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Gleanings from AARP’s Cover Story on Michael J. Fox

January 6, 2022 | Michael J. Fox Foundation, Other People's Stories, Parkinson Pantheon!, Parkinson's Disease, Research | Bruce | Leave a Comment

************ Gleanings from AARP’s Cover Story on Michael J. Fox AARP Magazine just published a cover story on Michael J. Fox, the famed actor perhaps best known for his “Back […]

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Is Parkinson’s Disease Becoming Pandemic?

January 2, 2022 | Parkinson's Disease, Research | Bruce | 3 Comments

Is Parkinson’s Disease Becoming Pandemic? That’s the question the medical journal The Lancet recently discusses in one of its online “seminars,” which are basically long-form research overviews of a specific

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The Sun in Poetry

December 4, 2021 | Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Poetry | Bruce | Leave a Comment

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Winter with the Gulf Stream The boughs, the boughs are bare enough, But earth has

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Goodbye, Stephen Sondheim

November 28, 2021 | Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Other People's Stories, Sunny Sundays | Bruce | Leave a Comment

* * * * * * * * * This weekend, Stephen Sondheim, the brilliant creator of so many Broadway musical masterpieces, passed away.  In appreciation, here are two of

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Ping Pong + Parkinson’s = ???

November 27, 2021 | Bruce, Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Other People's Stories, Parkinson Pantheon!, Parkinson's Disease, Physical Exercise, Research | Bruce | 1 Comment

* * * * * * * * * * * * People with Parkinson’s are reaping benefits by playing ping pong on a regular basis.  The advantages appear to

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Need a Bud?

November 10, 2021 | Enriched Environment, Michael J. Fox Foundation, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Other People's Stories, Parkinson's Disease | Bruce | Leave a Comment

**************** No, I don’t mean what you may be smoking at night, nor the famous, if mediocre, American beer.  I write today to announce that the Michael J Fox Foundation

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The Sun in Poetry: Mildew

October 30, 2021 | Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Poetry | Bruce | Leave a Comment

I’ve collected many public-domain poems which mention the sun, but this one seems appropriate for Halloween as well as for the post just before this, which mentioned the real life

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Take Another Mindful Walk + Update on My Legs

October 27, 2021 | Brian Grant Foundation, Bruce, Enriched Environment, Michael J. Fox Foundation, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Other People's Stories, Physical Exercise, Research | Bruce | 2 Comments

* * * * * * * * * * Autumn is a great time to walk in the woods, but before we get started, please click here to view

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Update: My Battle(s) with Falling and Festinating Gait

October 11, 2021 | Bruce, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Physical Exercise, Research | Bruce | Leave a Comment

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * In January this year, I wrote about how I was starting to experience festinating gait when

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President Biden Promotes National Coming Out Day…

October 11, 2021 | Gay - LGBTQ, Non-Pharmacological Fixes | Bruce | Leave a Comment

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * President Biden issued the following proclamation to support National Coming Out Day: * * * *

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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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