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The Sun in Poetry: Remembering Frost, #2

March 3, 2019 | Bruce, Enriched Environment, Gay - LGBTQ, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Poetry | Bruce | Leave a Comment

When I was in 4th Grade, my teacher read aloud Robert Frost’s “Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening.”  Then she gushed in a warm-and-fuzzy way about how beautiful […]

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Throwback Thursdays Art – w/ Update!

February 28, 2019 | Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Throwback Thursdays Art, World Parkinson Coalition | Bruce | 4 Comments

Your brain:  enjoy it and use it or lose it! Special Note:  As we head towards the upcoming World Parkinson Congress in Kyoto, Japan, I will try to post as

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Sunny Sundays!

February 24, 2019 | Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Sunny Sundays | Bruce | Leave a Comment

In celebration of all things sunny, and to promote an enriched environment, Parking Suns now features every Sunday a different YouTube music clip about the sun! This week, Jonathan Edwards sings the song

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Distinguished Alumni Award Coming My Way!

February 21, 2019 | Bruce | Bruce | 1 Comment

Teachers College Columbia University, where I completed my doctorate in Applied Linguistics, is presenting me with a Distinguished Alumni Award this April. I can’t really believe this is happening, but

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Throwback Thursdays Art – w/ Update!

February 21, 2019 | Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Throwback Thursdays Art | Bruce | 4 Comments

Your brain:  use it or lose it!  Special Note:  As we head towards the upcoming World Parkinson Congress in Kyoto, Japan, I will try to post as much Japanese artwork

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Nooses in the News

February 21, 2019 | Other People's Stories | Bruce | Leave a Comment

About a week ago, I wrote a post about my reaction to seeing a picture of a noose as part of a cognitive test for a longitudinal study of how

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Sunny Sundays!

February 18, 2019 | Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Sunny Sundays | Bruce | Leave a Comment

In celebration of all things sunny, and to promote an enriched environment, Parking Suns now features every Sunday a different YouTube music clip about the sun! This week, we have a clip from

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Walking: Adding the Patient’s Perspective

February 18, 2019 | Parkinson's Disease, Research | Bruce | Leave a Comment

We take walking for granted until something happens and we’re not so mobile anymore.  Babies teach themselves to walk and it’s a miracle.  Then you age and maybe get Parkinson’s,

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Happy Valentine’s Day

February 14, 2019 | Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes | Bruce | Leave a Comment

Happy, Healthy, Heart-felt Valentine’s Day from Nell Carter and me. I posted this clip on YouTube a few years ago, and so far 22,500 viewers have watched it…or maybe one

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Throwback Thursdays Art – w/ Update!

February 14, 2019 | Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Throwback Thursdays Art, World Parkinson Coalition | Bruce | 6 Comments

Your brain:  use it or lose it!  Special Note:  As we head towards the upcoming World Parkinson Congress in Kyoto, Japan, I will try to post as much Japanese artwork

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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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