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<v Speaker 1>Good morning, good morning, good morning, and welcome, welcome, welcome.

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<v Speaker 1>It is time now for our community connection right here

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<v Speaker 1>on K one, the one you trust we have. We're

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<v Speaker 1>friends in from elder Care today. And how we doing,

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<v Speaker 1>mister Colaw.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm doing very well. How about you? Tom brought a friend?

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<v Speaker 2>I did bring a friend.

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<v Speaker 3>Hello, how are you not a stranger to you? Tom?

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<v Speaker 1>Joni Hillmore is with us here too as well, My

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<v Speaker 1>goodness sake. Things are busy and this is gonna be

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<v Speaker 1>the first time all year that we haven't talked barbecue.

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<v Speaker 2>Right, Yes, we're not talking about the barbecue because it

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<v Speaker 2>went well, tell you what, it was fantastic.

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<v Speaker 4>Probably the best weather from a heat or rain perspective

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<v Speaker 4>in a dozen years.

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<v Speaker 2>Not a heater insight, No, it was fantastic.

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<v Speaker 3>And no tornado, yeah no.

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<v Speaker 2>None of that stuff. Yeah, that was such a great event.

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<v Speaker 4>And we're again we're so grateful to our community, the sponsors,

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<v Speaker 4>the people who bought tickets, who came and participated. It's

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<v Speaker 4>just it's a wonderful fundraiser for Eldercare, but it's just

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<v Speaker 4>an awareness event as well. They'll let people know we exist,

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<v Speaker 4>why we exist, and it's just fantastic. So it's been wonderful.

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<v Speaker 1>What's going on right now.

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<v Speaker 4>Let me tell you what we're excited for the summer.

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<v Speaker 4>We've got a lot of good things coming up this summer.

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<v Speaker 4>So Jonie Elmore is our community outreach liaison and so

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<v Speaker 4>she's out in the community to liaise to let everybody

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<v Speaker 4>know about Eldercare and all the things that we have

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<v Speaker 4>going on. But she's really taken a hold of a

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<v Speaker 4>caregiver support group that meets every Tuesday and has just

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<v Speaker 4>built that to such an amazing community that we have.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm gonna let Joni talk about that because it's a

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<v Speaker 4>fantastic support group that meets every Tuesday morning at Eldercare

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<v Speaker 4>at ten am.

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<v Speaker 3>So Jony, Well, I will talk about the support group

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<v Speaker 3>and then you can talk about the events. Yes, we

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<v Speaker 3>meet every Tuesday morning at ten o'clock and it is

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<v Speaker 3>a caregiver support group. Now you know that if somebody

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<v Speaker 3>is caring for somebody in their family that it is

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<v Speaker 3>strenuous emotionally and physically, and it strains the person that's

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<v Speaker 3>in charge of the care because they want to give

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<v Speaker 3>such good care to that person that they love. So

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<v Speaker 3>what we have done is We have built a group

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<v Speaker 3>that has a wonderful camaraderie that comes and shares openly.

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<v Speaker 3>What is opened up at Eldercare stays at Eldercare, and

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<v Speaker 3>nobody shares each other's stuff with anybody else, but we

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<v Speaker 3>open up. We talk about the challenges of caring for

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<v Speaker 3>somebody that you love and some of the bumps and

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<v Speaker 3>scars that you can attain yourself as a caregiver, and

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<v Speaker 3>the care receiver as well has issues that they're dealing with,

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<v Speaker 3>so we just talk it all out. We also talk

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<v Speaker 3>about different types of issues with the caregiving, such as

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<v Speaker 3>behavioral expectation and emotions that come with those changes in

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<v Speaker 3>somebody's life, dealing with medication, dealing with doctors, how to

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<v Speaker 3>manage all of that, even coming into an opportunity of

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<v Speaker 3>dealing with your care receiver's personal records because all of

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<v Speaker 3>a sudden they can't do some of the things that

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<v Speaker 3>they used to do. We also talk about cognitive awareness

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<v Speaker 3>and decline and how to be prepared for it, and

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<v Speaker 3>so there's many things that go hand in hand, but

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<v Speaker 3>just the joy of getting it out on the table,

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<v Speaker 3>getting it off of our shoulders and spreading the love

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<v Speaker 3>and the joy among each other has really helped our caregivers,

