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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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The Mist in Poetry

November 22, 2015 | Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Poetry | Bruce

Mist Low-anchored cloud, Newfoundland air, Fountain-head and source of rivers, Dew-cloth, dream-drapery, And napkin spread by fays; Drifting meadow of the air, Where bloom the daisied banks and violets, And

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Ann Romney & Boston – A Nice Reflection

November 20, 2015 | Bruce, Other Diseases, Other People's Stories, Parkinson's Disease | Bruce | 2 Comments

I previously posted about Ann Romney‘s website, 50MillionFaces.org, where people who have been touched by Parkinson’s, multiple sclerosis, ALS, brain tumors, or Alzheimer’s can upload a picture and a short paragraph about

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“The New Yorker” Updates My Drug Regimen

November 20, 2015 | Bruce, Bruce's Meds, Enriched Environment, Jokes, Medications, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Parkinson's Disease | Bruce | 1 Comment

They must have seen my recent post. How helpful! (November 23, 2015, New Yorker)

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My Parkinson’s Anxiety Makes It in “The New Yorker”

November 19, 2015 | Bruce, Enriched Environment, Jokes, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Parkinson's Disease | Bruce

“Why don’t we call that nameless dread of yours Bruce, and see if that helps.” (November 23, 2015, New Yorker)

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Throwback Thursdays Art

November 19, 2015 | Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Throwback Thursdays Art | Bruce | 10 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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Doing the Right Thing

November 19, 2015 | Bronx Charter School for Better Learning, Bruce, Enriched Environment, Other People's Stories, SubTLE | Bruce | 1 Comment

Today I visited the classroom of one of our 1st Grade teachers.  Let’s call her Mrs. Dovetail.  She was busy organizing her students into small groups, each group working on

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Two Sonnets:  Light and Dark

November 18, 2015 | Bruce, Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Poetry, Sonnets | Bruce

Both mediocre… The Hudson River flows into the sea. The tide thrusts back with all its mighty power. Swim a river race and you will see the current’s back-and-forth is

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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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