“We were just terrified that people were going to find out,” Sharon said.

Ozzy Osbourne’s family reveals he was hospitalized 2 weeks before final show: ‘He was determined’ to perform

"We were just terrified that people were going to find out," Sharon said.

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Ozzy Osbourne's family has revealed that the late rock legend was hospitalized only a couple weeks before his final performance.

During Wednesday's episode of their podcast *The Osbournes*, Sharon, Kelly, and Jack Osbourne spoke about how Ozzy was in the hospital two weeks before his last Black Sabbath show on July 5.

"The story — I don’t think even you know it — is we had him in the hospital, and we were just terrified that people were going to find out," Sharon said of Ozzy's undisclosed health issues.

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Jack revealed that the Prince of Darkness was "determined" to perform at the final Black Sabbath concert despite his health struggles.

"It’s not like we forced him, wheeled him out there ... to do this gig," Jack said. "He was adamant ... he was running the show. He said he knew exactly what he wanted. He was determined to do it."

Sharon praised the hospital staff and security team for keeping Ozzy's hospitalization private at the time.

"We had all the security ... and the hospital was amazing, they really were," Sharon said. "The people at the front desk were told, 'Nobody, if they ask for Ozzy, he’s not here. Nobody’s allowed up,' all of that."

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According to Sharon, photos and names were given to hospital security to make sure that no unauthorized person was allowed up to see Ozzy. However, that resulted in a slight mishap with another patient's family.

"This guy comes up and says, 'I want to see John Osbourne [Ozzy’s legal name],' so of course there’s a red light," Sharon said. "And [security said,] 'Who are you?' And he goes, 'I’m his brother.'"

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Sharon was told by security that Ozzy's brother wanted to come up and see him, but she said that there was "no way" it was actually him.

"His sisters, his brother didn’t know [he was hospitalized]," Sharon said. "So I sent security down and I said, 'Find out who this guy is. He’s definitely from the press.'"

Ultimately, the family discovered the man was the brother of another John Osbourne who was at that hospital. They "felt so terrible" about the mix-up.

Watch a video of the podcast episode below:

Ozzy died July 22 at 76 years old. The "Crazy Train" singer's cause of death was determined to be a heart attack, with "acute myocardial infarction," coronary artery disease, and Parkinson's disease with autonomic dysfunction named as "joint causes," according to the *New York Times*. Osbourne was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2019.

Three weeks before his death, Ozzy played his final concert, reuniting with the original lineup of Black Sabbath — guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Terence Butler (known as Geezer), and drummer Bill Ward — at England's Villain Park. "I don’t know what to say, man, I’ve been laid up for, like, six years," he said during the show. "You have no idea how I feel — thank you from the bottom of my heart. You’re all special. Let’s go crazy, come on."**

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