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Throwback Thursdays Art

December 3, 2015 | Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Throwback Thursdays Art | Bruce | 9 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 Marshall Islands Are Disappearing

December 3, 2015 | Bruce, Other People's Stories | Bruce

Today’s New York Times reports that the rising sea levels due to global warming are soon going to submerge the Marshall Islands. I lived on the Marshall Islands for four

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“The New Yorker” Nails My Life Again!

December 2, 2015 | Bruce, Jokes, Other Diseases, Parkinson's Disease | Bruce

I just got home from work, opened the new New Yorker, and sat down with the magazine and a glass of Merlot.  I started flipping through the pages when this

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Parky Moves to a New Home

December 1, 2015 | Other People's Stories, Parky, World Parkinson Coalition | Parky Raccoon | 3 Comments

Parky the Raccoon, official mascot of the World Parkinson Coalition (for which I am an official blogger), was adopted today by yours truly, and moved this evening to his new

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Duopa – The Next Stage?

November 29, 2015 | Bruce, Enriched Environment, Medications, Michael J. Fox Foundation, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Other People's Stories, Parkinson's Disease | Bruce

I’ve blogged quite a few times about the pros and cons of being on Sinemet (carbidopa/levodopa).  Bingo!  Bingo!  Bingo!  Bingo!  Bingo!  Bingo!   My prose about the pros is that when

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The Sun in Poetry (and Quilts)

November 28, 2015 | Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Poetry | Bruce

Heavy Threads When the dawn unfolds like a bolt of ribbon Thrown through my window, I know that hours of light Are about to thrust themselves into me Like omnivorous

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Rock On, Rock Steady!

November 27, 2015 | Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Other People's Stories, Parkinson Pantheon!, Parkinson's Disease, Physical Exercise, Research | Bruce | 1 Comment

Although I’m down on professional sports which lead to head injuries that later lead to Parkinson’s disease (e.g., boxing and football), I’m up on Rock Steady, a boxing program for people

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Throwback Thursdays Art

November 26, 2015 | 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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PD Drugs “On” vs. PD Drugs “Off”

November 26, 2015 | Bruce, Bruce's Meds, Medications, Parkinson's Disease | Bruce | 3 Comments

On three occasions recently I had to go for long, seemingly interminable stretches of time without taking my PD drugs.  It’s shocking how quickly I became miserable and lame. In two

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Thanksgiving Sonnet

November 25, 2015 | Enriched Environment, Poetry, Sonnets | Bruce | 1 Comment

I composed the sonnet below, inspired by a story a boy in kindergarten told me as he drew the above picture.  His story, about someone cooking a Thanksgiving dinner in

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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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