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Alzheimer’s
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Chicken-Fried News: For health
Local education employees earned money for their schools by racking up miles walking.
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Alzheimer’s disease affects millions nationwide and thousands in Oklahoma.
Alzheimer’s disease affects millions nationwide and thousands in Oklahoma.
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Fred Won’t Move Out
That might sound like emotionally exhausting stuff, but this small indie has a surprisingly light touch. Writer-director Richard Ledes is more interested in capturing the stirring moments of family life than he is in heavy-handed exploration. The elderly couple at the center, Fred and Susan (Ruby Sparks’ Elliott Gould and Choke’s Judith Roberts), reside in […]
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Fred Won’t Move Out
Old age, a spouse suffering with dementia, grown children in the position of caring for their parents — these are tough, complicated themes in Fred Won’t Move Out, which screens Friday through Sunday at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art. That might sound like emotionally exhausting stuff, but this small indie has a surprisingly light […]
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Poetry
It’s ironic that “Poetry” would open with the image of a dead body floating near the film’s superimposed title, but the best of world cinema subverts viewers’ expectations. Director Lee Chang-dong (“Secret Sunshine”) does that through the entirety of this Cannes-blessed work from South Korea, even before it begins: Doesn’t a drama about a woman […]
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Being aware of Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer’s is a progressive disease that causes a severe loss of memory, difficulty completing tasks and changes in behavior. As a loved one declines they may forget childhood memories or names of family members, and may lash out in anger and confusion. For more than 126,000 caregivers in Oklahoma, these changes can feel like losing […]