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Billy Connolly reveals he can’t use his left hand anymore due to Parkinson’s disease and has quit playing instruments

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BILLY Connolly revealed he can no longer use his left hand to play musical instruments because his Parkinson's makes him shake so much.

The comedy legend has remained stoic since being diagnosed with the brain damaging illness in 2013 - and told Steve Wright on BBC Radio 2 that he thinks about sick children to cope.

Big Yin, 72, said: “I try not to feel sorry for myself. I do it by thinking of children who are sick, and they handle it, so the least I can do is get on with it. “I have good days and bad days.

I had a bad day today, when I was coming on the way here, I was walking like a drunk man, but it’s cured itself so I’m quite happy.  “It’s a peculiar disease, it strikes when you least expect it.   “My left hand is no use to me anymore,.

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