Lotsa Helping Hands Webinar Series
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Guest Interview with Sylvia Mackey, wife of the late NFL Hall of Famer, John Mackey of the Baltimore Colts
Register now. This February, Lotsa Helping Hands is hosting a Webinar highlighting what to expect when caring for a spouse. No one is ever prepared to become a caregiver. Often, we are thrown into the role without much warning.
Sylvia Mackey, wife of the late John Mackey, tight end for the 1971 Super Bowl champion Baltimore Colts and Professional Football Hall of Famer, will share stories and insights from her own caregiving experience. Sherri Snelling, Caregiving Club CEO and author of an upcoming book on celebrities who have been caregivers, will interview Sylvia who is featured in her book, and offer tips on how to prepare to care for a spouse with dementia.
Whether you’re caring for a Super Bowl champion, or caring for the champion of your family, join us to learn about all of the resources you have when creating a Lotsa Helping Hands Community web site. Caregiving is no easy task. But, love motivates.
Join us on February 23 and learn:
- Ways you and your loved one can prepare for care
- Information and resources to support yourself and your loved one along your caregiving journey
- Tips and Features for customizing your Lotsa Helping Hands Community web site.
| Title: | Spousal Caregiving: One Woman’s Love Story |
| Date: | Thursday, February 23, 2012 |
| Time: | 2:00 PM EST - 3:00 PM EST |
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. You can read Sylvia’s full bio here.
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. Find out more about Caregiving Club here.
Listen and watch past Webinars for more tips and features:
| Date | Featured tips |
|---|---|
| January 2012 | ‘Resolutions for Caregivers’ featuring Suzanne Mintz of the National Family Caregivers Association and Tips and Features of Lotsa Helping Hands. |
| December 2011 | ‘Caregiving During the Holidays’ featuring caregiving conversation starters with Sherri Snelling of The Caregiving Club plus Tips and Features of Lotsa Helping Hands. |
| November 2011 | ‘Solutions for Caregivers’ with featured speaker Barb Moeller of UnitedHealthcare and the first three steps in creating a Lotsa Helping Hands Community web site |
| August 2011 | How to create a Community of support: first steps in setting up the coordination calendar and inviting members |
| July 2011 | Entering dates on the calendar, inviting and approving members, using Blogs |
| June 2011 | Sending Coordinator emails, adding pictures, creating messages and notifications |
| April 2011 | Adding multiple members and creating activities |
| February 2011 | Using vital information and creating custom sections |
| January 2011 | Creating activities and signing up for tasks |
| December 2010 | A Community story from The Story Project series. |
