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DBS PSA

April 12, 2016 | Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Other People's Stories, Parkinson's Disease | Bruce

Here’s the link to the article:  click! Here’s the provocative vid:

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“Sleep Smarter” for People with Neurological Issues

April 12, 2016 | Enriched Environment, Medications, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Other Diseases, Other People's Stories, Parkinson's Disease | Bruce

Neurology Now just published an exhaustive article on all sorts of sleep problems and all sorts of fixes for all sorts of people affected by all sorts of neurological issues.

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Pushing Up!

April 7, 2016 | Bronx Charter School for Better Learning, Bruce, Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Other Diseases, Other People's Stories, Physical Exercise | Bruce | 1 Comment

Andy Dousis, one of the many fabulous people at my charter school, challenged me to do 22 push-ups every day for 22 days. Why? To raise awareness that every day

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Sleep Disturbances May Precede, and Worsen, Your Parkinson’s Disease Symptoms

April 7, 2016 | Bruce, Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Parkinson's Disease, Research | Bruce | 1 Comment

This important article discusses recent research that suggests (1) sleep problems may precede a diagnosis of Parkinson’s, and (2) they may also worsen your condition after you get PD.  The

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Throwback Thursdays Art

April 7, 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 Sun in Poetry

April 7, 2016 | Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Poetry | Bruce

Note:  This was one of my all-time favorite poems in high school.  I found it in our 11th Grade English textbook and, awe-struck, showed it to my teacher, Mrs. Monod.

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Swimming Swimmingly

April 3, 2016 | Bruce, Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Physical Exercise, World Parkinson Coalition | Bruce

Parky accompanied me this morning to the New York City Parks Masters Swim Meet at the Flushing Meadows Corona Park Aquatic Center.  With Parky cheering me on, I won a first

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Parking Sun Bounces Vigorously Around the Neighborhood!

April 3, 2016 | Bruce, Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes | Bruce

More snaps of sunlight bouncing around just a few feet from our front door.  To see my previous shots of the parking sun in my neighborhood, click here and here

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Good Advice: Shower Anywhere But a Moving Train

April 2, 2016 | Jokes, Other People's Stories, Parkinson's Disease | Bruce | 1 Comment

Beefcake above, comedy below. In a recent Daily Mirror article, British comic and fellow Parkie Billy Connolly jokes how he learned empirically that people with Parkinson’s shouldn’t take a shower

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Promising Stem Cell Possibility

April 2, 2016 | Medications, Other People's Stories, Parkinson's Disease, Research | Bruce | 1 Comment

Stem cells are back in the news again, and here’s what research scientists are trying to do on the Parkinson’s front in San Diego. Basically, they are taking cell samples from the

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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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