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Deep Brain Stimulation: On and Off

July 23, 2016 | Other People's Stories, Parkinson's Disease | Bruce | 9 Comments

I’ve posted about Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) before (click!  click!  click!).  Here’s another article + video (see below), where a man with DBS turns the gizmo off so reporters can see how […]

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Throwback Thursdays Art

July 21, 2016 | Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Throwback Thursdays Art | Bruce | 5 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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Hot Off the (Bench) Press: Lighter Weights Just As Good

July 21, 2016 | Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Physical Exercise, Research | Bruce

According to the NY Times, you don’t have to use extremely heavy weights at the gym to get good results.  You can use lighter, more comfortable weights.  Just up the number

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Just Sayin’

July 19, 2016 | Jokes, World Parkinson Coalition | Bruce

For those of you heading to Portland, Oregon, for the World Parkinson Congress this September, you may be interested in this article from today’s Guardian.  Title:  Polyamorous Portland:  The City

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Sunny Sundays!

July 17, 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:  Johnny Nash singing “I Can See Clearly Now.” It’s gonna

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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

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

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

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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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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