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Cure for Parkinson’s? Try Irish Dancing!

July 9, 2017 | Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Other People's Stories, Parkinson's Disease, Physical Exercise | Bruce

A friend alerted me to this article about an Italian doctor who enjoys playing Irish music and who noticed that a man with Parkinson’s seemed to lose his symptoms when […]

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Gay Senior Housing Complexes Can’t Keep Up With Demand

July 9, 2017 | Enriched Environment, Gay - LGBTQ, Non-Pharmacological Fixes | Bruce

I’ve reported recently about the problems some LGBTQ Parkies may face looking for a safe residence in a senior citizen community (click!  click!  click!  click!).  Today’s New York Times writes about

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Throwback Thursdays Art – w/ Update!

July 6, 2017 | Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Throwback Thursdays Art | Bruce | 7 Comments

Every Thursday, as part of my personal “enriched environment” initiative, I post a piece of art, usually from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which recently released online some 400,000 high-resolution

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Swimming Q & A

July 4, 2017 | Bruce, Enriched Environment, Medications, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Parkinson's Disease, Physical Exercise | Bruce

The above picture, showing me swimming laps in the 2nd lane on the left, appeared in the NY Times in March, 2016, in the real estate section’s article and photo spread

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A Great Solution for Gay Senior Citizens

July 4, 2017 | Enriched Environment, Gay - LGBTQ, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Other People's Stories | Bruce | 2 Comments

I’ve posted a few times about the difficulties LGBTQ Parkies face, especially as they age and are in need of housing (click!  click!  click!).  One problem, as exemplified in the case

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The Sun in Poetry

July 4, 2017 | Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Poetry | Bruce

I Hear America Singing I hear America singing, the varied carols I hear, Those of mechanics, each one singing his as it should be blithe and strong, The carpenter singing

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Sunny Sundays!

July 2, 2017 | 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 a different YouTube music clip about the sun! This week, Cyndi Lauper reprises her sparkly-happy-peppy party

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More Potential Dangers for LGBTQ Parkies

July 1, 2017 | Gay - LGBTQ, Other People's Stories, Parkinson's Disease, World Parkinson Coalition | Bruce

Last week I reviewed a host of issues concerning Parkinson’s disease and the LGBTQ community; it was a follow-up on an earlier post I wrote shortly after the World Parkinson Congress

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Inequities in Parkinson’s Disease Medical Treatment

June 29, 2017 | Gay - LGBTQ, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Other People's Stories, Parkinson's Disease | Bruce

John L. Lehr, the chief executive officer of the Parkinson’s Foundation, recently published an article titled “Working Toward a World Without Parkinson’s Disease.”  The first paragraph ends with these optimistic

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Throwback Thursdays Art – w/ Update!

June 29, 2017 | Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Throwback Thursdays Art | Bruce | 3 Comments

Every Thursday, as part of my personal “enriched environment” initiative, I post a piece of art, usually from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which recently released online some 400,000 high-resolution

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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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