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Ozzy’s Parkinson’s Scare, Finds Cure To What Shakes Him
10-20-03
Keavin
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Ozzy Osbourne is happy to report that he does
not have Parkinson’s Disease and after years of battling the “shakes” he
finally knows what ails him and has the cure.
As we reported last week, Osbourne canceled
his planned European tour because new medication he is on causes him to
have dry mouth and he therefore can not sing. (see story). Now Ozzy
has gone on the record with MTV and let the cat out of the bag about his
ailment.
Turns out it wasn’t Parkinson’s, multiple
sclerosis, delirium tremens or any number of ailments that the rock star
was rumored to have. In the end it was a hereditary condition.
Ozzy has a Boston neurological specialist
to thank for finally discovering the cause of his shakes and now with his
new medication the terrible tremors are gone. MTV reports that “, he's
already looking, sounding and walking better than he has in years.”
Ozzy spoke with MTV last week and filled
them in on his ailment. "It turns out that it's a hereditary thing that
I have from my mother's side of the family," Ozzy said in the interview.
"This guy in Boston fixed me great. He's taken me off all the medication
that I was on. I'm taking one medication now for this tremor.
"And [now], I haven't got the tremor."
"I can't tell you how wonderful I feel,”
Ozzy said. “Not wonderful in the respect of [being] 'stoned.' I'm not stoned.
[But] with [just] a pill, it was like somebody turned the bad switch off.
I feel good again."
The irony comes that the answer to Ozzy’s
ailment was right in front of his face the whole time. It is a hereditary
condition that effected members of his mother’s family, including Ozzy’s
mum. For some reason Ozzy never noticed it.
Ozzy has been battling the tremors since
his early 20’s but they have grown steadily worst over the years. No amount
of treatment and testing could find the source or the problem or relieve
the tremors but now Ozzy knows the answer to both problems.
You
can read the full MTV.com interview by clicking here.
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