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Parking Sons at the Beach

April 12, 2015 | Bruce, Enriched Environment | Bruce | Leave a Comment

My husband and I, both sons, spent a glorious weekend in Newport, Rhode Island.  It was historically significant because after parking our car at the beach, I took my first-ever selfie. […]

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The Sun in Poetry

April 12, 2015 | Enriched Environment, Poetry | Bruce | Leave a Comment

 Spring Day [Bath] The day is fresh-washed and fair, and there is a smell of tulips and narcissus in the air. The sunshine pours in at the bath-room window and

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Cruising? Parkinson’s Disease? Old Age?

April 10, 2015 | Bruce, Parkinson's Disease | Bruce | 1 Comment

Strange experience tonight on the New York City subway.  I don’t know what to make of it. It was rush hour.  I took the #2 express from 14th Street to 42nd Street/Times

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Throwback Thursdays Art

April 8, 2015 | Enriched Environment, Throwback Thursdays Art | Bruce | 2 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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Annual Physical Exam: A.O.K.

April 8, 2015 | Bruce, Parkinson's Disease | Bruce | 1 Comment

I had my annual physical exam with my primary care physician yesterday.  Except for the Parkinson’s disease, I’m in tip-top shape. Everything was great/normal/negative:  blood pressure; weight; good cholesterol; bad

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Bruce Writes a Sonnet

April 8, 2015 | Bruce, Enriched Environment, Parkinson's Disease, Poetry, Sonnets | Bruce | 2 Comments

I wrote this sonnet today while eating lunch in a Manhattan restaurant.  I photographed the flowers a few days ago in our garden. The Guest  I have this guest named Mr.

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Parkinson’s Disease and Fava Beans

April 7, 2015 | Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Nutrition, Parkinson's Disease | Bruce | 1 Comment

Fava beans have a mixed rep in the Parkinson’s disease community.  On the one hand, alternative websites tout them as a replacement for, or supplement to, a drug regimen.  On the other

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The Sun in Poetry

April 6, 2015 | Enriched Environment, Poetry | Bruce | Leave a Comment

The Vantage Point If tired of trees I seek again mankind, Well I know where to hie me—in the dawn, To a slope where the cattle keep the lawn. There

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Constipation, Number Two: Dirty Jokes

April 4, 2015 | Bruce, Enriched Environment, Jokes, Michael J. Fox Foundation, Parkinson's Disease | Bruce | 3 Comments

As part of my personal “enriched environment” initiative, I create original jokes.  Today’s topic:  a follow-up on yesterday’s blog re:  constipation and Parkinson’s disease.  Let’s do the jokes first. Q: 

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Constipation and Other Pressing Matters

April 3, 2015 | Bruce, Enriched Environment, Jokes, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Parkinson's Disease | Bruce | 3 Comments

When I was eight years old, I spent a summer with my two very proper, never-married great aunts, Aunt Nora and Aunt Melinda.  My parents went away for July and

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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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