00:00Sharon Osbourne says Ozzy's final performance took a toll on his health before his death.
00:05Sharon Osbourne has spoken openly about Ozzy's long health struggles after he
00:10revealed his Parkinson's diagnosis in 2020.
00:13Ozzy died of a reported heart attack
00:15on July 22 at age 76, just weeks after his emotional farewell
00:20concert with Black Sabbath in Birmingham.
00:22Ozzy Osbourne had told fans he wouldn't perform the entire
00:25concert, sharing the stage with bands like Metallica and Guns N' Roses before playing a song
00:30solo set and reuniting with Black Sabbath's original lineup for a charity-raising farewell.
00:35On Piers Morgan Uncensored, Sharon Osbourne said Ozzy had been hanging on for the show.
00:40Adding he'd been terribly, terribly ill this year.
00:43Despite constant medical monitoring
00:45Sharon said doctors warned Ozzy that performing the show could be fatal.
00:49She recalled he had
00:50and insisted on doing it anyway, fully aware his body was failing and he was in severe pain.
00:55Morgan praised the farewell as brilliant and Sharon said Ozzy drew strength from his family
01:00hands, knowing it was his final goodbye.
01:02She confirmed he understood the show could kill him but chose
01:05to do it anyway, later saying Ozzy was overwhelmed by the love, happier than he'd been in seven years.
01:10and spent his final weeks in genuine joy.
01:13Sharon said Ozzy's health had severe
01:15and nearly deteriorated before his death, revealing he'd battled pneumonia three times, sepsis
01:20and intensive antibiotic treatments that left him unable to recover.
01:24She also shared
01:25their final moments, recalling how he asked her to wake up, then requested a kiss and a
01:30tight hug on the morning he died.
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