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A Graceful Life

Saturdays at 10:30am | Email Jeanne McCusker
If you’re a son, a daughter, a caregiver or a spouse this is your show. Join Jeanne McCusker every Saturday morning on WINA and a host of great people from our community to talk about the issues we face as we age together. Every week we’ll laugh and we’ll cry as we get better together gracefully. And if you’ve missed a show you can listen to the podcast here.

Saturday, October 8, 201610/08/2016

Randy Rodgers

Jeanne McCusker is joined by Randy Rodgers from JABA to talk about insurance.

Friday, September 23, 201609/23/2016

Sue Friedman

Sue Friedman joins Jeanne McCusker to talk about the Alzheimer’s Association.

Saturday, September 17, 201609/17/2016

Greg Nelson and Patricia Gulino Lansky

Greg Nelson from Hospice of the Piedmont and Patricia Gulino Lansky from Unity of Charlottesville join Jeanne McCusker to talk about a conference about the spiritual aspects of death and dying.

Saturday, September 10, 201609/10/2016

Michael McKee

Jeanne McCusker is joined by Michael McKee from the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank.

Saturday, September 3, 201609/03/2016

Ira Wallace and Gabriele Rausse

Jeanne McCusker is joined by Ira Wallace and Gabriele Rausse to talk about the Heritage Harvest Festival at Monticello.

Saturday, August 27, 201608/27/2016

Sue Lieberman

Jeanne McCusker is joined by Sue Lieberman, the Director of Strategic Development and Marketing at Martha Jefferson House.

Saturday, August 20, 201608/20/2016

Doris Gelbman

Jeanne McCusker is joined by Doris Gelbman, and elder care attorney.

Saturday, July 30, 201607/30/2016

Timothy Mahoney

Timothy Mahoney joins Jeanne McCusker to talk about our bodies as they age.

Saturday, July 23, 201607/23/2016

Elder Abuse

Doris Gelbman, Elder Law Attorney, Robert Tracci, Commonwealth’s Attorney for Albemarle, and Joe Platania, Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney for Charlottesville, join Jeanne McCusker to talk about elder abuse.

Saturday, July 16, 201607/16/2016

Virginia Organizing

Jeanne McCusker is joined by guests from Virginia Organizing.

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