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Happy Valentine’s Day!

February 14, 2021 | Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Sunny Sundays | Bruce

Happy Valentine’s Day from Nell Carter and Parking Suns!

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Festinating Gait? Begone!

January 31, 2021 | Bruce, Enriched Environment, Jokes, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Parkinson's Disease, Physical Exercise, Research | Bruce | 2 Comments

I lived as a happy-go-lucky Parkie for the first six years. My symptoms were mostly mild and easy to joke about. (Poop joke: What do New Yorkers call a bird

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Jack’s Sonnet

October 12, 2020 | Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Other People's Stories, Poetry, Sonnets | Bruce | 4 Comments

I wrote this sonnet during the height of the Covid-19 lockdown last spring. It’s not autobiographical, but I can relate to parts of it, especially bounding out of bed in

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Typical Parkie Question. Atypical Answer.

August 25, 2020 | Bruce, Jokes, Physical Exercise | Bruce

Fill out practically any questionnaire as a person with Parkinson’s disease, and you inevitably hit the question, “Do you need help buttoning your clothes when you get dressed in the

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Ping-Pong Parkinson’s: Humanity Above Winning

August 23, 2020 | Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Other People's Stories, Parkinson Pantheon!, Parkinson's Disease, Physical Exercise | Bruce

Here’s another great video showcasing the growing awareness worldwide that ping-pong helps Parkies control and reduce their symptoms. In the upcoming years there are world championships for Parkinson Ping-Pong players,

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The Sun in Poetry

August 23, 2020 | Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Poetry | Bruce

Vacation End From the charm of radiant faces,From the days we took to dream,From the joy of open spaces,From the mountain and the stream,Bronzed of sunlight, nerves a-tingle,Keen of limb

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Parking Sun’s Pandemic Pleasantries

August 23, 2020 | Bruce, Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes | Bruce | 3 Comments

Even though I’m mostly shut in these days, anxious about covid-19 and not working out at the gym, I experience plenty of pleasant moments at home. Seek them out and

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Sunny Sundays!

August 16, 2020 | Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Sunny Sundays | Bruce

In celebration of all things sunny, and to promote an enriched environment, Parking Suns now features every Sunday on many Sundays a different YouTube music clip about the sun! Today it’s Jacob Daniel Cummings & Peter

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What Drugs Am I On?

August 15, 2020 | Bruce, Bruce's Meds, Parkinson's Disease | Bruce | 4 Comments

What meds am I on now?  Here’s the low down. Morning, when I wake up: Carbidopa/Levodopa 25-100:  2 tabs Clonazepam 1 mg:  1 tab Clonazepam 0.5 mg:  1 tab Metoprolol

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Nenad, Who Plays Ping-Pong

August 13, 2020 | Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Other People's Stories, Parkinson Pantheon!, Physical Exercise | Bruce | 1 Comment

Nenad Bach is a world-renowned musician who also has Parkinson’s disease. He found that playing ping-pong reversed some of his symptoms, and he is the driving force behind Ping Pong

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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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