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Parkinson’s Disease, Post-Muhammad Ali

June 11, 2016 | Other People's Stories, Parkinson's Disease, Research | Bruce | Leave a Comment

There’s been an incredible output of articles on Muhammad Ali‘s death, and now I sense a shift in the world regarding how we understand Parkinson’s disease. Plenty of news stories […]

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Iambic Pentameter: If Not Now, When?

June 11, 2016 | Bronx Charter School for Better Learning, Bruce, Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Other People's Stories, Poetry | Bruce | Leave a Comment

As an undergraduate lit major, I read a lot about iambic pentameter.  Ten beats per line, alternating weak with strong: weak strong weak strong weak strong  weak strong weak strong Shakespeare’s sonnets

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Strange Brew

June 10, 2016 | Bruce, Medications, Parkinson's Disease, Physical Exercise | Bruce | 1 Comment

This post is titled “Strange Brew” (a terrific classic rock number by Cream) because for the past three weeks I’ve had a cold/lung infection and couldn’t exercise, which resulted in

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Throwback Thursdays Art

June 9, 2016 | Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Throwback Thursdays Art | Bruce | 6 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!

June 5, 2016 | Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Other People's Stories, Parkinson Pantheon!, Sunny Sundays | Bruce | Leave a Comment

Every Sunday now, Parking Suns posts a YouTube music video about the sun.  I was going to post something upbeat today but changed my mind when I learned that Muhammad

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Suddenly Saliva

June 4, 2016 | Bruce, Medications, Parkinson's Disease, Physical Exercise | Bruce | Leave a Comment

I haven’t exercised for about two weeks because of a nasty cold that settled in my lungs and lurked there for like forever.  I tried going to the gym two

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Throwback Thursdays Art

June 1, 2016 | Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Throwback Thursdays Art | Bruce | 8 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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Grrrr! Sick with Cough!

May 30, 2016 | Bruce, Other Diseases | Bruce | 1 Comment

I came down with a bad cold two weeks ago, and it’s still lingering in my lungs.  If I take a deep breath, I can’t resist the urge to cough.

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Prince, Depression, Parkinson’s

May 29, 2016 | Other Diseases, Other People's Stories, Parkinson's Disease | Bruce | Leave a Comment

Here’s a thoughtful meditation on Prince’s death and what it means to David Shaw, an opioid drug abuse counselor who recently was diagnosed with Parkinson’s. I suggest you just read

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Sunny Sundays!

May 29, 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:  Andréanne St-Louis covers the Beatles’ “I’ll Follow the Sun.”

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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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