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�n �i��ness and in Health Montclairresident Dr�Ren�e Alsarra� tells us what do�s can teach their people WRITTEN BY CIN�� SC��EIC��AN�LER
�any doctors have written about the life lessons they learned from their patients . Add Dr . Ren�e Alsarraf to that list .
When Alsarraf was diagnosed with endometrial cancer in ���� , she reflected on former cancer patients who ’ d shown her how to live with grace during their illnesses . �our years later and inremission , she has authored abook onthe sub�ect , with chapters devoted to the wisdom each patient imparts — chapters with names like �Bentley , � �Cosmo , � and ��ranny and Lucky . �
In �it� �ta�� �eal� ��at �og� �an �eac� ����o�t �i�ing �ell ( out �ct . �� from HarperCollins ), Alsarraf , aveterinary oncologist and medical director of �etCure �ncology in Clifton , weaves her own story through accounts of her work with beloved pets . We talked to Alsarraf about how she got into this specialized area of animal care , what it ’ s like acting with own- interers during vulnerable moments , and what dogs know that humans need to understand d .
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