A thoughtful life is not rushed.” This eloquent book is ...about longing and fulfillment , taking stock of failures and achievements, a search for the elusive "something more" of one's existence-and a reminder that life's seemingly mundane moments are often where we find beauty, grace and transformation.―Amazon calculates a product’s star ratings based on a machine learned model instead of a raw data average. That said, I really hope that I have the comfort of a cat close by when I breathe my last (whether or not the cat is there by extraordinary instinct or simple happenstance). Making Rounds with Oscar is about a marvelous cat, one of three, on the third floor of a Rhode Island nursing home. Watching my own mother pass away from cancer and seeing how her dog interacted with her I believe that Oscar has that special gift too...the gift to comfort someone in the darkest of times.

Dr David Dosa a geriatrician who worked at Steere House Nursing and Rehabilitation in Rhode Island at the time of publication of this little book. Intimacy with my husband and guarded teenage sons requires slowness. David Dosa, a physician who cared for patients in the nursing home, didn't believe that Oscar could know when someone was dying but at the suggestion of Mary the manager, he interviewed a number of families whose relative had died in the nursing home andThis is a really touching story of Oscar, a cat who lives on the dementia floor of a nursing home called Steare House. Start by marking “Making Rounds with Oscar: The Extraordinary Gift of an Ordinary Cat” as Want to Read: . That subject is certainly important and interesting, but the approach of revealing almost the entire story through dialogue between hiIt seems I am in the minority here, but I thought this book was just okay.

Note that there is extremely little discussion of thAn interesting account of a nursing home's resident cat, who always seems to know when a patient is about to die. Join the Community . Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. Oscar is a cat that lives at a hospice and has an uncanny ability to know when residents are going to pass away. by Hachette Books Even cooking dinner with care and attention is slow work. Winner, Books for a Better Life/Motivational Award. I also bought a copy for a friend who is going through many transitions herself. Oscar is special. It's when I get lost in the day's details, or so caught up in worries about what might be, that I miss the beauty of what is.” ― Katrina Kenison, The Gift of an Ordinary Day: A Mother's Memoir The reading level isn't the issue - it's not challenging. This book gives me hope and less fear of death since I have 4 pets. Oscar the cat not only eased the journey of patients stricken with dementia into the next realm, he also provided comfort to the families of those patients and the staff that cared for them.
Mitten strings is written in the early years of her parenting journey and is not a chronological perspective but rather snippets of their lives during those young years. The daughter mentioned it was nice to have it, and I replied I moved it just for her mother. In the meantime, I could choose to savor this moment.

“If some essential part of me was already disappearing as my children moved into increasingly wider orbits, well then, I wanted to rech out and claim something else to take its place.” Dr Dosa had written an article in the New England Journal of Medicine, and the story started to build. Who knows why this cat was able to do this--a smell or some other sense. I warmly invite you to take a look around and explore my original collection of contemplative writings and practices.

Everything about the outside of the book points to it being ABOUT the cat, not being about the doctor who doesn't even like cats and makes no attempt to get to know the species or this member of it. On July 27, 2007 Oscar the amazing cat who seemed to be able to predict the imminent death of patients at Steere House Nursing and Rehab Center in Providence, Rhode Island made the AP news . Cultivating spiritual growth through contemplative writings and practice. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. “If you want to be reborn,' it is written in the Tao Te Ching, 'let yourself die.' He lived on a floor with patients with dementia (including Alzheimer's patients).

people who like to read nonfiction stories about catsThis is a heartwarming tale about aging, life, death and letting go. Second chances come along. I know the author, which is the only reason I initially chose to read this book. Her boys are growing up and there is the usual rebellion that teenagers subject their parents to. It is mesmerizing. Although he wasn't usually overly friendly with people, if he sensed someone was going to die, he would go lie beside them and purr for hours, to keep them company and to provide support - support to both the patient and the family. So it's also easy to fall into believing that our children, if they are to succeed in life, need to be terrific at everything, and that it's up to us to make sure that they are-to keep them on track through tougher course loads, more activities, more competitive sports, more summer programs.