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<v Speaker 3>and I think it's helped them to be better caregivers

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<v Speaker 3>for those care receivers because, as I tell them, we

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<v Speaker 3>do this for love. We love them, That's why we

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<v Speaker 3>care for them sakes.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, it's pretty amazing that the caregiver support group that

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<v Speaker 4>Joni leads for us. When Joni came on board at

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<v Speaker 4>Elder Care about the same time I did, about seven

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<v Speaker 4>months ago, it was a monthly support group and it

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<v Speaker 4>shifted to a weekly support group and has just blossomed

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<v Speaker 4>and so under the leadership of Jony. And as she said,

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<v Speaker 4>it's for love the way she just loves those folks

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<v Speaker 4>each and every week. And you know, I'll bump into

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<v Speaker 4>folks in the building who just will rave about, Oh,

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<v Speaker 4>I love this support group. It means so much to me.

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<v Speaker 4>It gives me a little bit of respite every week

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<v Speaker 4>to get away and not have to worry about the

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<v Speaker 4>care receiver that I'm caring for. And then I'm filled.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, my cup is full when I leave there

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<v Speaker 4>and I can carry on. And so it's it's been fantastic.

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<v Speaker 4>And I talk about respite. So earlier this year, we

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<v Speaker 4>received a grant through Okay Cares for specifically a respite grant.

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<v Speaker 4>And we started a second support group that meets on

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<v Speaker 4>Thursdays at ten am. It's called Open Door Cafe and

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<v Speaker 4>it's a Joni is a part of that one as well,

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<v Speaker 4>but it is a it's a non traditional, unstructured support group.

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<v Speaker 4>And by that there aren't topics that we're going to

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<v Speaker 4>deal with each and every week. It's just come and

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<v Speaker 4>b and we have coffee, and we have tea and

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<v Speaker 4>the eatery and a saltsman down at the eatery has

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<v Speaker 4>just graciously donated baked goods to us each and every

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<v Speaker 4>week to have at that caregiver support group. And so

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<v Speaker 4>at Open Door Cafe, you just come for that hour

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<v Speaker 4>and a half and you can just be there.

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<v Speaker 2>You can.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, it's a way for people to just put their

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<v Speaker 3>toe in the water a little bit. You know, people

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<v Speaker 3>have consternation about opening up about their emotions and the

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<v Speaker 3>things that they're going through, and they may not show

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<v Speaker 3>up at support group because they're not sure that they

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<v Speaker 3>know the people, that they can trust the people. But

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<v Speaker 3>if they come to Open Door Cafe, they can dip

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<v Speaker 3>their toe in the water, meet some people and then

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<v Speaker 3>they think, well, I might be able to go into

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<v Speaker 3>that support group and feel comfortable. So it's a wonderful opportunity.

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<v Speaker 1>It's going to be just something to see the level

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<v Speaker 1>of oh my gosh, I got to do everything. Oh

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<v Speaker 1>my gosh, oh my gosh. Then people the level of

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<v Speaker 1>calm just take over. What's conversation?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, yes, I'm sorry.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, I just wanted to say that one of the

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<v Speaker 3>things that we face a lot our spouse is trying

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<v Speaker 3>to care for one other one another and all the

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<v Speaker 3>changes that go with those relationships. The dynamic shift is

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<v Speaker 3>overwhelming and we deal a lot with that. How do

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<v Speaker 3>we deal with that shift in our life when someone

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<v Speaker 3>has cared for us most of our life. Most of

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<v Speaker 3>the caregivers, a lot of them are women, but we

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<v Speaker 3>do have males that come to our group as well.

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<v Speaker 3>But just that shift in dynamic is overwhelming to people.

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<v Speaker 3>So we address that and we try to do it

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<v Speaker 3>in a comfortable setting.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow, it's great.

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<v Speaker 4>So a lot of times a caregiver struggles with going

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<v Speaker 4>to a support group because they don't feel that they

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<v Speaker 4>can be released from their caregiving duties.

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<v Speaker 2>For an hour, hour and a half.

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<v Speaker 4>Absolutely open door cafe bring the care receiver with you.

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<v Speaker 4>That's what that's about.

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<v Speaker 2>We want you to enjoy it too.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, and they can sit there in our east kitchen.

