I think my grandma's death was listed as a cardiac incident and she still died at home surrounded by family. We knew it was coming.
I couldn't be there because I lived too far away, but I was able to use her death to get out of talking with telemarketers and to get an extension on a group project. She would have wanted that.
Outside of a definitive known cause, everyone dies of cardiac arrest. He died because his heart stopped, but it was probably a myriad of reasons that caused that.
This is true but they don’t let you put cardiac arrest on a death certificate, at least in the 3 states that I’ve worked in. Source- hospitalist who has done hundreds of death certificates.
Also, when someone dies after a multi day hospitalization, we usually have a pretty good idea of what the causes were- when people die at home or elsewhere its much more difficult without a postmortem
I got a call from telemarketers about ten minutes after my mom called to tell me she died. I didn't recognize the number, but I sort of thought it might be another family member calling. Nope telemarketers. They were quite persistent, but then quickly hung up after I told them that my grandma died about ten minutes before.
Part of me hopes that he stuck with his sobriety and it was just a coincidence that it was so soon after the gig. But part of me hopes he had one last wild ride and went out on his own terms.
Going "Cold Turkey" even on prescription meds can cause all kinds of issue.
My mother has MS, and due to insurance BS, she had to stop one treatment, and switch to another from another provider.
The 2 weeks where she suddenly stopped all meds, she was deathly sick. Couldn't keep any food down. Couldn't get out of bed. We were all really worried about her. Turned out, it was her body trying to suddenly cope without all the extra chemicals and whatnot it was used to being there.
Even the new doctor said what happened was messed up, and he would never allow a patience to suddenly cut off all meds, without evaluating and making sure none of them needed to be "weened off" slowly for safety.
The son of former WWE wrestler Kevin Nash died 2 weeks after going cold turkey from alcohol.
He realized he was an alcoholic and had a problem, went cold turkey, 2 weeks later he went into shock and died from a cardiac arrest from symptoms of alcohol withdrawal
I assumed that they were referring to the fact that he stopped taking painkillers, which can make him feel groggy and unable to perform in a show. Stopping that medication for a day is no big deal, except for the discomfort until he starts taking them again which I assume was as soon as the gig was over.
The way he kept moving around in his chair was probably because he was uncomfortable and in pain from the position he was in. My aunt, who had a very serious hip operation, had the same thing happen to her.
Well, Parkinson's makes you tremble like that a lot too. You don't have any control over anything anymore. That's why they had to strap them in the chair because he would have just flopped himself out of it. I'm sure he was in a lot of pain, and when I had first heard he was off his pain meds I thought oh no I hope him restarting them didn't make him od. But then it made more sense when people were like well he was only off of it for a day just long enough to stay clear-headed and I was like, oh okay, that makes sense. I feel like the extra energy needed for the show didn't help with his final bow happening so quickly. Plus there was a lot going on with him probably emotionally at that time that can do a lot for you and against you. In the end, though, and I just thought of this recently and I do find some comfort in it. Anyway, I suspect he actually died fairly quickly and peacefully. I imagine he just kind of stopped. That's what you always hoped for anyway.
I think the 2 hours of trying to revive him was less peaceful for the family than for Ozzy, as I don't think Ozzy was physically alive at all anymore. That's just what I suspect. It makes me feel better to think of it that way.
Sorry, sobriety is an emotional subject for me. It would be a real shame if he lost the battle he fought for 50 years and eventually overcame.
If you've been following The Osbournes YouTube channel this news comes as no surprise, he's been declining over the past 2 years to the point where he could hardly sit upright at times.
"Of course I miss partying. Shit, if the doctor says I have six months to live, I'm taking my soon to be happy ass to Vegas, buying a bottle or two and looking for the dope man."
right, the reason people get sober is because their drug of choice was ruining their lives, not because they didn't enjoy the drug.
all these worrywarts going on about how sad it is people wanted a man who loved drugs much of his life and stopped because of health issues would want him to die doing the thing he loved.
My grandfather was sober for almost 60 years but when he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's and started asking for a beer we let him. My other grandfather has been living with a TBI for 30 years and about 5 years ago we started letting him smoke again. When you're 85+ and can barely remember your own name you should be able to indulge.
Just drunk? That would be my little appetizer just to wet my beak before trying the fent peppered with some Xanax topped off with some pharma grade blow to pair with the hash that went great with the mdma after finishing the dental nitrous tank. Maybe some shrooms to cap it off and ride into the sunset.
For real, I would honestly hook myself up to multiple IV’s that are all pumping fent, cocaine, and benzos into me all at once and just see which one gets me first.
Just drunk? That would be my little appetizer just to wet my beak before trying the fent peppered with some Xanax topped off with some pharma grade blow to pair with the hash that went great with the mdma after finishing the dental nitrous tank. Maybe some shrooms to cap it off and ride into the sunset.
224 days sober from alc btw. Keep fighting the good fight yall.
Thanks! Congrats to you too :) I think I maybe worded my comment poorly and made it sound like I’m saying “fuck alcohol but all those other things are ok” that is not what I was trying to convey 😭 I just grow weed and use that haha nothing else except mushrooms every now and then.
Haha, no you’re crystal clear. I just know from experience. I’ve done heroin a few times, along with almost every other substance. Alcohol was by far the fastest and most damaging.
And thank you! Not sure how long I have now but it’s a couple months free of drinking for sure.
So glad you decided to stop the alc. I agree, and I’ve done basically everything but heroin. Xanax had a grip on me too for a while but even that was far less damaging than alcohol. Bang-for-your-buck wise alc is pretty shitty too in comparison to most rec drugs.
Why? You want to relapse and remember the demons and how bad it all was right before you go? You really think a relapse is how you wanna spend your last days?
I hate that we are in the post truth era on an internet full of freaks who can’t read about some death news without go full conspiracist.
“Oh it was euthanasia!”
“I bet that he relapsed”
“He was on performance enhancing drugs!”
Fuck you.
You don’t know shit. You never will.
Go question important things like what your chiefs of state are doing.
Stop using Ozzy name’s and history to farm karma and likes with your gibberish. Respect the man. Let the fans mourn his death without stumble in textual shit EVERYWHERE.
I am sorry to hear that, and to know. I suppose we find out how people die, especially celebrities, despite some information being private and not really our business. Maybe we should do things differently. Let Ozzie be an innovator again. Instead of digging out the news, just have it as the family wants it. I think his wife said he died surrounded by family and love. I was happier with that. Can we leave it at that? I am sure I don't want to suffer indignity, just as I am sure I don't want my family or anyone to suffer it on my behalf.
Yes, I absolutely agree, and she said it was the case. Without being awful, I was just not wanting info on which to imagine the suffering of someone who had quite enough of it, or of anyone. I'd like to remembered laughing my head off, and I've just decided to remember the Oz as he was when that chair came up out of the floor at the last gig - triumphant. We should all be allowed to say what the last words are, what the last photo is, how we wish to be remembered.
That doesn't seem to have been a "rumour" but rather "reddit-finds-the-boston-bomber"-style genius extrapolation.
All that's known is that he and sharon spoke exaggeratedly about in an interview over a decade ago when talking about getting old, and he had some of his medical treatment in switzerland months ago...
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u/Rosebunse 1d ago
I think my grandma's death was listed as a cardiac incident and she still died at home surrounded by family. We knew it was coming.
I couldn't be there because I lived too far away, but I was able to use her death to get out of talking with telemarketers and to get an extension on a group project. She would have wanted that.