Recuerdos De Mi Abuelo: Education, Culture, and the Power of Storytelling

The Health Museum welcomed our Spanish community for a special screening of Recuerdos de mi Abuelo, a deeply moving film that follows a family navigating the emotional and cultural realities of Alzheimer’s disease, completamente en español.

In partnership with the Kinder Institute for Urban Research and CARMA lab, this program created space for reflection, dialogue, and connection—bridging science, storytelling, and lived experience specifically for the Spanish-speaking community.

At the heart of the morning was a deep honoring of Latinx cultural values in the panel discussion—familismo, educación, respeto, and personalismo. These values were embodied throughout the experience in the way stories were shared, in the care extended to one another, and in the recognition that health is not an individual journey, but one rooted in family, dignity, and relationships.

We are especially grateful to our panelists, whose expertise and compassion grounded the conversation in both knowledge, science, and humanity. Through their insights, we explored the complexities of memory-related conditions, including distinctions between dementia and typical aging, the disproportionate impact on Spanish-speaking women, the importance of early detection and clinical trials, and the ways caregiving is shaped by cultural values—particularly within Latino communities.

The discussion extended beyond clinical understanding. Panelists shared guidance on how families can begin conversations with healthcare providers, support loved ones, and navigate the emotional realities of caregiving with empathy and respect.

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