Kiwi music legend Sir Dave Dobbyn has revealed he has Parkinson's Disease.
Sir Dave, 65, revealed the news on social media today.
"I have felt a little shaky for a while now and in July I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease," he wrote.
"I’ve found it gives me a wider appreciation of life. Of late I have a tremor in my right hand which gives my guitar playing a new kind of twang. I have to do what I love, so it’s business as usual and on with the show, singing all the way."
He is heading for Australia shortly to play on a Queensland bill with UK reggae greats UB40.
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Parkinson's is a progressive neurodegenerative condition that affects around 1 in 500 people, and is more common in older people.
