Welcome to Wellness on Mass. I'm Dr. Nicole Sapphire, and this is your weekly rundown.

This week we are remembering two larger-than-life legends, Ozzy Osbourne and Hulk Hogan.

And while they dominated the stage and the wrestling ring, they also both battled quiet wars with their own health,

reminding us that behind every icon is a human story of resilience and sometimes vulnerability.

Ozzy Osbourne, the Prince of Darkness, a trailblazer of heavy metal,

passed away at the age of 76, just 17 days after what would be his final performance in Birmingham.

Now, Ozzy had been open about his battle of Parkinson's disease, a condition that

robbed him of mobility, but not necessarily his spirit. He arrived for the concert in a wheelchair,

he sat on the throne while performing, and was still able to give fans that familiar fire.

In his final public moments, shared in a touching video just days before his death,

he was sitting with his daughter and his grandson, and you could see him smile. And then, just like that, he was gone.

A soft exit from a life that had always been anything but quiet. Ozzie's death is believed to be from complications

of his Parkinson's and years of chronic illness, though official details remain private at this time.

Now to clarify, Parkinson's disease itself isn't usually the direct cause of someone's death.

Most patients succumb to complications of the disease, like aspiration

pneumonia, falls, heart issues, or other infections. As mobility and swallowing start to get harder,

the risks quietly build. And it's a reminder that managing Parkinson's means watching the whole

person, not just the tremors.

Ozzy Osborne changed the sound of music.

He changed the stage, and he changed the way people saw vulnerability in aging rock stars.

Ozzie showed us that toughness isn't about never falling.

It's about rising again and again, and sometimes even again, especially when the world is watching.

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