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Wearable Robotic Clothing Stops Freezing of Gait

January 10, 2024 | Enriched Environment, Parkinson's Disease, Research | Bruce | Leave a Comment

******** My sister just sent me an article from the Harvard Gazette that discusses a new kind of robotic clothing that helps Parkinson’s patients walk without freezing of gait, or […]

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How Am I Doing? 5th Update

January 10, 2024 | Bruce, Bruce's Meds, Deep Brain Stimulation, Enriched Environment, Medications, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Parkinson's Disease | Bruce | 1 Comment

******** That iPod-like thing you see in this picture is actually the gismo my husband uses to modify (usually that means “increase”) the electrical current that my Deep Brain Stimulator

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How Am I Doing? 4th Update

January 1, 2024 | Bruce, Deep Brain Stimulation, Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Parkinson's Disease, Physical Exercise | Bruce | 6 Comments

My husband and I started taking daily walks.  Each day we walk longer and longer distances.

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Parkinson’s Disease and Urinary Tract Infections

December 17, 2023 | Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Parkinson's Disease, Research | Bruce | Leave a Comment

************** There’s a disconnect between YouTube videos about bladder issues put out by various Parkinson’s organizations (see example below) and documents you can find by Googling “Parkinson’s disease” + “urinary

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How Am I Doing? 3rd Update

December 11, 2023 | Bruce, Deep Brain Stimulation, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Parkinson's Disease | Bruce | 1 Comment

********** I can smell again! Like most Parkies, I lost the ability to smell anything soon after I was diagnosed.   But my olfactory powers returned last night, and are still

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Mortality and Parkinson’s

December 7, 2023 | Bruce, Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Nutrition, Parkinson's Disease, Physical Exercise, Research | Bruce | Leave a Comment

People with Parkinson’s disease (PwP) often hear doctors and others say, “You won’t die from Parkinson’s, you’ll die with Parkinson’s.”  This can be misleading.

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How Am I Doing? 2nd Update

November 28, 2023 | Bruce, Bruce's Meds, Deep Brain Stimulation, Medications, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Parkinson's Disease, Physical Exercise | Bruce | 6 Comments

********** Almost two weeks have passed since the doctors at Mount Sinai turned on the batteries for my Deep Brain Stimulation setup.  How am I doing? Check it out: I

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How can you support someone with Parkinson’s disease to manage their finances?

November 25, 2023 | Enriched Environment, Parkinson's Disease | Bruce | Leave a Comment

How can you help an aging loved one with Parkinson’s disease stay financially secure?

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How Am I Doing?

November 21, 2023 | Bruce, Bruce's Meds, Deep Brain Stimulation, Medications, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Parkinson's Disease, Physical Exercise | Bruce | 5 Comments

It’s been five days since the medical staff at Mount Sinai turned on the current in my DBS system.  In general, the time since then has been OK.  For the

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Heads Up! It’s Time for Deep Brain Surgery!

October 5, 2023 | Bruce, Deep Brain Stimulation, Michael J. Fox Foundation, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Parkinson's Disease | Bruce | 6 Comments

I’m about to undergo three procedures to surgically install Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) wires in my head and a battery pack in my chest.

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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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