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

By Janis Amatuzio

Book Overview

A Minnesota coroner who has performed or supervised thousands of autopsies, author Janis Amatuzio has made it a point to talk with and comfort the families of the deceased. This commitment has garnered her the moniker "The Compassionate Coroner." But what Amatuzio has received from these talks amounts to far more than a nickname. Coincidences, synchronicities, and visions have utterly transformed Amatuzio's understanding of the passage from life to death. A scientist at heart, Amatuzio seeks to integrate her understanding of the medical realm with the incredible stories she's come across in her many years as a coroner. From the patient who, just before he died, told of being "visited" by a long-dead friend, to the two sisters, miles apart, who felt unexplained sensations at the moment their father passed away, Amatuzio details the extraordinary lessons she has learned about death, life, and the great beyond.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1577315995
• ISBN13: 9781577315995
• Release Date: July 2007
• Publisher: New World Library
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.1" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Another Good Book on Afterlife Communication

I have been reading books on afterlife communications for several years now - and I have yet to tire of the wonderful stories showing that our love continues even after death. This particular book is written by a coroner, and in it she shares the stories that were told to her by her patients (before she became a coroner, she worked as a doctor in a hospital), as well as by the loved ones of those she performed autopsies on. Each chapter includes 1 such story, and they are relatively short - so, even if you don't have much time to read, you can easily finish a chapter in a few minutes. Dr. Amatuzio also shows how these stories have impacted her life - especially in remembering the importance of the "little things". Just by reading these accounts, I found myself being impacted in the same way. It's amazing just how quickly we forget the importance of the "small stuff" as we go through our daily routines! Overall, I would recommend this book to anyone interested in afterlife communications, psychic phenomena & /or spirituality.

Inspiring and Intriguing

The author, a forensic pathologist, has collected a number of heartwarming stories strongly suggesting the survival of consciousness at death. These stories, coming from patients, associates, and friends, involve near-death experiences, death-bed visions, apparitions, and meaningful dreams. "Some of the things I have heard from their loved ones and some of my own experiences have caused me to believe that there is more to this life than meets the eye, and that gives me hope and helps me to do this job," Dr. Amatuzio writes. Perhaps the most intriguing story is that of a man who had a near-death experience while in the recovery room following surgery. He recalled leaving his body through the top of his head and then watching doctors and nurses attempt resuscitation. He remembered being able to read all their thoughts, including those of a nurse who was upset that she had to stay and help because she had a date after work. At the same time, a patient next to him had a cardiac arrest and left his body. The two men began communicating by means of telepathy while observing the confusion below them. The two men ventured through the wall and outside, where they saw a dazzling light. After seeing his deceased mother, father, and aunt, he realized he had to go back. The other man continued on and did not reunite with his earthly body. This book would make a great gift for a terminal patient or someone grieving the loss of a loved one. It is informative, interesting, intriguing, and inspiring.

A Must Read !!!!!!!!!

How many times have you wondered what if? Dr Amatuzio has truly given the world a gift in this book. It reads quickly and leaves you asking for more. If you are in the healing professions you must read this book. If you have ever lost a loved one you must read this book. If only we could all open our eyes to what is happening around us the way Dr. Amatuzio describes in this book, the world would truly be a kinder gentler place!

Forever Ours

Tremendous. This book has a lot of interesting stories that make the reader think. After some thought I would recommend this book to anyone that is experiencing a loss of someone close to them. It will make the loss no less easier but perhaps better understood.You can buy the book now for at some point you will need it or someone you know will need it.Best Regards...

Heart warming and uplifting - a true gift

After hearing Doctor Amatuzio tell a couple of the Real-Life Stories on a very famous radio talk show this month, I was very interested in reading the book for the rest of the stories. I was not disappointed when I ripped open the package and randomly opened the book. I suggest that YOU start reading from the beginning as the stories progress from the beginning of her medical career.The stories will warm your heart, erase your doubts and leave you with a feeling of joy and relief. She wrote the book as eloquently as she had verbalized them. You would swear she was sitting in the same room with you as you read. My favorite (if I were forced to pick one), is "I KNOW THE SECRET". As sad as this story starts, it will leave you with more than a smile on your face and a twinkle in your eye.Having lost a loved one in the recent past, this book has helped me a great deal in coping. I hope it will help you too. If ever a book was published from the heart, FOR the heart, it is this one.