Meeting the Challenges of Dementia Care for Your Spouse

Are you caring for a spouse who is coping with dementia?

If so, you may want to attend a free webinar on February 23rd which will feature Sylvia Mackey, wife of the late John Mackey, tight end for the 1971 Super Bowl champion Baltimore Colts and Professional Football Hall of Famer, sharing stories and insights from her own caregiving experience.

Mackey will be interviewed by  Sherri Snelling, Caregiving Club CEO and author of an upcoming book on celebrities who have been caregivers. The interview will focus on tips on caring for a spouse who has been diagnosed with dementia.

Topics to be covered during the free webinar include:

• Ways you and your loved one can prepare for care
• Information and resources to support yourself and your loved one along your caregiving journey
• How to use the free Lotsa Helping Hands Community web site to create a personalized calendar for sharing caregiving responsibilties with family and friends.

Featured Speakers:

Sylvia Mackey is on the Board of Directors of The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration and an advocate and speaker for people living with FTD. In 2006, John Mackey, Sylvia’s college sweetheart, husband of more than 40 years and Super Bowl champion, was diagnosed with FTD.

Sherri Snelling is CEO and founder of the Caregiving Club and a nationally recognized expert on America’s 65 million family caregivers. Sherri Snelling, our Webinar guest interviewer, is currently working on a book about celebrities who have been caregivers that will be published in 2012.

Register for the free webinar at www.lotsahelpinghands.com