• Sharon Osbourne breaks down over son Jack's MS diagnosis

    By Us Weekly

    Sharon Osbourne couldn't fight back her tears Monday on "The Talk." The host could hardly get the words out speaking about her son Jack Osbourne's Sunday announcement that he has multiple sclerosis, but could hardly get any words out.

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    "Jack will actually be here on Wednesday to talk about his diagnosis, but he's great," Sharon, 59, said between sobs on the CBS show. "He's doing really, really good and I want to thank everyone for all their texts and goodwill and love they send to us ..."

    Jack, 26, revealed Sunday he has been diagnosed with the autoimmune disease that affects the brain and spinal chord. MS can cause problems with muscle control, vision, balance and thinking, but affects each patient differently. The former "Osbournes" star turned filmmaker just welcomed the birth of his first child, daughter Pearl, two months ago with fiancee Lisa Stelly.

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    After Sharon composed herself, she added, "Thank you to everyone for all their good wishes. It's been amazing -- but for Jack because I really believe that vibes of prayer help."

    "And what I'm doing right now is not helping because I'm just feeling sorry for myself, and that is no good," she continued. "So we just have to think positively and get on with this show that we love."

    Jack tweeted Sunday, "Thank you all so much for the kind and inspirational words. It means a lot. Adapt and overcome."

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    Other stars affected by the chronic disease include talk show host Montel Williams, actress Teri Garr and Michelle Obama's father, Fraser Robinsson III.


    "My father has multiple sclerosis and I never knew him to be able to walk," Obama shared on "Late Show with David Letterman" in March. "But my dad worked so hard and he loved us so much. And I think from him, I learned absolute, complete unconditional love. The notion that kids don't need anything but to know that their parents adore them. I think that's the greatest gift they gave us -- their constant support and stability. ... There wasn't anything my dad wouldn't do for us."

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  • Jack Osbourne reveals he has multiple sclerosis

    Tingling in his extremities and a 60 percent loss of sight in one eye led reality star and new dad Jack Osbourne, 26, son of Sharon and Ozzy, to discover he has multiple sclerosis. Kate Coyne of People magazine and Dr. Nancy Snyderman talk about the diagnosis.

    By Piya Sinha-Roy, Reuters

    LOS ANGELES - Reality television star Jack Osbourne, son of rocker Ozzy Osbourne and "America's Got Talent" judge Sharon Osbourne, has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, celebrity magazine People reported on Sunday.

    Osbourne, 26, who welcomed daughter Pearl with his fiancée, Lisa Stelly, in April, was given the news of his diagnosis two weeks after his daughter's birth.

    "I was just angry and frustrated and kept thinking, 'Why now?'" Osbourne told People. "I've got a family and that's what's supposed to be the most important thing."

    Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system -- the brain and spinal cord -- and can affect muscle control, strength, vision, balance, thinking and feeling.


    Osbourne, the youngest of Ozzy and Sharon's three children, shot to fame as the rebellious teenager alongside his sister Kelly in the MTV reality TV show "The Osbournes" in 2002, a fly-on-the-wall series following Ozzy and his family on their day-to-day lives.

    The young star, who has been in rehab for drug abuse in the past, cleaned up his act and starred in his own show in 2005, "Jack Osbourne: Adrenaline Junkie," which saw Osbourne undertaking various extreme sports around the world.

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