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Throwback Thursdays Art

January 22, 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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Update:  World Parkinson Congress

January 18, 2016 | Parkinson's Disease, Parky, World Parkinson Coalition | Bruce | Leave a Comment

Before we get to anything else, I’m thrilled to report that the world-famous Parky the Raccoon, official mascot of the World Parkinson Congress, has yet another new home, this time

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The Sun in Poetry

January 17, 2016 | Enriched Environment, Poetry | Bruce | Leave a Comment

Birches When I see birches bend to left and right Across the lines of straighter darker trees, I like to think some boy’s been swinging them. But swinging doesn’t bend

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Donald Trump is an Idiot

January 17, 2016 | Other Diseases, Other People's Stories, Parkinson's Disease | Bruce | 3 Comments

Say what you will about his xenophobic and racist rants, his spray tan and ridiculous hair.  But Donald Trump’s statement that professional football has gotten too “soft” because the players don’t

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Throwback Thursdays Art

January 15, 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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Hmmm…May I Have Another Piece of Pie, Please?

January 12, 2016 | Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Nutrition, Other Diseases, Parkinson's Disease, Research | Bruce | Leave a Comment

According to this soon-to-be-published scientific study, weight loss in the early stages of Parkinson’s may signify a more rapid and aggressive form of the disease.  It’s not clear if one

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Aware in Care Kit

January 11, 2016 | Medications, National Parkinson Foundation, Other People's Stories, Parkinson's Disease | Bruce | Leave a Comment

Unfortunately, if you have PD and end up in the hospital for some other reason, the hospital staff may not know all they have to do to keep you up-to-snuff

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Parkinson’s 101

January 11, 2016 | Parkinson's Disease | Bruce | Leave a Comment

Here’s an easy introduction to Parkinson’s disease, to show to friends or family who don’t yet know much about it. WXOW News 19 La Crosse, WI – News, Weather and

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Yoga Instructor w/ Parkinson’s

January 9, 2016 | Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Other People's Stories, Parkinson Pantheon!, Parkinson's Disease, Physical Exercise | Bruce | Leave a Comment

Here’s an intriguing (and, in my opinion, uplifting) article about Keith Erickson, a yoga instructor who recently learned he has Parkinson’s. Two excerpts (my bold): 1.  “Hide it, ignore it,

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The Sun in a Sonnet

January 9, 2016 | Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Poetry, Sonnets | Bruce | Leave a Comment

Limitations The subtlest strain a great musician weaves, Cannot attain in rhythmic harmony To music in his soul. May it not be Celestial lyres send hints to him? He grieves

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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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