Making Rounds with Oscar: The Extraordinary Gift of an Ordinary Cat
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Dosa, David, MD, MPH
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Porter, Ray
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Blackstone Publishing 2010
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Dr. Dosa uses Oscar and the stories of several patients to examine end-of-life care as it exists today for the family and caregivers of dementia and Alzheimer's patients. Heartfelt, inspiring, and sometimes even funny, Making Rounds with Oscar allows listeners into a world that is often misunderstood and rarely seen from the outside.

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