Alzheimer’s Association New York

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About Us
Only to the extent that we expose ourselves to
annihilation can that which is indestructible be
found in us

• Being a caregiver can destroy us, or it can
  resurrect us into a life of wisdom and
  compassion. When my wife Linda was diagnosed with
  Early Onset Alzheimers Disease at age 51, both
  of us embarked on a journey that would reshape
  our destinies. To search the depths of my pain
  and thus discover empathy, patience,
  understanding and love is the path to my healing.
  It is my strong desire for those who share this
  journey with me, to experience hope and
  inspiration, in a community of love and support
  that by our choice,
• can be Positively Transforming.

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• Our mission
• To support caregivers in caring for their mental,
  physical and spiritual well being and to create
  greater awareness for family and friends to the
  daily challenges all caregivers and their Loved
  Ones face.
• There is very little that is easy about being a
  caregiver for a Loved One with Alzheimers
  disease. However, at the center of any challenge
  is opportunity. Support the Caregiver was created
  to illuminate the opportunities within each of us
  and to turn this time of hardship into one of
  profound growth.

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Our Services

• Caregiver Support New York
• Home caregiver New York
• Alzheimers Association New York
• caregiver stress New York
• early onset Alzheimers New york
• stages of Alzheimers New York
• dementia support groups New Y

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Caregiver Support New York

• If you are a primary caregiver or someone who
  would like to support a caregiver,
• if you want to make some positive and life
  transforming changes in your life,
• schedule a complimentary conversation with me.

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FACTS

• Nearly 60 of caregivers rate the emotional
  stress of caregiving as high or very high about
  40 suffer from depression, according to the
  Alzheimer's Association.
• Caregivers are at a 63 higher risk of mortality
  than non-caregivers in the same age group,
  according to a study by University of Pittsburgh
  researchers Richard Schulz and Scott Beach
  reported in the Journal of the American Medical
  Association in December 1999.

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OUR RESPONSE TO ABOVE FACTS

• We strongly encourage you to reject the
  "inevitability" of these facts. Instead, we ask
  you to broaden your perspective that caregiving
  is an insurmountable obstacle that will lead to
  exhaustion, illness and death.
• Lets begin to look at the caregiving path as an
  opportunity for
• Growth
• Possibility
• Healing
• Lets examine perceived limitations of what you
  think you are capable of and have your caregiving
  journey be an opportunity to discover and create
  the very best version of yourself.

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Home caregiver New York

• Compassionate Care Plan A
• 100 for a single 30 minute conversation
• conversations via phone, Skype or FaceTime.
• This plan is best suited for the caregiver,
  friend, family member, neighbor, that feel the
  need to talk things out and requires support with
  a particular challenge.

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Alzheimers Association New York

• YOU MUST INSIST THAT YOU DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO
  CREATE
• A COMPELLING ENOUGH REASON FOR YOURSELF TO NOT
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• SURVIVE CAREGIVING, BUT ALSO THRIVE AS A RESULT
  OF IT.
• The opportunity to cultivate the attributes of
  patience, empathy, love, understanding,
  gratitude, inner strength, faith, courage and
  wisdom are greatest when they are forged in the
  fires of a struggle of this magnitude. We can
  never pretend or presume, that just because we
  are open to such potent teachings that the
  process is made any easier. It certainly isnt,
  although in caregiving, quitting is never an
  option. Some days it is simply about searching
  for the courage to put one foot in front of the
  other, while on other days you discover that your
  well of compassion has become so deep, its
  actually beginning to feel like a reason for
  optimism.

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Caregiver Stress New York

• IF YOUR COMPASSION DOES NOT INCLUDE YOURSELF, IT
  IS INCOMPLETE
• Your healing comes from treating yourself with
  love and reverence
• at a time when exhaustion and despair taunt you!
• These 9 Strategies offer you a guiding light on
  your path as a caregiver! I started out by saying
  that I am a caregiver. I understand just as much
  as you the suffering of this illness, and I
  understand just as much as you the call to want
  to live a life that is a testament to the lessons
  we have learned.
• Life is indeed precious, and we owe it to our
  Loved Ones, to ourselves, to our higher self, to
  take a swan dive into the deep end of the pool of
  possibilities and be a shining example of how to
  grow and prosper emotionally through our profound
  challenges.

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Early onset Alzheimers New york

• For caregiving to be a healing journey towards
  transformation, I believe with all my heart that
  it must also be a spiritual quest. It is not
  enough to have steely resolve as a caregiver.
  Doing what needs to be done by placing one foot
  in front of the other will get you to your
  destination. Our destination is a future filled
  with the quiet joy from the lessons learned in
  the crucible of our tribulations.
• During caregiving, something deep inside us must
  fundamentally shift, bringing us to a place where
  our lives are about possibility.
• We can, we will, we must, we are stronger than we
  know!

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Stages Of Alzheimers New York

• From one day to the next Alzheimers Disease
  became a reality for me. David and Linda are
  close friends, they are family. Linda, at 50
  years of age, was diagnosed with Early Onset
  Alzheimers disease. After my initial shock eased
  a bit, I had a choice to make. I could go on with
  life as I knew it, I could wait and see how the
  illness progressed and somehow figure out how to
  support my friends down the road when things got
  really tough. Or I could be there for Linda and
  David 100 . I knew they were going to need all
  the help they could get.

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Dementia Support Groups New York

• Lets explore together what could work for you to
  experience more joy,
• better health, peace of mind, better sleep,
  alone-time, inner strength!
• What would it take for you to feel at ease again?
• Which changes do you want to see happen?
• How do you want to positively transform your
  life?!

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SUPPORT FOR PRIMARY CAREGIVERS

• This is your time to step back, to think about
  what works and what doesnt work in your daily
  life as a primary caregiver. This is your time to
  contemplate and set in motion the changes you
  desire.
• Some examples
• Gain new insights and clarity about your role
  as a caregiver
• Establishing a plan that works for you using
  essential strategies so you can experience a life
  filled with hope and possibility
• Rekindle your confidence and plan for the
  future
• Transcend the pain and sorrow you are
  experiencing and explore ways for you to enjoy
  peaceful times
• Help you through your daily challenges

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Contact us

• Please feel free to email me with any questions
• You might have Joko_at_SupporttheCaregiver.com
• or schedule a free of charge conversation with
  me.