1 00:00:00,960 --> 00:00:03,600 Speaker 1: Welcome to Wellness on Mass. I'm doctor Nicole Sapphire and 2 00:00:03,680 --> 00:00:06,640 Speaker 1: this is your weekly rundown. This week we are remembering 3 00:00:06,680 --> 00:00:10,280 Speaker 1: two larger than life legends, Ozzy Osbourne and Hulk Hogan, 4 00:00:10,760 --> 00:00:13,680 Speaker 1: and while they dominated the stage and the wrestling ring, 5 00:00:13,920 --> 00:00:16,960 Speaker 1: they also both battled quiet wars with their own health, 6 00:00:17,120 --> 00:00:20,279 Speaker 1: reminding us that behind every icon is a human story 7 00:00:20,360 --> 00:00:25,160 Speaker 1: of resilience and sometimes vulnerability. Ozzy Osbourne, the Prince of Darkness, 8 00:00:25,320 --> 00:00:28,680 Speaker 1: a trailblazer of heavy metal, passed away at the age 9 00:00:28,680 --> 00:00:31,880 Speaker 1: of seventy six, just seventeen days after what would be 10 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:35,200 Speaker 1: his final performance in Birmingham. Now. Ozzie had been open 11 00:00:35,320 --> 00:00:39,040 Speaker 1: about his battle of Parkinson's disease, a condition that robbed 12 00:00:39,080 --> 00:00:44,080 Speaker 1: him of mobility but not necessarily his spirit. He arrived 13 00:00:44,120 --> 00:00:46,720 Speaker 1: for the concert in a wheelchair. He sat on the 14 00:00:46,800 --> 00:00:50,240 Speaker 1: throne while performing and was still able to give fans 15 00:00:50,320 --> 00:00:54,800 Speaker 1: that familiar fire. In his final public moments shared in 16 00:00:54,840 --> 00:00:57,560 Speaker 1: a touching video just days before his death, he was 17 00:00:57,600 --> 00:01:00,800 Speaker 1: sitting with his daughter and his grandson and you could 18 00:01:00,840 --> 00:01:04,800 Speaker 1: see him smile, and then just like that he was gone, 19 00:01:05,400 --> 00:01:07,920 Speaker 1: a soft exit from a life that had always been 20 00:01:08,080 --> 00:01:12,080 Speaker 1: anything but quiet. Ozzi's death is believed to be from 21 00:01:12,120 --> 00:01:16,360 Speaker 1: complications of his Parkinson's and years of chronic illness, though 22 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:19,720 Speaker 1: official details remain private at this time. Not to clarify, 23 00:01:20,160 --> 00:01:24,600 Speaker 1: Parkinson's disease itself isn't usually the direct cause of someone's death. 24 00:01:25,240 --> 00:01:31,920 Speaker 1: Most patients succumb to complications of the disease like aspiration, pneumonia, falls, 25 00:01:32,400 --> 00:01:37,480 Speaker 1: heart issues, or other infections. As mobility and swallowing start 26 00:01:37,520 --> 00:01:40,600 Speaker 1: to get harder, the risks quietly build, and it's a 27 00:01:40,600 --> 00:01:44,800 Speaker 1: reminder that managing Parkinson's means watching the whole person, not 28 00:01:45,040 --> 00:01:48,080 Speaker 1: just the tremors. Ozzy Osbourne changed the sound of music, 29 00:01:48,200 --> 00:01:50,480 Speaker 1: He changed the stage, and he changed the way people 30 00:01:50,560 --> 00:01:54,040 Speaker 1: saw vulnerability in aging rock stars. Ozzy showed us that 31 00:01:54,200 --> 00:01:58,560 Speaker 1: toughness isn't about never falling, It's about rising again and 32 00:01:58,680 --> 00:02:02,840 Speaker 1: again and even again, especially when the world is watching. 33 00:02:03,160 --> 00:02:07,560 Speaker 1: And just two days later, the world lost another legend 34 00:02:08,200 --> 00:02:11,519 Speaker 1: wrestling icon, Hulk Hogan real named Terry Belea, at the 35 00:02:11,560 --> 00:02:14,000 Speaker 1: age of seventy one, after he collapsed in his home 36 00:02:14,080 --> 00:02:17,840 Speaker 1: in Clearwater, Florida. He was rushed to the hospital, which 37 00:02:17,880 --> 00:02:22,440 Speaker 1: people cite for a cardiovascular or a cardiac arrest like 38 00:02:22,440 --> 00:02:25,560 Speaker 1: a heart attack, but he could not be revived, and now, 39 00:02:25,560 --> 00:02:28,880 Speaker 1: while exact details are still emerging. While the call to 40 00:02:28,960 --> 00:02:32,120 Speaker 1: the paramedics somewhere cited cardiac arrest, it has not been 41 00:02:32,160 --> 00:02:35,280 Speaker 1: confirmed