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Reader Response: “Grief”

January 26, 2020 | Bronx Charter School for Better Learning, Bruce, Enriched Environment, Other People's Stories, SubTLE | Bruce

One of my New Year’s Resolutions for 2020 is to explore death at an intellectual level by reading what greater and more articulate minds than mine have written on the […]

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The Sun in Poetry

December 31, 2019 | Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Poetry | Bruce

On the Hill-Side A Memory You lay so still in the sunshine, So still in that hot sweet hour— That the timid things of the forest land Came close; a

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Sunny Sundays!

December 31, 2019 | 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! It’s not Sunday today, but tomorrow is

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My New Year’s Resolutions as a Person with Parkinson’s Disease

December 31, 2019 | Bruce, Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Parkinson's Disease, Physical Exercise, Poetry, Sonnets | Bruce

This is what I’m aiming for in the upcoming year.  I call it my “2020 Vision.” (1) Make Going to the Gym My Top Priority.  Here’s what often happens on

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Dealing with Ever-Changing Parkinson’s Symptoms

December 31, 2019 | Bruce, Enriched Environment, Jokes, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Nutrition, Parkinson's Disease, Physical Exercise | Bruce

It seems like there are about a hundred symptoms you might encounter when you have Parkinson’s disease, and of course, everybody deals with a different set.  (Did you know that

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Happy New Year!

December 31, 2019 | Bruce, Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Parkinson's Disease, Poetry, Sonnets | Bruce

New Year’s Wishes! (the body parts sonnet) Your heart has wished folks well on New Year’s Eve.You’ve sung “Should old acquaintance be forgot…”(Your brain recalled the right words – did

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Faces That Greet Me When I Wake Up

November 24, 2019 | Bruce, Jokes, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Parkinson's Disease, Poetry | Bruce | 1 Comment

On weekdays, my clock radio turns on at 3:58 a.m.  Why not 4:00?  Because the NPR radio station I listen to gives the local weather for New York, where I

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Newly Diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease? Well, Welcome!

November 12, 2019 | Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Parkinson's Disease, Physical Exercise, Research | Bruce | 1 Comment

If you’ve recently been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, allow me to welcome you to a new stage in your life that can have many positive attributes.  I know that sounds

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Let’s Talk About Clinical Research and Drug Trials!

October 21, 2019 | Medications, Parkinson's Disease, Research | Bruce | 1 Comment

Have you volunteered for Parkinson’s research projects, including drug trials?  I’ve done this many times, starting shortly after I was diagnosed and continuing up to the present.  It’s a win-win

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My Left Foot

October 19, 2019 | Bronx Charter School for Better Learning, Bruce, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Other Diseases, Parkinson's Disease, Physical Exercise | Bruce | 15 Comments

You’d think that once you’re stricken with a devastating illness like Parkinson’s, you’d get a free pass on other medical calamities.  But that’s not how life works.  Fellow blogger Allison

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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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