Making the Rounds with Oscar

The Inspirational Story of a Doctor, His Patients and a Very Special Cat

David Dosa (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

256 Seiten

2010
Headline Review (Verlag)
978-0-7553-1811-7 (ISBN)

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This is the strange yet comforting story of Oscar, an ordinary cat with extraordinary abilities

The extraordinary -- and true -- story of a cat with a remarkable giftIn the summer of 2007 Oscar the cat made headlines around the world. Why? Because he knows when the patients in the Rhode Island hospice where he lives are going to die. Oscar curls up on their beds, keeps them company and enables the families to be with their loved ones at the end. Dr David Dosa's job is to respond to people's medical needs, treat them for their ailments and communicate with their families. Oscar takes care of the rest. He is a steady companion and, because of him, patients don't die alone. Can a cat really predict death? Is he smelling something or responding to behavioural clues? Is he helping guide souls to heaven? Oscar's warm and profound story is heartfelt, sometimes even funny, but always inspiring.

Dr David Dosa is a geriatrician in Rhode Island and an assistant professor of medicine at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Dr Dosa has published in scientific peer-reviewed literature in the areas of nursing home quality improvement, delirium and end of life care. He lives in Rhode Island with his wife and two children.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	15.3.2010
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	141 x 24 mm
Gewicht	388 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Lebenshilfe / Lebensführung
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Psychologie
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Tiere / Tierhaltung
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Trennung / Trauer
Schlagworte	Katzen; Berichte/Erinnerungen • Sterben
ISBN-10	0-7553-1811-0 / 0755318110
ISBN-13	978-0-7553-1811-7 / 9780755318117
Zustand	Neuware