Making Rounds With Oscar: The Extraordinary Gift of an Ordinary Cat by David Dosa

Author:David Dosa
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Death, Nursing Home Care, Cats, Pets, Essays, Eldercare, Cats - Therapeutic use, Hospice care, Nature, Bereavement, Grief, Parenting, Childbirth, Cats - General, Animals, Medical, Family & Relationships, Therapeutic use, Terminal Care Medicine, Family, Terminal Care, General
ISBN: 9781401323233
Publisher: Hyperion Books
Published: 2010-01-20T18:36:56.983000+00:00

WHEN I WALKED THROUGH the front door of my house that night, I was greeted by the high-pitched squeal of my son, Ethan, who raced out of the kitchen, arms open wide to greet me. His face contained the most unalloyed expression of joy imaginable: All I had to do to make his day was come home. I picked him up and squeezed him tight.

“How’s my big boy?” I said, and after kissing my cheek he launched into a breathless and slightly incomprehensible explanation of everything he had done that day.

“Daddy, you’ll never guess what I saw today at school.”

“What?”

“I can’t tell you…it’s a secret.”

It was a familiar game we played and it was my job to guess.

“Was it a spaceship?”

He looked at me with his large brown eyes opened wide.

“Noooooo, Daddy.”

“Was it…A DINOSAUR?”

“Noooooo, Daddy.”

“Was it a—?”

Unable to contain himself any longer, Ethan blurted out, “It was a fire truck! And it was big and red and it made a lot of noise.”

The exchange continued as I carried him into the living room where I was greeted by the sight of my beautiful wife lying on the carpet beside our newborn daughter. When Dionne saw me she flashed the same smile I fell in love with all those years ago, and for an instant I thought our daughter Emma even emulated her. These were the riches I had, and I wasn’t going to wait until I retired to count them either. In good times and bad.

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