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Parkinson’s Possibly Cured in Mice; Humans Next in Line?

April 12, 2017 | Parkinson's Disease, Research | Bruce | 2 Comments

Yesterday’s BBC reported that an international research team was able to reverse Parkinson’s disease in mice (or at least greatly reduce their symptoms) by re-engineering cells already in the brain (called […]

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Unite for Parkinson’s Day

April 11, 2017 | Bruce, Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Parkinson's Disease | Bruce | Leave a Comment

Today is April 11 – World Parkinson’s Day! From the website Unite for Parkinson’s: WHAT IS WORLD PARKINSON’S DAY? World Parkinson’s Day is held on 11 April every year. It

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22 Push-Up Challenge to Raise Awareness of Veteran Suicide – Week 2

April 11, 2017 | Bruce, Other Diseases, Other People's Stories, Physical Exercise | Bruce | Leave a Comment

Last year Andy Dousis, a colleague at work, challenged me (and others) to do 22 push-ups a day for 22 days to raise awareness that every day in America some

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Bring On the Bright Parking Sunshine Yellows!

April 10, 2017 | Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes | Bruce | Leave a Comment

Spring was very late this year, and towards the end of March we had a major blizzard that piled two feet of snow on top of the budding daffodils and

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Parkinson’s Disease Anxiety:  5 Ways Out of This Labyrinth

April 10, 2017 | Bruce's Meds, Medications, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Other People's Stories, Parkinson's Disease, Physical Exercise, Research, Sonnets | Bruce | Leave a Comment

As I have written before, Parkies are at high risk for anxiety disorder.  This is not merely because we’re reacting in fear to our diagnosis, but because PD changes the chemical

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Sunny Sundays!

April 9, 2017 | Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Sunny Sundays | Bruce | Leave a Comment

In celebration of all things sunny, Parking Suns now features every Sunday a different YouTube music clip about the sun! This week’s entry:  Liza Minnelli sings a Pet Shop Boys‘ dance version of

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The Sun in Poetry

April 8, 2017 | Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Poetry | Bruce | Leave a Comment

Aye, workman, make me a dream, A dream for my love. Cunningly weave sunlight, Breezes, and flowers. Let it be of the cloth of meadows. And—good workman— And let there

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22 Push-Up Challenge to Raise Awareness of Veteran Suicide – Week 1

April 8, 2017 | Bruce, Other Diseases, Other People's Stories, Physical Exercise | Bruce | Leave a Comment

Last year Andy Dousis, a colleague at work, challenged me (and others) to do 22 push-ups a day for 22 days to raise awareness that every day in America some

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Throwback Thursdays Art – w/ Update!

April 6, 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

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My Updated Drug Regimen

April 2, 2017 | Bruce, Bruce's Meds, Medications, Parkinson's Disease | Bruce | Leave a Comment

Here’s my latest drug regimen, which has been updated to include a blood pressure pill and additional Clonazepam in the morning, to fight the anxiety that was ruling (ruining?  rudely,

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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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