5-6-23: Dr. Germaine Odenheimer, Geriatric Neurologist and Herb Magley, former caregiver plus WILL ROGERS GARDEN
Beds were opened at Will Rogers Park & Gardens on N. Portland & NW 36th in OKC and had it’s Grand Opening… on 9/19/21 Providing a special place to Garden with Family or Professional Caregivers for loved ones with
Gardens is to give the loved one diagnose a place to work with their hands in soil and plant beautiful things and a time for family or Professional Caregivers a outlet of expression!Dr Odenheimer was faculty at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, University of South Carolina and Harvard Medical School before joining OU College of Medicine to develop a geriatric curriculum for medical students.
She serves as advisor to the State Council on Aging and Long Term Care Ombudsman sub-committee, provides ongoing support to Alzheimer’s support groups and has been named to Oklahoma’s “Healthy Brain Initiative Coalition.”
Herb Magley has lost 5 family members to Alzheimer’s, including his best friend and wife, diagnosed at age 54. Herb was so profoundly affected on their 11-year journey that he became a passionate supporter of Alzheimer’s family caregivers. At his own cost, he has travelled the country giving speeches of support to thousands of Alzheimer’s caregivers. He was elected to the local Alzheimer’s Assn Board and serves on the Advocacy Committee, meeting with our legislators to increase research funding to find a cure. Herb chaired the OKC “Walk to End Alzheimer’s” the major fundraiser for the Alzheimer’s Association, and has started 7 support groups in OKC.
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Where can folks or Businesses give Donations or find out more information about the Memory Garden?
Their website is: https://friendsofw
Search for “The Friends of Will Rogers Gardens Foundation” and then go to the menu to find the Memory Garden link
Facebook: https://www.facebook
Google: A Memory Garden-The Friends of Will Rogers Garden Foundation
Instagram: @friends.of.wrg
Twitter: @FriendsofWRG
email: friendsofwrgardens@gmai
Phone: Peggy Wood 405-206-7568
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Will Rogers Gardens: 3400 NW 36th Street, between Portland Ave and Hefner Parkway (I-44)
(The Memory Garden is to the left after you go through the main entrance of Will Rogers Gardens)
