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The Care Partner's Pledge

2/11/2014

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The Care Partner’s Pledge 1. I am willing…to take care of myself. This is not an act of selfishness. 
It will give me the capability of taking better care of my loved one.

2. I am willing …to seek help from others even though my family and 
friends may object. I recognize the limits of my own endurance and strength.

3. I am willing…to maintain facets of my own life that do not include the 
person I care for, just as I would if he or she were healthy. I know that 
I do everything that I reasonably can for this person, and I have the 
right to do some things just for myself.

4. I am willing…to express my emotions, get angry, feel sadness, and 
express other difficult feelings.

5. I am willing … to reject any attempts by my loved one (either 
conscious or unconscious) to manipulate me through guilt and/or depression.

6. I am willing…to receive consideration, affection, forgiveness, and 
acceptance from my loved one for what I do, for as long as I offer 
these qualities in return.

7. I am willing…to take pride in what I am accomplishing and to 
applaud the courage it has sometimes taken to meet the needs of my loved one.

8. I am willing…to protect my individuality and my right to make a 
life for myself that will sustain me in the time when my loved one no 
longer needs my full-time help.

9. I am willing…to expect and demand that as new strides are made in 
finding resources to aid physically and mentally impaired persons in 
our country, similar strides will be made towards aiding and supporting 
care partners.

10. I am willing…to honor that I am a whole and complete person who is 
proud to be a care partner for my loved one affected by Alzheimer’s in 
order to help remove the stigma attached to this disease.

"This pledge can be found by clicking on the circle on our Home Page"


Revised by Lisa Bricker
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Adapted from the book, Care Giving: Helping an Aging Loved One, by Jo Horne, published in 1985 by the American Association of Retired Persons.
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    Gary & Lisa Bricker

    Gary was diagnosed in 2012 at age 63 with Mild Cognitive Impairment/ Early Onset Alzheimer's. Lisa was 55.   The 8 year journey to his diagnosis was a stream of frustrating experiences and tremendous loss. Gary and Lisa live in Redondo Beach, California and credit friends, family and the Alzheimer's Association with providing them a lifeline to finding purpose once again.          

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