Nov 26 2008
Alzheimer’s A Cruel Illness
The Osbourne’s are a household name, no matter whether you love them or not you will have heard of them. Maybe you even admire one particular member of the Osbourne family over another or love Ozzy’s music and Sharon’s larger than life personality. The Osbourne family have contributed a great deal to the entertainment industry in a wide variety of ways. There surely is no end to the Osbourne’s talent. The Osbourne’s have achieved more than a lot of people achieve in their entire lifetime. The Osbourne’s are interesting and inspirational.
Over the last few years it has not been easy for the Osbourne’s, having to watch Sharon’s father, Don Arden develop and eventually die of Alzheimer’s.
Alzheimer’s is an illness that my Grandmother has and speaking from experience it is one of the most dreadful, cruel illnesses that I wouldn’t even wish on my own worst enemy. This illness takes you under until all you can remember are times gone by. You forget everything apart from the memories from the past which are hopefully good because if not then you will be living a nightmare.
I have worked with people who had Alzheimer’s and it is awful to watch how this illness takes them over and they lose the ability to control their bladder and bowel. They speak words that don’t make sense and seem to resort back to childhood. They forget their family and all those that are close to them. They may remember family at times, but they might forget that their daughter has actually grown up and still see them as a little child.
They get easily confused and sometimes go wandering often with no clothes on. It is an awful waste of a life and one of the cruellest illnesses that I know. The only peace they get is when the end comes and the inevitable happens, they die. Usually it is a relief for the family as well although obviously there is bereavement. Alzheimer’s is cruel for everyone involved with the care of the individual.
Sharon Osbourne looked after her father by paying the charges for a high class care home in United States. After everything that Don Arden put his daughter through when she was younger she still had the love and care to look after him in his last years of life. Sharon Osbourne visited her father, told him she loved him and paid for top quality care.
During these tough emotional times Sharon Osbourne kept loyal and faithful to her work in the UK and USA. This demonstrates what an honourable and hard working lady Sharon Osbourne is. Sometimes I wonder how she managed to fit it all in, but that’s Sharon she carries on even when everything else in her life is getting her down. Sharon Osbourne is an inspiration and role model many women can look up to.
