Making the Rounds with Oscar - The Story of a Doctor, His Patients and a Very Special Cat

Informationen zum Autor Dr David Dosa is a practicing geriatrician in Providence, Rhode Island. He is also an assistant professor of medicine at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. He is the author of an essay on Oscar the Cat that appeared in the New England Journal of Medicine during July 2007 sparking international media attention. Dr Dosa lives in Rhode Island with his wife and two children. Klappentext Oscar the cat lives on the third floor of a nursing home in Rhode Island, USA. At first glance Oscar doesn't seem special. He's plain to look at. He's aloof. Like most cats, he's partial to treats and catnip. But in the summer of 2007 Oscar made headlines around the world. So what's so unusual about Oscar? He knows when the hospice patients are going to die. Dr 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. A global news story in 2007, this is the inspirational tale of a hospice, a doctor and a very special cat who is able to predict when the hospice patients are going to die. And because of Oscar's companionship, they do not die alone Zusammenfassung A global news story in 2007, this is the inspirational tale of a hospice, a doctor and a very special cat who is able to predict when the hospice patients are going to die. And because of Oscar's companionship, they do not die alone

Product details

• Authors: David Dosa, Dr David Dosa, Dr David Dosa
• Publisher: Review Headline
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 03.03.2011
• EAN: 9780755318131
• ISBN: 978-0-7553-1813-1
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 132 mm x 196 mm x 17 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Lifestyle, personal development; PETS / Cats / General, SELF-HELP / Death, Grief, Bereavement, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Death, Grief, Bereavement, Cats as pets, Coping with / advice about death and bereavement