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The Sun in Poetry

August 13, 2015 | Bruce, Enriched Environment, Poetry | Bruce

The Dark Hills Dark hills at evening in the west, Where sunset hovers like a sound Of golden horns that sang to rest Old bones of warriors under ground, Far […]

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Word of the Day: Hypoxia

August 11, 2015 | Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Other Diseases, Physical Exercise, Research | Bruce

First,  the Wiktionary definition: hypoxia ‎(plural hypoxias)  (pathology)  A condition in which tissues (especially the blood) are deprived of an adequate supply of oxygen Second, two views: 1.  According to this article

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Follow Up: Football + Concussions

August 10, 2015 | Other Diseases, Other People's Stories, Parkinson's Disease | Bruce | 2 Comments

There was a lot of press coverage this weekend about the Pro Football Hall of Fame induction ceremony and its refusal to let Junior Seau‘s daughter speak in honor of her

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Sadness Begets Sadness

August 7, 2015 | Other People's Stories, Parkinson's Disease | Bruce

These past few days the newspapers have been reporting the sentencing portion of the James Holmes multiple murder trial in Colorado. Holmes was recently convicted of a mass shooting in a

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Whoa Is Me!

August 6, 2015 | Other People's Stories, Parkinson's Disease, World Parkinson Coalition | Bruce

Can anybody explain this? Usually my Parking Suns blog site averages a few dozen hits per day.  Some days are slower, some days I may get close to 200 viewers (186 visitors

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Throwback Thursdays Art

August 6, 2015 | Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Throwback Thursdays Art | Bruce | 19 Comments

Every Thursday, as part of my personal “enriched environment” initiative, I post a piece of art, usually from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which recently released online some 400,000 high-resolution

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The Sun in Poetry

August 5, 2015 | Enriched Environment, Parkinson's Disease, Poetry | Bruce

When I Rise Up When I rise up above the earth, And look down on the things that fetter me, I beat my wings upon the air, Or tranquil lie,

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My Medication Update

August 3, 2015 | Bruce, Bruce's Meds, Medications, Parkinson's Disease | Bruce | 1 Comment

Here are all my prescription drugs and dosages, including some that I started taking before my Parkinson’s diagnosis.  I hope I’m recording the dosage amounts from the bottle labels correctly – sometimes

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Quiz: Parkinson’s Disease Symptoms

August 1, 2015 | Enriched Environment, Michael J. Fox Foundation, Parkinson's Disease | Bruce

How much do you know about Parkinson’s disease symptoms? Take this fun and informative quiz and find out! Thank you once again, Michael J. Fox Foundation!

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Related News from the Alzheimer’s Front

July 30, 2015 | Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Other Diseases, Other People's Stories, Parkinson's Disease, Physical Exercise, Research | Bruce

First:  To defend yourself against dementia, whether it’s related to Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, or something else, kick butt.  That is, do aerobic exercise (running, hyper-fast disco dancing, cycling, sweating on an elliptical

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Bruce Ballard

Bruce Ballard

My name is Bruce Ballard. I started this website in February, 2015, to promote an “enriched environment” for people with Parkinson’s disease, including myself. Enjoy!

I'm an official blogger for the 2016 World Parkinson Congress (Portland, Oregon, USA) and the 2019 World Parkinson Congress (Kyoto, Japan). Click on the logo to learn more!

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