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“I’ve Just Been Diagnosed With Parkinson’s Disease”

September 17, 2016 | Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Other People's Stories, Parkinson Pantheon!, Parkinson's Disease | Bruce

That’s the title of a recent online article written by 56-year-old Mike Oliver, who was diagnosed on August 11.  Mike is a veteran journalist, so his story is well written. […]

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Surging Ahead!

September 17, 2016 | World Parkinson Coalition | Bruce

I’m still tweaking the earlier posts on this blog for our revised, updated look, but it’s time to surge forward for the World Parkinson Congress in Portland.  I fly there

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Under Construction!

September 13, 2016 | Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, World Parkinson Coalition | Bruce

Q:  What do we want? A:  An updated Parking Suns! Q:  When do we want it? A:  Now! Q:  Yeah, but when are we actually going to get it? A:

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Parky Does Laurie Anderson!

September 11, 2016 | Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Parky, Poetry, World Parkinson Coalition | Parky Raccoon

Parky has always been attuned to the avant-garde, and he’s always loved Laurie Anderson! In anticipation of the upcoming World Parkinson Congress, he’s re-written Anderson’s “Sharkey’s Night” as “Parky’s Night,” which

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Sunny Sundays!

September 11, 2016 | Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Sunny Sundays, World Parkinson Coalition | Bruce | 1 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 (as well as other recent and upcoming entries) was suggested

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Medical Marijuana: The Upgrade

September 10, 2016 | Enriched Environment, Jokes, Michael J. Fox Foundation, Other People's Stories, Parkinson's Disease | Bruce | 1 Comment

I live in a state where medical marijuana is legal for people with Parkinson’s disease, yet I don’t qualify because you have to exhibit specific PD symptoms which I don’t

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Throwback Thursdays Art

September 8, 2016 | 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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Sunny Sundays!

September 4, 2016 | 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’s entry (as well as other recent and upcoming entries) was suggested

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The Sun in Poetry

September 1, 2016 | Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Poetry | Bruce

The Dream I have a dream to fill the golden sheath of a remembered day . . . . (Air heavy and massed and blue as the vapor of opium

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Throwback Thursdays Art

September 1, 2016 | Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Throwback Thursdays Art | Bruce | 2 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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