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<v Speaker 4>They can sit there and participate in snacks and chit chat,

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<v Speaker 4>or they can go right next door to the room

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<v Speaker 4>where we have staff from our Daybreak program. We have

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<v Speaker 4>dementia practitioners there that are they have games, they have

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<v Speaker 4>activities that are happening for that care receiver, and again

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<v Speaker 4>all from this wonderful grant we received from Okay Cares.

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<v Speaker 4>We have activity kits that they can take home with them.

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<v Speaker 2>We have self care kits that they.

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<v Speaker 4>Can take home with them and then come back the

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<v Speaker 4>next week and get another one as well. We want

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<v Speaker 4>this open door cafe to be kind of a gateway

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<v Speaker 4>to Daybreak because our Daybreak Adult Day Activity Center is

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<v Speaker 4>by far the most affordable way to care for a

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<v Speaker 4>loved one who.

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<v Speaker 2>Needs care and all the cool kids. It's where all

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<v Speaker 2>the cool kids are hanging out these days.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, if you participate in Okay Care I'm sorry,

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<v Speaker 4>in our either of our support groups, or you just

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<v Speaker 4>come to us specifically through the end of this month,

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<v Speaker 4>for sure we will be able to allow a day

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<v Speaker 4>where that care receiver can go to daybreak free of

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<v Speaker 4>charge because of this grant. And so the grant is

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<v Speaker 4>really allowing us to to change the narrative and to

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<v Speaker 4>reshape what aging looks like in Northeast Oklahoma. And we

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<v Speaker 4>want to be that organization that really is a model

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<v Speaker 4>for other organizations within the state and within the region

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<v Speaker 4>of the United States to redefine aging and what that

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<v Speaker 4>looks like. And how we have this open door activity

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<v Speaker 4>center at Eldercare that anyone can come to and we

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<v Speaker 4>are there to care for you.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, go ahead.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, I just wanted to say that one of the

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<v Speaker 3>big challenges for caregivers is that their care receiver loses

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<v Speaker 3>their social skills and they want to sit at home

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<v Speaker 3>in their chair all the time, and that means that

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<v Speaker 3>the care giver must sit at home in with them

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<v Speaker 3>all the time, and that's not good for the caregiverstly

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<v Speaker 3>emotional health. So one of the things that we try

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<v Speaker 3>to do is create some excitement so that when that

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<v Speaker 3>care receiver comes up to Eldercare, they want to stay.

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<v Speaker 3>They see, oh, they're doing some good things. One of

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<v Speaker 3>the things that got generated just lately was two gentlemen

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<v Speaker 3>who didn't want to come to daybreak.

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<v Speaker 1>I can see that.

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<v Speaker 3>But they found out that there were dominoes there, and

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<v Speaker 3>now they are in a big dominoes.

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<v Speaker 2>There are the dominoes or no money's exchanging, right right.

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<v Speaker 3>No, no, But it's it's activities such as that that

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<v Speaker 3>they see, oh well this might be better than just

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<v Speaker 3>sitting in my chair, yeah all day long.

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<v Speaker 1>Well that flipped a big switch on those two guys,

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<v Speaker 1>didn't it.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, they came live that last bubble. Ye See, it's

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<v Speaker 1>just like that, folks. The littlest things can can just

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<v Speaker 1>really do this and help you age in place with

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<v Speaker 1>dignity and sometimes a little bit of fun.

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<v Speaker 3>Absolutely, and the atmosphere is beautiful and clean and positive

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<v Speaker 3>and charming. So they are in a place where they think,

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<v Speaker 3>well that's not so bad. I think I'll go there again.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, we've got a couple of events coming up

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<v Speaker 4>this month that if you're a caregiver, we really want

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<v Speaker 4>you to call us because through this grant, the cost

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<v Speaker 4>of these events would be covered. We would be able

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<v Speaker 4>to cover your cost for that. So June seventeenth, we

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<v Speaker 4>have what we call dinner with friends, So it's a

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<v Speaker 4>dinner at Eldercare from five thirty to seven pm our

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<v Speaker 4>own Chef Pam Beamguard. So for those of you who

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<v Speaker 4>have been associated or know about Eldercare for years, Chef

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<v Speaker 4>Pam used to cook the dinners every month for golden

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<v Speaker 4>opportunities and people would line up an hour ahead of

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<v Speaker 4>time and wait in.

