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I don't know what to say : how to help and support someone who is dying

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog4635
Buckman, Robert. [Toronto, ON]: Key Porter Books , 1996. rev. and updated ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 B925 1996
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
The author describes the dying process and provides practical, concrete suggestions for bringing a degree of comfort to the dying individual. His advice is illustrated with many brief, descriptive vignettes of actual cases covering a wide spectrum of ages, personalities, family situations, and resp…
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Author
Buckman, Robert
Edition
rev. and updated ed.
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Key Porter Books
Publication Date
1996
Subjects
Terminal Care
Death - psychology
Grief
Popular Work
Abstract
The author describes the dying process and provides practical, concrete suggestions for bringing a degree of comfort to the dying individual. His advice is illustrated with many brief, descriptive vignettes of actual cases covering a wide spectrum of ages, personalities, family situations, and responses.
ISBN
1550130927
9781550130928
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF789 B925 1996

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Art of dying : how to leave this world with dignity and grace, at peace with yourself and your loved ones

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog13278
Weenolsen, Patricia. New York, NY: St. Martin's Press , 1996.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 D4 W397 1996
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
Discusses coming to terms with the disease itself; managing pain; planning funerals; making peace with loved ones; deciding about terminal care; and learning what the final experience of death is like. Although the author argues the pros and cons of euthanasia and belief in an afterlife, her obviou…
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Author
Weenolsen, Patricia
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Publication Date
1996
Subjects
Death - psychology
Terminally Ill - psychology
Loss - psychology
Abstract
Discusses coming to terms with the disease itself; managing pain; planning funerals; making peace with loved ones; deciding about terminal care; and learning what the final experience of death is like. Although the author argues the pros and cons of euthanasia and belief in an afterlife, her obvious bias in favour of both may be off-putting to some readers.
ISBN
0312167768
9780312167769
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF789 D4 W397 1996

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Final gifts : understanding the special awareness, needs and communications of the dying

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog8540
Callanan, Maggie, Kelley, Patricia. [Toronto, ON]: Bantam Books , 1992.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 C156 1992
Availability
10 copies, 10 available
Written by two hospice nurses. Helps families understand and communicate with terminally ill patients.
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Author
Callanan, Maggie
Kelley, Patricia
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Bantam Books
Publication Date
1992
Subjects
Death
Attitude to Death
Terminal Care - psychology
Communication
Interpersonal Relations
Popular Work
Abstract
Written by two hospice nurses. Helps families understand and communicate with terminally ill patients.
ISBN
9781451667257
9780553378764
0553378767
0553561391
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF789 C156 1992

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Dying : a book of comfort

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Garden City, NY: GuildAmerica Books , 1996.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 D4 D996 1996
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Editor
McNees, Pat
Place of Publication
Garden City, NY
Publisher
GuildAmerica Books
Publication Date
1996
Subjects
Terminally Ill - psychology
Loss
Bereavement
Grief
Attitude to Death
Anecdotes
Poetry
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
ISBN
1568651570
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF789 D4 D996 1996

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Handbook for mortals : guidance for people facing serious illness

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog10405
Lynn, Joanne, Harrold, Joan. New York, NY: Oxford University Press , 1999.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WB310 H236 1999
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Topics include finding meaning; controlling pain; managing symptoms; forgoing medical treatment; hastening death; and talking to your doctor. Includes patient stories and photos.
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Author
Lynn, Joanne
Harrold, Joan
Corporate Author
Center to Improve Care of the Dying
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication Date
1999
Subjects
Death - psychology
Terminally Ill - psychology
Attitude to Death
Terminal Care
Abstract
Topics include finding meaning; controlling pain; managing symptoms; forgoing medical treatment; hastening death; and talking to your doctor. Includes patient stories and photos.
ISBN
0195146018
9780195146011
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WB310 H236 1999

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Dying well : peace and possibilities at the end of life

