For more than three decades, Peter Rolita has knocked on doors, stepped into strangers’ homes, and cared for people during life’s most vulnerable moments. I’m Here for the Bath is a heartfelt collection of true stories that reveal extraordinary lessons about what it means to be human.
Stories and Recipes
for a Better Life
by Peter Rolita
More than sixty true stories from the thirty-plus years Peter Rolita cared for the dying, with the recipes that kept love and connection alive along the way.
What the stories do
For more than three decades Peter Rolita knocked on doors, stepped into strangers’ homes and cared for people at the most vulnerable moments of their lives. These are the true stories of what he saw there and what it taught him.
And the recipes,
too.
What you’ll find
From the back cover: “ordinary encounters that reveal extraordinary lessons about what it means to be human.”
What you’ll find
From the back cover: “Compassionate stories. Meaningful recipes. A richer life.”
What you’ll find
From the back cover: “Real People. Extraordinary Lessons. A More Meaningful Life.”
Hold it, read it on a screen with the text as large as you need or hear it unabridged in 7 hours 17 minutes.
In their own words, as they shared them.
Reading this book is like getting a behind-the-scenes view of hospice care.
I really believe this book would be a great read for those who are going through the end-of-life process, whether it’s them or a family member.
You will find yourself laughing at times. This is a unique and interesting book, as well as educational.
… if you’re looking for a book that reminds you of the power of meaning and purpose in life, this book is for you.
This book is truly inspirational and have read some of the stories to my patients.
This was a beautiful telling of a hospice nurses experience while working hospice care for those in their final weeks or months.
The man at the door
Hospice aide, caregiver and Religious Science practitioner.
Peter Rolita has worked in healthcare for more than thirty years, over twenty of them as a hospice aide with Kaiser Permanente. He is a Religious Science Certified Practitioner and lives in Carmichael, California. I’m Here for the Bath collects more than sixty stories from his years at the bedside.
Plain answers about hospice care, each linked to Medicare or another official source. Choose the moment closest to yours.
