Jack Osbourne reveals he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis

Jack Osbourne reveals he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis

Son of rock star Ozzy Osbourne and fiancee recently welcomed first child

BY ERIK ORTIZ / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Sunday, June 17, 2012, 8:37 PM

New dad Jack Osbourne has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at the age of 26.

“I was just angry and frustrated and kept thinking, ‘Why now?’” Osbourne, the son of rock legend Ozzy Osbourne, told People magazine.

He learned of his illness two weeks after his daughter Pearl Clementine was born.

Doctors broke the news to Osbourne after he lost 60% of his vision in his right eye, he said in another interview with Britain’s Hello! magazine.

“I got really sad for about two days, and after that I realized being angry and upset is not going to do anything at this point — if anything it’s only going to make it worse,” Osbourne told Hello! “Adapt and overcome’ is my new motto.”


Osbourne, a former reality TV star, said he’s speaking up about MS to raise awareness.

It’s unclear what causes multiple sclerosis, an autoimmune disease that attacks the central nervous system. MS can cause numbness, muscle spasms and a loss of coordination. There is no known cure.

Mom Sharon Osbourne told Hello! she blamed herself for his condition.

“I keep thinking, ‘What did I do wrong? What did I eat or drink when I was pregnant?' I feel like it’s somehow my fault,” said the Osbourne matriarch, a judge on “America’s Got Talent.”

In 2003, Jack Osbourne admitted to a stint in rehab after suffering from OxyContin addiction.