“Old Age, Only 10 Years Away”

THE PRAIRIE DOCEvery year I ask my students, “How old is old?” The answers vary, but the most honest response I’ve ever received came from a patient who said, “Old is 10 years older than my age.” We all tend to push aging just out of reach, as though it belongs to someone else.As a physical therapist, professor and researcher in aging, I see the conseque...