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Enough With The Sonnets Already!

October 8, 2015 | Bruce, Enriched Environment, Parkinson's Disease, Poetry, Sonnets | Bruce | 1 Comment

I had a slew of medical appointments in Manhattan today.  This sonnet emerged while I was riding the train into the city. En Route to Some Doctor Appointments I have […]

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Brain Storms: The Book

October 7, 2015 | Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Other People's Stories, Parkinson Pantheon!, Parkinson's Disease, Physical Exercise | Bruce

Science journalist Jon Palfreman just published a book, Brain Storms, in which he reviews the latest research to understand and find a cure for Parkinson’s disease.  And as a fellow Parkie,

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Sonnet for Scarlett’s Salon

October 6, 2015 | Bruce, Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Poetry, Sonnets | Bruce

For over a year I attended a monthly open-mic literary night at the home of Scarlett Antonia.  She held the event on the first Friday of the month in her

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The Sun in Poetry

October 5, 2015 | Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Poetry | Bruce

Mowing There was never a sound beside the wood but one, And that was my long scythe whispering to the ground. What was it it whispered? I knew not well

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Proof Positive: The Video

October 5, 2015 | Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Other People's Stories, Parkinson Pantheon!, Parkinson's Disease, Physical Exercise | Bruce | 1 Comment

Wake up and smell the coffee!  High intensity exercise is medicine for PD! I recently blogged about a NY Times article that reported on the benefits of forced aerobic exercise. 

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Throwback Thursdays Art

October 1, 2015 | Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Throwback Thursdays Art | Bruce | 5 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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Triathlon Triumph Times Two!

September 27, 2015 | Bruce, Enriched Environment, Michael J. Fox Foundation, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Other Diseases, Parkinson's Disease, Physical Exercise | Bruce | 3 Comments

This weekend I competed in the swimming portions of two triathlons to raise awareness of, and funding for research into, dystonia and Parkinson’s disease.  All proceeds will go to the

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What? Another Sonnet Already?

September 25, 2015 | Bruce, Enriched Environment, Medications, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Parkinson's Disease Foundation, Poetry, Sonnets | Bruce

Walking Uptown Minus Your Next Dose of Sinemet Your legs give out…and then Manhattan grows. The blocks get longer…stretch ahead unbroken… You limp and know that all the city knows

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Proof Positive

September 24, 2015 | Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Parkinson's Disease, Physical Exercise, Research | Bruce

My friend, Bob Nelson, who is the bike leg of my triathlon relay team this Sunday, forwarded two excellent New York Times articles about the benefits of biking for Parkies. 

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Throwback Thursdays Art

September 24, 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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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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