The Senior Journal

Gaylene Stiles is the Education Coordinator for VillagesOKC.org. We will be discussing what POSITIVE Aging is though VillagesOKC… A plan not a place. There will be monthly gatherings at Metro Tech from 10am to 11:30am (see schedule flyer or at villagesOKC.org) Our first question is; What is Positive Age and how can you make it work for you and your loved ones? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Gaylene Stiles i...

More on … Family Caregiving is one of the hottest ticket and fastest growing entities all over the world to discuss. My mother (Bobbie Gray Diffee-Gunn) and I took care of my Father (Gordon Gunn) for 13 1/2 years, full-time 8 1/2 years and part-time for 5 1/2 years. He had Dementia and Alzheimer’s. We have learned a basket full of information about Family Caregiving. We will be addressing this on...

Ginny Curtis-Gillespie is the founder and backbone of Navigating Medicare. She has worked in the insurance industry for 39 years and the Medicare space for 21 years. She is passionate about working with the Medicare population and helping them feel confident in making decisions about their health coverage. She is happily married with three grown children and 10 grandchildren. Jennifer Melton is th...

The OSJ Radio Hour as in The Rise & Thrive OSJ Radio Hour … Has a “back by popular demand” OSJ radio hour… in studio is originally aired 12/14/24 and due to emails, a phone calls and texts… we knew we had to bring this show back to our listening audience! It is a world 🌎 of information (especially after the holidays) where adult children, friends and those concerned with the well being of the...

The Rise & Thrive OSJ Radio Hour is bringing back a well received show, due to popular demand!!! We are proudly rerunning and reintroducing G&S Cleaning Services on our OSJ radio hour; Mrs. Shirrhonda Wettinburg owner of G&S Cleaning Services for the last 9 years!!! Her personal path lead her to open G&S Cleaning Services and she has never looked back! Shirrhonda handles in her ser...

Pictured on OSJ radio studio is an Interactive Companion Pet – Realistic & Lifelike… What is this ? We will answer that and more on tools for families or professional caregivers. This show is dedicated to those the care for others. Either you will be a caregiver or you will be cared for. Pictured left to right in the above photo is Loyd Lightfoot, Shelley Gladden, and Donnie Lewis. These are e...

What is The GIFT 🎁… well it stands for “Gathering Information For Transition” and is brought to you by VillagesOKC.org (A Plan not a Place) This extremely informative and educational show will inform to you things that are vital to you at 18 or 118! In the studio left to right is; Eddie Sisson a participant in The GIFT 🎁 as well as being on the executive board of villagesOKC.org and Dana Bellows...

The Rise & Thrive OSJ Radio Hour is so very proud to introduce on our OSJ radio hour; Mrs. Shirrhonda Wettinburg owner of G&S Cleaning Services for the last 9 years!!! Her path lead her to open G&S Cleaning Services and she has never looked back! Shirrhonda handles in her services – Commerical, Residential and Rental “Make Readies” . I have personally hired Shirrhonda to clean my home...

BE AWARE OF THE MEDICARE CHANGES FOR 2025! This is not a scare tactic but an informational and educational OSJ Radio Hour. “Navigating Medicare” is here to sell you nothing… only expert advice! In the studio today we have CEO, founder, and backbone of “Navigating Medicare” Ginny Curtis-Gillespie, who has 39 years in the Medicare knowledge industry. Ginny’s daughter, Jennifer Melton, Licensed Insur...

This week we have a reminder episode about the Elison of Statesman Club. Cameron Gruenberg is the Divisional Director of Sales & Marketing for Sagora and is over 16 retirement communities including Independent Living, Assisted Living & Memory Care! This conversation is about Elison Independent Living of Statesman Club, a pet friendly community on a little lake in the heart of OKC (behind t...

Talking to Talena Ford (left) on the upcoming; Oklahoma Family Caregiver Conference which is November the 7th from 10am till 3pm (see flyer below) and you can still attend virtually by phone or computer. Take yourselves to OKCares.org and Rebekah Williams (center) will be talking on Aging Our Way! Talena Ford, a 25-year social service programs professional with a master’s degree in Administrative...

The POSITIVE Aging seminar/event is just around the corner on November 6th at Metro Tech From 10am to 2pm. This Event is put on by VillagesOKC.org a plan not a place. Pictured left to right is Shirley Meats (VillageOKC Member) and center is Marilyn Olson the Executive Director of VillagesOKC! This will be fun informing and educational Event on Aging in a Positive Way … not to be missed! Lunch will...

