Specializing in gerontology as a nurse, Doris discovers knowledge is not the same experiencing aging. She begins blogging at age 95. DorisÕ book challenges one to think inwardly about uncertainty of our own mortality raises questions of how each of us will Engaging with Aging. How will we live life to its fullest with dignity and grace? A question with no answer until we are there. Continuing DorisÕ chronicle of Engaging with Aging
blog, Volume Two expands on normal age-related changes. DorisÕ introspection on the impact of
these changes on her own lived experience of aging is profound. Doris describes herself as a lab rat experiencing age related changes that continue to manifest, adapting when they interfere with her activities of daily living. As Doris reminds us, Òknowing about old is not the same as being oldÓ.
Aging is an ever changing experiment: the journey is yours to travel