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Writing in Kindergarten

June 2, 2017 | Bronx Charter School for Better Learning, Bruce, Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Other People's Stories, Poetry, SubTLE | Bruce

This week I was in a kindergarten class at my school, sitting next to a girl who was writing in her journal.  Her teacher’s instructions were to write anything she […]

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Throwback Thursdays Art – w/ Update!

June 2, 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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Drug Regimen Updated Again!

May 28, 2017 | Bruce, Bruce's Meds, Medications, Parkinson's Disease | Bruce

Here’s my latest drug regimen, which my neurologist updated to increase the Clonazepam and Nortriptyline, which should tamp down the anxiety that was ruthlessly ruling (rudely ruining? routinely uprooting?) my

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Tweak Your DBS Voltage with Your iPhone!

May 28, 2017 | Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Other People's Stories, Parkinson's Disease, Research | Bruce

Paul Detlefsen, age 44, of Iselin, New Jersey, has had Young Onset Parkinson’s disease for eight years.  Like a lot of us!  However, he is the first person to be

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Sunny Sundays!

May 28, 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 it’s Hilary Duff and friend frolicking

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The Sun in Poetry

May 27, 2017 | Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Poetry | Bruce

Afternoon on a Hill I will be the gladdest thing Under the sun! I will touch a hundred flowers And not pick one. I will look at cliffs and clouds

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Throwback Thursdays Art – w/ Update!

May 25, 2017 | Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Throwback Thursdays Art | Bruce | 4 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

Throwback Thursdays Art – w/ Update! Read More »

Sunny Sundays!

May 21, 2017 | Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Sunny Sundays | Bruce

In celebration of all things sunny, Parking Suns now features every Sunday a different YouTube music clip about the sun! This week it’s Justin Timberlake and friends dancing up a storm with “Can’t Stop

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DBS Updates: Now Used for Depression, Too

May 20, 2017 | Michael J. Fox Foundation, National Parkinson Foundation, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Other People's Stories, Parkinson's Disease, World Parkinson Coalition | Bruce

DBS, or Deep Brain Stimulation, has been an option for treating Parkinson’s disease since the late 1980s.  Basically, surgeons drill two holes in your skull and insert tiny wires into

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Throwback Thursdays Art – w/ Update!

May 17, 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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