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Greenwich 1 Mile Open Water Swim

July 17, 2016 | Bruce, Enriched Environment, Michael J. Fox Foundation, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Parkinson's Disease, Parky, Physical Exercise, World Parkinson Coalition | Bruce | 6 Comments

I swam the Greenwich, Connecticut, one mile open water swim today, to raise funds for the Michael J. Fox Foundation.  Parky the Raccoon, official World Parkinson Congress mascot, cheered me […]

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Throwback Thursdays Art

July 14, 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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Vote for the Best Parkinson’s Video!

July 11, 2016 | Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Other People's Stories, Parkinson Pantheon!, Parkinson's Disease, World Parkinson Coalition | Bruce | Leave a Comment

The World Parkinson Congress is having a video competition, and it wants you to vote for your favorite! There are twelve finalists.  Each video is three and a half minutes

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Active Brains =, ≠ Good Brain Health

July 10, 2016 | Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Other Diseases, Other People's Stories, Parkinson's Disease, Research | Bruce | Leave a Comment

According to today’s New York Times, if you’re genetically slated to get dementia (specifically Alzheimer’s; the article is not clear about other forms), there’s not much you can do to stop

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Sunny Sundays!

July 10, 2016 | 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:  Joe Pass and Ella Fitzgerald come together on “You Are

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Throwback Thursdays Art

July 7, 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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Heart, Awakened

July 7, 2016 | Bronx Charter School for Better Learning, Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Other People's Stories, Poetry, SubTLE | Bruce | Leave a Comment

Awakening the Heart:  Exploring Poetry in Elementary and Middle School is the title of a book written by Georgia Heard, an internationally famous poet and teacher.  I studied poetry (and

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Let’s Move to New Jersey!

July 5, 2016 | Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Other People's Stories, Parkinson's Disease, Physical Exercise | Bruce | Leave a Comment

Central New Jersey has a well-rounded program for people with Parkinson’s.  It includes: physical therapy occupational therapy speech and voice therapy athletic training groups sessions in “stretching and strengthening, a

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Help Support Parkinson’s Disease Research!

July 3, 2016 | Bruce, Enriched Environment, Michael J. Fox Foundation, Parkinson's Disease, Physical Exercise | Bruce | Leave a Comment

Dear Friend of “Parking Suns”: Please support me as I enter three long distance, open water swim competitions this summer to raise money for, and awareness of, dystonia and Parkinson’s disease.  All donations

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Sunny Sundays!

July 3, 2016 | 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:  Mungo Jerry‘s “In the Summertime.” “When the sun goes down, you

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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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