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Who Really Cares About Executive Functions?

March 20, 2015 | Jokes, Other People's Stories, Parkinson's Disease | Bruce | 2 Comments

My all-time favorite article about Parkinson’s disease (Have You Lost Your Mind?) mentions that people with PD can remain cognitively brilliant in some areas (the article, written by a guy with PD, […]

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Strike a Pose. Vogue.

March 20, 2015 | Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Other Diseases, Other People's Stories, Parkinson Pantheon!, Parkinson's Disease, Physical Exercise | Bruce | 1 Comment

Federico Bitti, an Italian journalist, has dystonia, a form of uncontrollable non-stop muscle spasms shared by many people with Parkinson’s disease.  He had to give up his job and eventually struggled to

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Finding Out Early

March 20, 2015 | Enriched Environment, Michael J. Fox Foundation, National Parkinson Foundation, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Nutrition, Parkinson's Disease, Physical Exercise | Bruce

There are two reasons you should read this article in the New York Times (Looking for Parkinson’s Sooner): 1.  It lists many symptoms people experience years before they get diagnosed with

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Throwback Thursdays Art

March 19, 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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Non-Motor Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease

March 15, 2015 | Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Parkinson's Disease | Bruce | 1 Comment

I just read a 2012 physician’s guide to non-motor symptoms of PD.  I hope it opens for you here. Here’s an itemized list from the Table of Contents: Drooling Olfactory

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High Rate of Alzheimer’s

March 14, 2015 | Other Diseases, Other People's Stories | Bruce

According to this NY Times article, “About one-third of Americans 85 and older have Alzheimer’s disease.” The article focuses on what will happen in New York City as the city’s

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“Passing”

March 13, 2015 | Bruce, Parkinson's Disease | Bruce

I think it’s pretty obvious to everyone that I have Parkinson’s disease.  I limp along like a three-legged dog (albeit a perky one) and sometimes my right arm and hand

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Throwback Thursdays Art

March 12, 2015 | Enriched Environment, Throwback Thursdays Art | Bruce | 3 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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Jokes

March 10, 2015 | Enriched Environment, Jokes | Bruce

Some of these yolks jokes are derivative.  Others not…. Q:  Why did the chicken start to cross the road, then turn around and run back? A:  It was chicken. Q:

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Not My Story…

March 9, 2015 | Medications, Other People's Stories, Parkinson's Disease | Bruce

…but clear and worth reading:  Finding Equilibrium in Seesawing Libidos. For what it’s worth, my libido pretty much flew out the window once I created this blogging website…

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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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