Law Practice
Mar. 12, 2013
Get that man a dog
Dogs take you places that you wouldn't ordinarily go and, in so doing, open your awareness, stimulate your curiosity, and lead you to new discovery.
Following the publication of "#DEATH Tweet, Book 02 - 140 Perspectives on Being a Supportive Witness to the End of Life" (2011), I began discussing with my lovely wife, Nancy, what writing project would come next. In tossing ideas around, I told Nancy about what I observed when dogs were brought into the hospice ward at Laguna Honda Hospital, where I have worked for years as a hospice volunteer.
The dogs were "healers" to the hospice residents. While holding or petting a canine v...
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