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The OBC Creed

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Look for everyday miracles
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Better to embrace what is, than to mourn what isn't
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Find the gifts dementia brings
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Irreverence is bliss
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Martyrdom is overrated
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Put on your own oxygen mask first
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Alzheimer's is a disease, not a stigma
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Guilt and shame stink
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Move your feet - modify your mood
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Onward and upward
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'Why Me?' is a waste of time
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Dare to cross from pain to laughter, tragedy to comedy, hurt to humor
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Decide to be happy
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It is what it is
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Practice patience
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Don't settle for survive, THRIVE
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You are hereby granted permission to laugh
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There is life after dementia
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Peace is found in the present
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You are stronger than you think
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Rest - Repair - Repeat
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Denial is a dirty word
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Misery is optional. OPT OUT!
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One day at a time
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If you can't laugh, you're screwed
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Laughter makes you brave
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Embrace the new normal
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The OBC Creed

The OBC Creed

  • Accepting the Unacceptable May 24, 2018
  • Let’s Start At the Very Beginning: 10 Early Warning Signs of Dementia April 9, 2015
  • My Dead Run Summer February 24, 2015
  • Dementia: It Is What It Is August 23, 2014
  • Down, But Not Out July 2, 2014

About Carol

I’m Carol Fant, Chief Reality Officer of One Brave Cowgirl. I got that title after living with my mother’s Alzheimer’s for six years, and figuring out I had a choice: be sad and in despair 24/7, or learn to lighten up and see the gifts dementia could bring me. That’s my preferred reality, and I hope to share that with you.

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