England under strict secrecy, and security measures hid his presence from the public.

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