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of Katz endeavors as a hospice volunteer in rural New York State. His hospice partner
intuitive ability to bring comfort and peace to the dying and their grieving families in his
role as a therapy dog. The book provides a piercingly accurate view of the role of a
reader to a place that is almost forbidden in modern society, the final chapter in life’s
hospice volunteer and tenderly relays the intimate stories of the dying. Katz brings the
journey.
Katz story also chronicles an intimate view of his personal life struggles as he enters a
dark winter of depression. Suffering from newly diagnosed diabetes and mid-life aging
issues, he evaluates his past, present, and ultimate future. Border Collies Izzy, Rose,
and newly adopted Labrador puppy, Lenore, help Katz to emerge from his depression
with a new sense of how his beloved dogs provide a therapeutic benefit to his daily life.
Izzy and Lenore is an eloquently written book that will make you laugh, cry, and
touches the heart as it illuminates the wonderful healing abilities of pets.
Reviewed 11/2008 by
Cheri Swenson, MSN, APRN-BC, FNP,CEN
Animal-Assisted Therapist
Senior partner of three registered therapy animals frequently to be found in geriatric
and hospice/pallative care settings around the Twin Cities loving and enjoying their
work.
| Izzy and Lenore Two Dogs, an Unexpected Journey, and Me By Jon Katz |
Book Review
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