Overview
- Sharon Osbourne says Ozzy’s final words to her were, “Kiss me. Hug me tight,” before he went downstairs, exercised briefly, and died.
- She recounts finding him slumped in the home gym during a heart attack, with unsuccessful resuscitation attempts and an airlift to hospital.
- She describes a months-long “domino effect” of illness that included repeated pneumonia, sepsis, intensive antibiotic treatment, and a back fracture alongside Parkinson’s disease.
- The officially recorded causes of death were cardiac arrest and acute myocardial infarction, with coronary artery disease and Parkinson’s disease with autonomic dysfunction listed as joint causes.
- She adds that in his final week he spoke of recurring dreams and seemed “ready,” and that he was euphoric after the July 5 Villa Park farewell concert.