Stephanie Morrison starts most days the same way – with a hug from her Aunt Fran who tells her, “I love you.”
Stephanie has been Aunt Fran’s caregiver since she decided to drop everything – she was a public defender in Nashville, her dream job – to help her family.
Aunt Fran lives with Williams Syndrome, a genetic condition that affects a person’s development and requires lifelong care. Stephanie’s mother took over the role of caregiver after Stephanie’s grandmother died. Stephanie saw the toll that responsibility was taking on her mom and decided to step in.
“It was the hardest, easiest decision of my life,” Stephanie says.
Read about honoree, Stephanie, in our “Women of Excellence 2025” story
