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Finding better brain health through food

This article was originally posted on OKCFox.com. OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — The Brain Boys want you to start a love affair– with your own mind. They say it’s never too early or too late to start setting your self-up for better brain health.   Brain health has many parts and food, social relations, and environmental conditions are all part of the equation. Valentine’s Day could be the right time to start appreciating and actively taking care of your brain.   …

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Love of history gives OKC woman tools to help older adults

This article was originally posted on The Oklahoman.  Madeleine Seward (aka “Maddie”) considers herself a novice historian.   She enjoys digging up interesting facts about people and using them to connect with others.   “I have a very busy mind, and whatever element I come in contact with, it develops into something more,” Seward said.   As Concordia Life Plan Community’s memory care lifestyle coordinator, Seward turns her curiosity into action on a daily basis.   She works closely with …

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Concordia Life Plan Community resident finds inspiration in strength and innovation

This article was originally posted on OKC Friday. A powerful woman empowers other women and never loses her strength. That’s what Sheila Myers learned through her career as a nurse, researcher and professor. “Being in nursing, we were always influenced by females, but the women who really impressed me were those who cared about where they were going and what they might be able to do,” said Myers. Myers, a resident at Concordia Life Plan Community, came from a family …

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Oklahoma veterans’ love story sparked by handwritten letters

This article was originally posted on KOCO News 5. OKLAHOMA CITY — In a time when there were no phone calls, text messages or tweets, handwritten letters between John and Jean Kidd meant everything. “The anticipation of getting just one letter makes it all worthwhile,” John Kidd said. John Kidd served in the U.S. Navy from 1956 to 1962. “The Navy brought me to Florida. Probably the best thing that ever happened to me in my whole life. That’s where …

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