Embrace Every Season
Category: Event Calendar
Date and Time
- Friday, Apr 24, 2026 11:30am - 1:30pm
Location
Hillsdale Conference Center
550 Hillsdale Drive, Charlottesville, VA 22901
Details
Caregiving stories offer powerful lessons in compassion and connection. Our lunch event will feature Dr. Melissa Alemán, Professor of Communication Studies at James Madison University, discussing the importance of caregiver stories and storytelling for understanding visible and invisible challenges, lived experiences of the caregiver journey, and meaning created in late-life and end-of-life caregiving.
Stories provide us with lessons on how “to be” as caregivers, normalize talking about decision-making at the end of life, and affirm our identities as caregivers. This talk embraces the importance of caregiver stories and celebrates the lessons we can draw from the everyday experiences of care in our communities and families.