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<v Speaker 2>The hallway problem to have they did.

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<v Speaker 4>So Chef Pam is going to create a wonderful dinner

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<v Speaker 4>that evening and then Scott Taylor will be providing music.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh he's great.

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<v Speaker 4>He is a great folksy storyteller. If you don't if

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<v Speaker 4>you don't know, you need to come find out.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh yeah, you'll be entertained.

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<v Speaker 4>So that's again, that's June seventeenth, from five thirty seven.

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<v Speaker 4>It's twenty five dollars per person all and we want

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<v Speaker 2>But if you're a caregiver.

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<v Speaker 4>Please please please call us because the cost for you

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<v Speaker 1>All right.

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<v Speaker 4>And then at the end of June June thirtieth, we

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<v Speaker 4>as well. So it's led by Tammy Schmidt, who is

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<v Speaker 4>a friend of Jonie's. Jonie's had her come and speak

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, actually she was a chaplain had Ascension Hospital, so

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<v Speaker 3>help us with pottery, starting from the beginning building that

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<v Speaker 3>pottery and coming all the way up to where you

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, you'll be able to choose one of four pieces

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<v Speaker 4>that you can make that evening painted and you know,

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<v Speaker 4>we'll get it glazed and fired and then you'll be

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<v Speaker 4>thirty five dollars cost to participate in that, But again,

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<v Speaker 4>if you are a caregiver and you want to participate,

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<v Speaker 4>call us and because our grant is going to allow

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<v Speaker 4>that to be covered and the more people we can

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<v Speaker 4>have through the doors. You know, it's a one door

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<v Speaker 4>mini service location or resource for northeast Oklahoma. So we're

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<v Speaker 4>excited about all those things.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm glad you said that that you're a multi resource

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<v Speaker 2>Believe it or not.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, that this is a residential facility.

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<v Speaker 2>Now this helps you age in place. That means absolutely

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<v Speaker 2>at your home with dignity. Right.

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<v Speaker 3>We are there to keep you from having to go

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<v Speaker 2>There you go, you you.

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<v Speaker 4>You seem to mention that almost every time we're here, Tom,

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<v Speaker 2>How many residents do you have?

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<v Speaker 4>We have zero residents, and we're using the terminology that

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<v Speaker 4>we are changing the narrative on aging. Yes, we want

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<v Speaker 4>We are becoming the activity center for aging in northeast Oklahoma.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's becoming a bigger demographic.

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<v Speaker 3>Absolutely, yes, yes, yes, And tell us where we could

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<v Speaker 4>So if you want to find us physically, we're at

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<v Speaker 4>twelve twenty three Swan Drive. So if you're on Washington

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<v Speaker 4>and you'll find the Big Green. So we're at twelve

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<v Speaker 4>twenty three Swan and you can come find us five

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<v Speaker 4>And and if you want to have a tour or

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<v Speaker 4>three three six eight five zero zero. We're obviously on Facebook, yes, and.

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<v Speaker 3>Follow Facebook for our summer events. We have more that

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<v Speaker 2>Facebook's always generating what events. Yes, and then our.

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<v Speaker 4>Website is www dot about Eldercare dot org.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, you know, if we were doing all of the event,

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<v Speaker 1>we've got to have put on roller skates keep up.

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<v Speaker 2>With so you need them to get through our building,

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<v Speaker 2>you know what.

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<v Speaker 1>I kept my steps. Yes, it's always fun because I

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<v Speaker 1>always find something new whenever I go out to visit

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<v Speaker 1>dinner with friends, it's awesome. It's a friend of mine,

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<v Speaker 1>Kevin Knowles. I performed one of those about a year ago.

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<v Speaker 2>It was packed. You want to talk about.

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<v Speaker 1>Some happy faces.

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<v Speaker 1>There were folks hadn't seen each other in a while,

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<v Speaker 1>oh hey, there you'd go. And it was really kind

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<v Speaker 4>We want to do those more and more and that's

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<v Speaker 4>that that. They are so much fun people. It's a

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<v Speaker 4>So highly recommend and it's.

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<v Speaker 3>Early in the evening for those who want to eat

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<v Speaker 1>I want to thank you both for coming in and

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<v Speaker 1>sharing about Eldercare today. Folks, you have been watching and

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<v Speaker 1>listening to our community connection