What I Learned On The Way To The Nursing Home

by Doris Gates

Here is a book of optimism, wisdom and wit. Quite a departure from the worries you hear regarding people's fear of aging. The writer tells about some life situations that she had to overcome, and how she learned to appreciate all those problems because of what they taught her. You, too, will learn to see your challenges as blessings instead of fearing them. As you make changes in your thinking you gain new insights...new joys that give life a new purpose. At age 91, Doris Gates finds the joy of living still increasing as happiness shines through her present residence at a nursing home.

152 pages, Paperback

First published December 7, 2012

About the author

Doris Gates, 1901-1987

A lifelong resident of California, Doris Gates was for many years, she was a librarian for the Fresno County Free Library. However, she is remembered for her many beloved children's books. Of these, the best known and most influential was Blue Willow (1940), selected as a Newbery Honor Book in 1941. Many consider Blue Willow to have been the first realistic, problem novel for children, and it was recognized both for its lasting literary merit and for its expansion of the range of subjects which could be explored in books for children. She died in 1987.