Live, online family caregiving event to feature author Peter Rosenberger

Free viewing party at Family Caregivers Center of Mercy

The Family Caregivers Center of Mercy will serve as a host site for a live webinar broadcast aimed at family caregivers. The 60-minute broadcast features an interactive Q & A with Nashville author and speaker Peter Rosenberger. Rosenberger will lead the free webinar, "Unstuck: Lightening the Heart of the Family Caregiver with Humor," at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 25. 

A local, live simulcast of the event will be held at the Family Caregivers Center of Mercy, 901 8^th Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids. Those interested in attending the free event should register at www.familycaregiverscenter.org or call (319) 221-8866. A light dinner will be served at 5:30 p.m. Caregiving assistance is available for those who would like to attend this event; please indicate when registering.

Webinar participants will learn how to lighten their heart, rediscover their identity and find a safe emotional path – with a healthy dose of Rosenberger’s humor and candor.

"After more than 30 years on the path as a family caregiver for my wife, Gracie, – including 78 operations, the amputation of both her legs, 60 doctors in 12 hospitals and $9 million medical bills – I’ve learned: it’s okay to laugh," Rosenberg said.

The webinar, which is part of AARP’s nationwide educational series on family caregiving, will be simulcast at locations around the country.

"Humor is a healthy expression of a healthy heart – not a defense mechanism," said Rosenberger. "I’ve learned that family caregivers cannot only survive, but thrive in the midst of oftentimes grim circumstances."