that he actually died of a heart attack. Sources 42 00:02:35,320 --> 00:02:38,520 Speaker 1: say that Hogan had undergone a recent neck surgery and 43 00:02:38,600 --> 00:02:41,640 Speaker 1: may have suffered post operative complications. There had been rumors 44 00:02:41,639 --> 00:02:44,480 Speaker 1: circulating on social media that he wasn't doing well for 45 00:02:44,520 --> 00:02:47,960 Speaker 1: the last few months. Now. Hogan's health struggles, they weren't new. 46 00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:51,280 Speaker 1: He's endured over dozens of surgeries. I think the count 47 00:02:51,320 --> 00:02:53,880 Speaker 1: was twenty five. What they have said on his back, 48 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:57,799 Speaker 1: his knees, his neck, his hips, his shoulders after decades 49 00:02:57,800 --> 00:03:01,320 Speaker 1: in the ring. He also publicly admitted to using anabolic 50 00:03:01,440 --> 00:03:04,959 Speaker 1: steroids during his wrestling career, especially in the eighties and 51 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:10,239 Speaker 1: the early nineties, and chronic steroid use itself has health consequences. 52 00:03:10,320 --> 00:03:15,120 Speaker 1: It can lead to cardiovascular strain, liver damage, hormonal imbalance, 53 00:03:15,520 --> 00:03:19,239 Speaker 1: and over time it absolutely increases the risk of heart 54 00:03:19,280 --> 00:03:23,120 Speaker 1: disease and stroke. The specific surgery that he reportedly had 55 00:03:23,280 --> 00:03:26,600 Speaker 1: in May of this year was called an ACDF, where 56 00:03:26,600 --> 00:03:29,840 Speaker 1: they're accessing the cervical spine, but they have to go 57 00:03:29,880 --> 00:03:32,799 Speaker 1: through the front of the net to get there, oftentimes 58 00:03:33,240 --> 00:03:36,480 Speaker 1: moving to the side vocal cords the trachea that we 59 00:03:36,560 --> 00:03:40,400 Speaker 1: breathe from the esophagus that our food goes down. Some 60 00:03:40,480 --> 00:03:43,080 Speaker 1: of the rumors were saying that he had difficulties speaking 61 00:03:43,120 --> 00:03:46,720 Speaker 1: after the surgery. That can be quite common and oftentimes 62 00:03:46,720 --> 00:03:50,600 Speaker 1: as temporary, just as some the nerve that allows us 63 00:03:50,600 --> 00:03:53,560 Speaker 1: to speak is kind of stunned. Usually gets better, but 64 00:03:53,680 --> 00:03:56,960 Speaker 1: you can certainly have bleeding and infection and other things 65 00:03:57,200 --> 00:04:00,240 Speaker 1: which can be quite serious. His wife recently shared that 66 00:04:00,280 --> 00:04:02,960 Speaker 1: he was doing better and in good spirits, but his 67 00:04:03,080 --> 00:04:06,839 Speaker 1: sudden collapse shows just how fragile recovery can be when 68 00:04:06,840 --> 00:04:10,360 Speaker 1: a lifetime of physical trauma and medication use catches up. 69 00:04:11,080 --> 00:04:15,119 Speaker 1: And like Ozzy, Hogan, never stop given his fans absolutely everything, 70 00:04:15,640 --> 00:04:18,520 Speaker 1: even if it meant pushing through pain and showing up 71 00:04:18,600 --> 00:04:22,279 Speaker 1: at the Republican National Convention for Donald Trump. He inspired 72 00:04:22,320 --> 00:04:25,320 Speaker 1: millions to believe in themselves, to fight, and to never 73 00:04:25,400 --> 00:04:30,080 Speaker 1: back down. Two men, two legends, both gone within forty 74 00:04:30,120 --> 00:04:33,640 Speaker 1: eight hours. Let this be a reminder. Health is fragile. 75 00:04:34,040 --> 00:04:37,200 Speaker 1: Life is precious. We only get one chance on this earth, 76 00:04:37,680 --> 00:04:40,680 Speaker 1: and legacies are built not on perfection, but on perseverance. 77 00:04:41,200 --> 00:04:43,440 Speaker 1: To Ozzie and Hulk, we thank you so much for 78 00:04:43,520 --> 00:04:45,760 Speaker 1: the music, for the memories, for the mayhem, and most 79 00:04:45,800 --> 00:04:48,360 Speaker 1: of all, for being human in a world that often 80 00:04:48,400 --> 00:04:51,080 Speaker 1: forgets what it looks like. May they rest in peace. 81 00:04:51,400 --> 00:04:54,120 Speaker 1: I'm doctor Nicol Sapphire. 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