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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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Um…Did Someone Say “Exercise”?

May 26, 2016 | Enriched Environment, National Parkinson Foundation, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Other People's Stories, Parkinson's Disease, Physical Exercise | Bruce | 1 Comment

Here’s another 1st person account of a Parkie who finds that exercise is not optional if you want to remain relatively symptom-free. Jerry Yarov lives in (near?) Columbus, Ohio, and

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Kosher Marijuana: No Joke

May 26, 2016 | Jokes, Medications | Bruce | Leave a Comment

We’re talking medical marijuana and a recent NY Times article about some rabbis inspecting a New York State medical marijuana company to certify whether the products are kosher. It sounds like

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1st Grade Writing Exercise

May 26, 2016 | Bronx Charter School for Better Learning, Enriched Environment, Other People's Stories, SubTLE | Bruce | Leave a Comment

Yesterday a 1st Grade teacher and I worked with Mishaun, a boy who is moving very quickly through everything we give him. I gave him this page from a writing

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Throwback Thursdays Art

May 26, 2016 | Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Throwback Thursdays Art | Bruce | 7 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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The Fox Focus on Parkinson’s

May 22, 2016 | Michael J. Fox Foundation, Parkinson's Disease, Research | Bruce | Leave a Comment

Here’s a packed newsletter from the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research:  The Fox Focus Spring-Summer 2016. It’s chock full of interesting and important news on many angles that

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Sunny Sundays!

May 22, 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:  a fantastic 9-minute remix of Nina Simone‘s version of

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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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