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Walking Post-DBS: Still Working On It

August 29, 2024 | Bruce, Bruce's Meds, Deep Brain Stimulation, Parkinson's Disease, Physical Exercise | Bruce | Leave a Comment
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You can see from the video that I still have to work on my walking. 

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New Medication List + Quiz

August 25, 2024 | Bruce, Bruce's Meds, Deep Brain Stimulation, Medications, Parkinson's Disease | Bruce | Leave a Comment

There’s a new addition to my drugs list, but the game for you is to figure out what’s missing.  (See answer below.)

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I Published a Book….

August 2, 2024 | Bruce, Enriched Environment, Gay - LGBTQ, Michael J. Fox Foundation, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Parkinson's Disease, Poetry | Bruce | 2 Comments

Check out my recently-published book of poems and short stories, many of which concern Parkinson’s disease.

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Something’s Wrong with My Walking

July 25, 2024 | Bruce, Bruce's Meds, Deep Brain Stimulation, Medications, Parkinson's Disease | Bruce | Leave a Comment

    Soon after I got Deep Brain Stimulation, my walking ability was terrific.  But over the months since then, it’s gotten worse.  You can see the before and after

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A New Issue: Voice Training with SPEAK OUT! Therapy

June 5, 2024 | Bruce, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Parkinson's Disease, Research | Bruce | Leave a Comment
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I recently wrote about the dangers of aspiration pneumonia (click!). Today I am writing about a related, more uplifting phenomenon:  The SPEAK-OUT! Therapy Program, which aims to help people with

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Easy-But-Worthwhile Exercises to Do at Home When You Can’t Go to the Gym

May 2, 2024 | Bruce, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Parkinson's Disease, Physical Exercise, Research | Bruce | 1 Comment

Even if you can’t get to the gym, pool or other location to build up your body, you can exercise at home. Here’s how to do it.

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Worried About Aspiration Pneumonia?

March 7, 2024 | Bruce, Nutrition, Parkinson's Disease, Research | Bruce | 1 Comment

Aspiration pneumonia was the most common reason for the emergency admission of patients with Parkinson’s Disease whose disease duration was >5 years. Pneumonia was one of the main causes of death.

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Let’s Count Backward from 100 by Sevens!

February 19, 2024 | Bruce, Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Parkinson's Disease | Bruce | 3 Comments

How can you count backward from 100 by sevens?

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How Am I Doing? 6th Update

January 22, 2024 | Bruce, Bruce's Meds, Deep Brain Stimulation, Medications, Parkinson's Disease | Bruce | 2 Comments

********   The above image says it all.  Before I had Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS), every day I was taking 10.5 pills of carbidopa-levodopa (Sinemet) – the main drug to

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Coastal Flood Warnings! with Photos

January 13, 2024 | Bruce, Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Physical Exercise | Bruce | Leave a Comment

Today I got this email message: The National Weather Service has issued a Coastal Flood Warning on Jan 13 for Southern Westchester County. …COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3

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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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