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Part 2 to the 4th Annual secondhalfexpo.com that will be next Saturday, October 19th from 8am to 1pm at the National Cowboy 🤠 Western Heritage Museum! FREE • FREE • FREE FOR attendees with FREE parking and FREE Van Shuttles, FREE Museum. We are expecting 2000+ and for the first time have sold every single vendor space except three in our bonus room! You can still get a table or N.E. in one of our...

What is POSITIVE Aging Sponsored by Villages OKC and how can you be informed? Marilyn Olson. The Executive Director of VillagesOKC (pictured center) on November the 6th 2024 at Metro Tech, 1900 Spring Lake Drive from 10am to 2pm and lunch will be served by Swadley’s. If you are a member of VillagesOKC.org (be come a member of VillagesOKC) the conference is no cost for Villagers and guests are $20!...

Nerve Renewal is in the house or maybe I need to say in the OSJ radio studio! Left is: Brendan Ashley, Brendan joins the team as a Physician Liaison for Northern Oklahoma, catering to the Stillwater and Enid area. Center is: Mark Cope – Mark is the Outreach Director for Nerve Renewal. Right Center is: Collin Campbell – Collin is a Physician Liaison here in OKC with Nerve Renewal. Nerve Renewal is...

Pictured Left – Talena Ford, currently serves as the Programs Administrator for the Grant and Coalitions Unit at the Oklahoma Human Services. Pictured Center – Allyson Robinson is a Director for the Oklahoma State University (OSU) Department of Wellness Sponsored Programs. She supports Oklahoma ABLE Tech, the state’s Assistive Technology. What is the MVP – Oklahoma Family Caregivers Conference? Fr...

Time is coming up for the fourth annual SecondHalfExpo.com on October the 9th, 2024 at the National Cowboy 🤠 & Western Heritage Museum! From 8am to 1pm and it is All FREE • FREE • FREE to our attendees and we are expecting through out the day 2000+ attendees! You will also get a FREE ticket 🎫 to go through the museum for FREE!!! CALL TO ACTION: There are still a few vendor tables left to cla...

MidFirst Bank 🏦 on Fraud & Scams targeting the 50-Plus. Half of this show aired on Saturday 8/10/24 and re-aired the entire Radio Hour Sunday 9/11/24 @9:05am. We got several emails asking us to re-air it in the normal time slot of Saturday’s @9:05am due to it only airing Half the show from technical issues. Soooooo We are doing it and airing the whole MisFirst Bank OSJ Radio Hour this Saturda...

BE AWARE of the MEDICARE CHANGES FOR 2025! This is not a scare tactic but an information & educational OSJ Radio with “Navigating Medicare” is here to sell you nothing only expect advice! Jennifer Melton, licensed Insurance Agent & Co-Director (Ginny’s daughter) along with CEO and the founder and backbone of “Navigating Medicare” Ginny Curtis-Gillespie has 39 years in the Medicare business...

The original was Oklahoma Senior Olympics and then Oklahoma Senior Games came in existence in 2016 and begin to explode! 🤯 there are 2000 athletes that have signed up for okseniorgames.com The games begin this Saturday 8/24/24 and run through November 9th, 2024! Michael Getto is my guest on the left and Mike is; he supports the health of Oklahoma Adults over the age of 50 by serving as Director o...

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Due to the Oklahoma Storms in June & July of 2024 … Dennis Helm of Smooth Finish Roofing & Construction gave us a great information and what to look 👀 for and how to avoid scams and frauds in his industry. Dennis had so many inquiries after the first time that we are running his OSJ Radio show again. If you did not hear the show or need a refresher on the vital role Smooth Finish Roofing...

Concordia Life Plan Community is talking about (amount other educational things) Their Concordia Community Foundation! Left to Right is Kurt Primuth is the Executive Director of Concordia Life Plan Community, Julia Davis is an expert in Living communities, excelling in event planning and marketing, David Seaman serves on the Concordia Community Foundation, where he currently serves as the board Pr...

What is Super Mix and Premium Tea? We will be answering those questions and so much more on The Rise & Thrive OSJ Radio Hour this Saturday 2/20/24 @ 9:05am on FREEDOM 96.9FM along with being posted on 1700 popular podcasts platforms! Over 100,000 listeners every Saturday in our time slot! Noble Priehs (sitting next to me) is a walking, talking, golfing and hot yoga miracle. He was in a hired f...