Ozzy Osbourne, 71, celebrates his granddaughter Minnie’s second birthday with family party… after rocker’s heartbreaking Parkinson’s diagnosis
- Black Sabbath rocker revealed in January that he has Parkin 2 – a form of Parkinson’s
- He said it had been causing him nerve pain and that his legs often go cold
- The star had hidden his condition for a year
- He and his wife Sharon will travel to Switzerland in April to seek treatment for him
- She fought tears as she said she had to remain strong for their entire family
- He earlier revealed he was in ‘constant’ pain and that the past year has been the ‘most miserable’ of his life
- Daughter Kelly revealed that a year ago they did not know if he would ever walk again
Ozzy Osbourne celebrated his granddaughter Minnie’s second birthday with a family party on Tuesday, days after revealing his Parkinson’s diagnosis.
The Black Sabbath frontman, 71, was joined by his son Jack, 34, daughter Kelly, 35, and doting wife Sharon, 67, as they gathered in a garden and sang Happy Birthday to Minnie – with the clip shared to Jack’s Instagram page.
Ozzy was seen singing along as he stood with his children and grandchildren, smiling as Minnie blew out her candles with the help of Jack.
Family first: Ozzy Osbourne celebrated his granddaughter Minnie’s second birthday with a family party on Tuesday, days after revealing his Parkinson’s diagnosis
The Paranoid singer looked dapper in his signature all-black ensemble with music manager wife Sharon opted for a crisp white blouse and black trousers.
Kelly looked gorgeous in a floral dress as she sang Happy Birthday while clutching one of the family’s many pets.
Pink metallic balloons spelling out Minnie’s name were also in the video, which Jack captioned: ‘My littlest angel turned 2! I love her more and more everyday.’
Jack’s eldest daughter Pearl, seven, was sat at the picnic table. The star also shares daughter Andy Rose, four, with ex-wife Lisa Stelly.
Special day: The Black Sabbath frontman, 71, was joined by his son Jack, 34, daughter Kelly, 35, and doting wife Sharon, 67, as they gathered in a garden and sang Happy Birthday to Minnie
The Osbourne’s outing comes just days Ozzy revealed his battle with Parkinson’s Disease, and after a candid new interview where he admitted he wasn’t worried about death.
‘I won’t be here in another 15 years or whatever, not that much longer, but I don’t dwell on it,’ Osbourne said.
‘Do I ever think about when my time’s gonna come? I think about it, I don’t worry about it’, the musician candidly said in this week’s Kerrang! magazine.
The Osbournes star elaborated on his outlook on life since discovering his condition as he added: ‘It’s gonna happen to us all. Am I happy now? No. I haven’t got my health. That thing knocked the s*** out of me, man, but I’m still here.’
Ozzy revealed he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s on Good Morning America earlier in January, in an emotional interview with his wife Sharon.
Moment: Ozzy was seen singing along as he stood with his children and grandchildren, smiling as Minnie blew out her candles with the help of Jack
Together: The Paranoid singer looked dapper in his signature all-black ensemble with music manager wife Sharon opted for a crisp white blouse and black trousers
He admitted he could no longer hide his health struggles and that he is on a ‘whole host’ of medications to treat his nerve pain.
The common disease, he said, began when he suffered a fall last year and started experiencing nerve pain.
Insisting he was ‘far from’ his deathbed – as had been misreported – the singer said he wanted to ‘own up’ to his condition for the sake of his fans.
‘It has been terribly challenging for us,’ Ozzy said of the last year. ‘I had to have surgery on my neck which screwed all my nerves. I found out that I have a mild form of….’ he said before looking to his wife to finish his sentence.
Delight: Devoted grandfather Ozzy clapped alongside daughter Kelly as Minnie blew out her candles
Former X Factor judge Sharon added: ‘It’s Parkin 2 which is a form of Parkinson’s. There are so many different types of Parkinson’s.
Parkinson’s causes muscle stiffness, slowness of movement, tremors, sleep disturbance, chronic fatigue, an impaired quality of life and can lead to severe disability.
It is a progressive neurological condition that destroys cells in the part of the brain that controls movement.
Earlier in the month, Ozzy told reporters at the Grammy Awards that the last year of his life has been ‘hell’.
Health battle: The media personality shocked fans when he revealed that he has Parkinson’s in an emotional interview with his wife Sharon last month
The rocker, who also battled pneumonia in 2019, said: ‘This last year has been hell for me. I’ve had surgery on my neck. I’ve announced to the world that I’ve got Parkinson’s. It’s been one rock ‘n’ roll year for me.’
However, the Crazy Train hitmaker has vowed to one day return to the stage as he continued: ‘If I’m well enough I’ll work towards it.
‘I’m having physical therapy every day, five days a week. I’m trying, doing the best I can. Neck surgery’s not easy.’
Meanwhile, his daughter Kelly also shared kind words about her father, as she said: ‘Seeing how far Dad’s come this year and how far he’s come in the last week alone has just been incredible.
‘I think coming out and telling his truth has been a weight lifted off of his shoulders. And even like his physical therapist is saying how far you have moved forward in this last week is insane.’
Changes: The common disease, he said, began when he suffered a fall last year and started experiencing nerve pain following surgery (pictured last year)
PARKINSON’S: THE INCURABLE NERVE DISEASE THAT AFFECTS MILLIONS
The number of people diagnosed with Parkinson’s in the UK is about 145,000, while the condition affects one million Americans a year.
It causes muscle stiffness, slowness of movement, tremors, sleep disturbance, chronic fatigue, an impaired quality of life and can lead to severe disability.
It is a progressive neurological condition that destroys cells in the part of the brain that controls movement.
Sufferers are known to have diminished supplies of dopamine because nerve cells that make it have died.
There is currently no cure and no way of stopping the progression of the disease, but hundreds of scientific trials are underway to try and change that.
In the US, physicians consider it largely one type of condition with various stages; young onset Parkinson’s or atypical Parkinson’s.
In Europe, some doctors and researchers specify different types of the condition.
Treatment is mostly made up of medication. In some cases, doctors perform Deep Brain Stimulation surgery to try to hit the nerves more directly.
Source: Parkinson’s UK
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