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Sun Poem: Death on a Bicycle

August 9, 2019 | Bronx Charter School for Better Learning, Bruce, Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Poetry, SubTLE | Bruce | 1 Comment

Death on a Bicycle If you train on a road bike during the boiling hot summer in Nakajo, Japan,Your most valuable equipment, more than glovesHelmet or spare tire,Is sunglasses. There […]

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Sunny Sundays!

August 4, 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 we have a

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Enriched Environment for Mice and Rats with PD

August 4, 2019 | Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Research | Bruce

A meta-analysis (click!) of a few dozen research studies regarding the effects of an enriched environment on rats and mice who the researchers induced with Parkinson’s disease ends with this

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The Sun in Poetry

August 3, 2019 | Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Poetry | Bruce

In Tall Grass Bees and a honeycomb in the dried head of a horse in a pasture corner           —a skull in the tall grass and

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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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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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