Sharon Osbourne reveals that she has Alzheimer’s genes and is “terrified”

Poor Sharon - she's worried after receiving test results

Sharon O

by Rosie Gizauskas |
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Poor Sharon Osbourne – she’s beaten cancer, but now she’s worried that she may end up fighting Alzheimer’s – the disease that killed her father.

Sharon revealed that she went to get her genes tested with husband Ozzy, as she wanted to find out if she might be affected.

“Ozzy and I had these tests done at a university in England, and the results took three months to come back,” she told the Daily Mirror.

“They test every single cell, chromosome and gene in your body; it’s like a DNA test but a million times more sophisticated.

“The results showed I have two of the four genes that give it to you. They’re not the two major genes, but they’re still there and I have them.”

Sharon’s dad, Don, died in 2007 after a battle with the crippling form of dementia.

“I was terrified because my dad died from Alzheimer's. It is the most soul-destroying disease. To see someone you love come down with it... it's wicked, it really is,” she continued.

“There is nothing I can do to prevent it, nothing. People say take cod liver oil and do puzzles and things, but then I look at people diagnosed with dementia.”

We reckon that Sharon should be proud of herself – whatever the outcome, she’s raising awareness of the devastating disease. And that’s no bad thing.

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