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Enriched Environment: Patter Songs

August 2, 2019 | Bruce, Enriched Environment, Jokes, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Poetry | Bruce

I sent my sister a Gilbert and Sullivan parody by Randy Rainbow. It’s the second video below; the original Gilbert and Sullivan song is the first. My sister wrote back, […]

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Do You Think About Death?

July 29, 2019 | Bruce, Other Diseases, Other People's Stories, Parkinson's Disease, Research | Bruce

This past week, the New York Times published an essay titled “Living Intimately with Thoughts of Death,” written by Susan Gubar, who’s been diagnosed with cancer.  Her opening sentence reads,

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Two Items from the Parkinson’s Foundation!

July 23, 2019 | Parkinson's Disease | Bruce

The Parkinson’s Foundation has two new items that may interest you: Talking to Your Employer About PD: Disability Inclusion and Accommodation at Work. (This podcast is the 2nd part of

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Exciting News from the Parkinson’s Foundation!

July 23, 2019 | Parkinson's Disease, Parkinson's Disease Foundation, Research | Bruce | 2 Comments

I’m excited to announce that the @ParkinsonsFoundation officially launched PD GENEration: Mapping the Future of Parkinson’s Disease, a first-of-its-kind national initiative that offers free genetic testing and counseling. To learn

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Sunny Sundays!

July 21, 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! This week Jocelyn Brown makes

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“New Yorker” Fiction Features Parkinson’s Disease

July 21, 2019 | Bronx Charter School for Better Learning, Enriched Environment, Other People's Stories, Parkinson's Disease | Bruce

Recently, The New Yorker ran a short story (“The Escape,” by John L’Heureux), which focuses on a character who develops Parkinson’s disease.  Click here to read the actual story.  Or

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Sunny Sundays!

July 14, 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! This week it’s a cut

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The Sun in Poetry

July 14, 2019 | Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Poetry | Bruce

Medusa I had come to the house, in a cave of trees, Facing a sheer sky. Everything moved,—a bell hung ready to strike, Sun and reflection wheeled by. When the

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I’m in Health Monitor!

July 13, 2019 | Bruce, Enriched Environment, Parkinson's Disease, Physical Exercise | Bruce | 1 Comment

Click on this link and scroll to page 4:

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Flailing, Failing, Falling…

July 13, 2019 | Bruce, Parkinson's Disease, Physical Exercise | Bruce

At the International Gay and Lesbian Aquatics swim competition last month, I told the timer at my lane that my arms might flail around when I got up on the

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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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