Ozzy Osbourne's tragic end of life admission shortly before heart attack

Ozzy Osbourne opened up about his serious heart problems shortly before he died of a heart attack. The Black Sabbath legend died aged 76 on July 22 with his cause of death announced as cardiac arrest, acute myocardial infarction, coronary artery disease and Parkinson's disease. New reports have since revealed the heavy metal icon had opened up about his "dodgy heart valve" in the last chapter of his upcoming memoir Last Rites. It was reportedly written after Osbourne's retirement show Back To The Beginning, which took place on July 5 this year.

"It's never silly little things," Osbourne writes of the health problems he was suffering at the time. "It's always life-or-death," reports LouderSound.com. He addressed his heart issues and that they were caused by a recent sepsis infection. He contracted the infection in 2023, after he underwent his last procedure in a years-long series of spinal surgeries.

"The valve is 80 percent blocked, apparently," Osbourne continues. "The sepsis also gave me something called arrhythmia - when your heart can't keep time, like a drummer in a bad pub band - so cheers for that."

The publication reports that doctors refused to operate on his valve and advised if he was to undergo the procedure he would have to come off the blood thinners he was taking to manage his Parkinson's disease, which "would be too dangerous".

"Meanwhile, the thinners mean if I ever fall over, I'd bleed out in about five seconds," Osbourne concluded. "I've honestly lost count of the ways in which getting old sucks."

The Black Sabbath legend died in July aged 76, just days after gracing the stage for one last performance - in a gig orchestrated by wife Sharon.

Ozzy and Sharon had relocated to Buckinghamshire to savour his retirement years in the tranquillity of their rural estate - but the rock icon's condition deteriorated rapidly after the show and he died at their residence weeks later.

Sharon has subsequently withdrawn from public appearances to mourn in private but her son Jack appeared on Good Morning America and shared a candid update.

"You know, when people have been asking me that question, I say, 'She's OK, but she's not OK'," Jack confessed.

When asked if she can "feel the affection and appreciation," from supporters, Jack responded: "Oh my god, yeah. I know she feels the love."