Forever Ours: Real Stories of Immortality and Living from a Forensic Pathologist - Hardcover

Amatuzio, M.D. Janis

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1577314816 ISBN 13: 9781577314813

Publisher: New World Library, 2004

Synopsis

Forensic pathologist Janis Amatuzio first began recording the stories told to her by patients, police officers, and other doctors because she felt that no one spoke for the dead. She believed the real experience of death - namely, the spiritual and otherworldly experiences of those near death and their loved ones - was ignored by the medical professionals, who thought of death as simply the cessation of breath. She knew there was more. From the first experience of a patient in her care dying to the miraculous "appearances" of loved ones after death, she began recording these experiences, knowing that they would bring comfort to anyone who has suffered the loss of someone they love. Written by a scientist in approachable, nonjudgmental language for anyone who has lost someone they love, this book offers stories that can't be explained in purely physical terms.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

"A deeply compassionate, extraordinarily sensitive, and objectively scientific exploration of the mystery of death, this book is a wonderful gift."
-- Neale Donald Walsch, author of Conversations with God

"Here is a doctor with a heart. Though pathology is her specialty, life is her teacher. Read and learn about life and the gifts of our mortality."
-- Dr. Bernie S. Siegel, author of Love, Medicine & Miracles and 365 Prescriptions for the Soul

"As a forensic pathologist, Dr. Janis Amatuzio looks death in the eye every day, and she has come away from this confrontation with a message of promise and hope. Her vision is a stark contrast to the dismal pronouncements of modern science that death is the end of everything. Forever Ours is the only book I know that finds buoyant, optimistic meaning in the morgue. It could be written only by a physician of uncommon vision, who, although she attends to dead bodies, is a healer."
-- Larry Dossey, MD, author of Healing Beyond the Body and Healing Words: The Power of Prayer and the Practice of Medicine

"This book reveals to us those experiences, glorious and uplifting, which science cannot explain. Their tales ring with faith that death is not the end, and we await with wonder."
--John I. Coe, MD, former Hennepin County Chief Medical Examiner

"Dr. Amatuzio, often called 'the compassionate coroner,' is an exemplar for the compassionate practice of forensic medicine. Forever Ours has much to teach us about healing, loving, and the deep connections with our loved ones."
-- Kathleen McMonigal, MD, pathologist, Aerospace Medicine, Houston

About the Author:

Janis Amatuzio, M.D., trained at the University of Minnesota, the Hennepin County Medical Center, and the Medical Examiner's Office in Minneapolis, MN, before founding Midwest Forensic Pathology, P.A. Board certified in anatomic, forensic and clinical pathology, she is a recognized authority in forensic medicine, and has developed many courses in topics such as death investigation, forensic nursing, and forensic medicine in mortuary science.

Dr. Amatuzio serves as Coroner and a regional resource for multiple counties in Minnesota and Wisconsin. A dynamic speaker, she is frequently requested to speak on "Lessons in Living from Your County Coroner."

About this edition

• Publisher: New World Library
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1577314816
• ISBN 13: 9781577314813
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224