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Defeat PD and Dystonia!

September 20, 2015 | Bruce, Michael J. Fox Foundation, Other Diseases, Other People's Stories, Parkinson's Disease, Physical Exercise | Bruce

On the weekend of September 26th and 27th, I’ll enter two triathlons to raise money for and awareness of dystonia and Parkinson’s disease.  All donations will go to the Michael J. […]

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Help Bruce Defeat Dystonia & Parkinson’s!

September 19, 2015 | Bruce, Michael J. Fox Foundation, Other Diseases, Other People's Stories, Parkinson's Disease | Bruce | 1 Comment

The picture above shows me at the Olympics Aquatic Center in Mexico City in 1971.  I was a high school student in Mexico and on my school’s swimming team.  On

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Throwback Thursdays Art

September 18, 2015 | 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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When the Doctor Gets/Doesn’t Get PD

September 15, 2015 | Medications, Other People's Stories, Parkinson's Disease, Parkinson's Disease Foundation | Bruce

Here are two fascinating articles (bingo!  bingo!) about Dr. Maria De Leon, a movement disorder specialist (i.e., a neurologist who specializes in diseases like Parkinson’s) who about ten years ago

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Another Parkinson’s Sonnet

September 15, 2015 | Enriched Environment, Parkinson's Disease, Poetry, Sonnets | Bruce | 2 Comments

You lived a rich life; couldn’t ask for more – Then whoa! The fickle Fates cry out, “Hey, you! Just wait until ya see what we’ve in store – A

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Pop Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Parkinson’s Disease Care?

September 13, 2015 | Michael J. Fox Foundation, Parkinson's Disease | Bruce

The Michael J. Fox Foundation frequently comes out with entertaining and informative quizzes about Parkinson’s disease. Click here on their latest and test yourself on Parkinson’s disease care. You don’t have

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The Sun in Poetry

September 13, 2015 | Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Poetry | Bruce

The little river twittering in the twilight, The wan, wondering look of the pale sky, This is almost bliss. And everything shut up and gone to sleep, All the troubles

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Help Defeat Dystonia + Parkinson’s!

September 12, 2015 | Bruce, Michael J. Fox Foundation, Other Diseases, Other People's Stories, Parkinson's Disease | Bruce

On the weekend of September 26, 2015, I will enter one, and possibly two, triathlons to raise money for and awareness of dystonia and Parkinson’s disease.  I hope you will

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Asthma = Increased Risk for Parkinson’s Disease

September 11, 2015 | Other Diseases, Other People's Stories, Parkinson's Disease, Research | Bruce

  According to a recently written, soon-to-be-published-in-hard-copy-but-available-now-online research article, people who suffer from asthma are at increased risk for developing Parkinson’s disease. To quote the conclusion: Patients with asthma had an

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Pot Luck

September 11, 2015 | Other People's Stories, Parkinson's Disease | Bruce

Supposedly by the end of this calendar year, residents of New York State, where I live, can get a doctor’s prescription for medical marijuana if they have a qualifying illness. 

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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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