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Byock, Ira. New York, NY: Riverhead Books , 1997.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 D4 B994 1997
Availability
5 copies, 5 available
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Author
Byock, Ira
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Riverhead Books
Publication Date
1997
Physical Description
xv, 299 p. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Death
Attitude to Death
Bereavement
Grief
Thanatology
Terminal Care
Case Reports
ISBN
9781573226578
1573226572
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF789 D4 B994 1997

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Dying time : practical wisdom for the dying and their caregivers

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Furman, Joan, McNabb, David. New York, NY: Bell Tower , 1997.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 F986 1997
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Furman, Joan
McNabb, David
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Bell Tower
Publication Date
1997
Subjects
Terminal Care
Death
Social Support
Attitude to Death
ISBN
609800035
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF789 F986 1997

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No cure for being human : (and other truths I need to hear)

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123330
Bowler, Kate. New York, NY: Random House , 2021.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 D4 B787 2021
Availability
3 copies, 2 available
Kate Bowler believed that life was a series of unlimited choices, only to find that she was stuck in a cancerous body at age 35 ... With dry wit and unflinching honesty, she grapples with her cancer diagnosis, her ambition, and her faith and searches for some kind of peace with her limitations in a…
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Author
Bowler, Kate
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Random House
Publication Date
2021
Physical Description
xvi, 224 p. ; 23 cm
Subjects
Courage
Attitude to Death
Terminally Ill - psychology
Colorectal Neoplasms - psychology
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
Abstract
Kate Bowler believed that life was a series of unlimited choices, only to find that she was stuck in a cancerous body at age 35 ... With dry wit and unflinching honesty, she grapples with her cancer diagnosis, her ambition, and her faith and searches for some kind of peace with her limitations in a culture that says that anything is possible.In facing down cancer, Kate, -- a Christian Joan Didion -- (Glennon Doyle), searches for hope without cheap optimism, and truth with room for mystery. We are as fragile as the day we were born, and we will need each other if we're going to tell the truth: Life is beautiful and terrible, full of hope and despair and everything in between, but there's no cure for being human. -- Author's website
Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.
ISBN
9780593230770
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF789 D4 B787 2021

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Questions and answers on death and dying : a companion volume to "On death and dying"

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog10988
Kubler-Ross, Elisabeth. New York, NY: Touchstone Book/Simon & Schuster , 1997.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 D4 K82 1997
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Kubler-Ross, Elisabeth
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Touchstone Book/Simon & Schuster
Publication Date
1997
Subjects
Terminal Care - popular works
Death - popular works
ISBN
0684839377
9780684839370
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
BF789 D4 K82 1997

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Finding peace at the end of life : a death doula's guide for families and caregivers

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124343
Fersko-Weiss, Henry, Tisdale, Sallie. Newburyport, MA: Red Wheel , 2020.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 D4 F399f 2020
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
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Author
Fersko-Weiss, Henry
Tisdale, Sallie
Place of Publication
Newburyport, MA
Publisher
Red Wheel
Publication Date
2020
Subjects
Terminally Ill
Doulas
Hospice Care - psychology
Terminal Care
Attitude to Death
Advance Care Planning
Caregivers
Popular Work
Notes
Previously published as Caring for the dying in 2017 by Conari Press"--Title page verso.
ISBN
9781590035023
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF789 D4 F399f 2020

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Dying at home : a family guide for caregiving

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Sankar, Andrea. Baltimore, md.: Johns Hopkins University Press , 1991.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 S227 1991
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Includes information about bringing the dying person home; solving problems of caregiving; community support; social support; the well-being of the caregiver; how death occurs; and grieving after the loved one?s death. Includes stories from people who have cared for a dying person.
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Author
Sankar, Andrea
Place of Publication
Baltimore, md.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Date
1991
Subjects
Bereavement - popular works
Grief - popular works
Death - popular works
Terminal Care - popular works
Home Care Services - popular works
Attitude to Death - popular works
Abstract
Includes information about bringing the dying person home; solving problems of caregiving; community support; social support; the well-being of the caregiver; how death occurs; and grieving after the loved one?s death. Includes stories from people who have cared for a dying person.
ISBN
0801842301
9780801842306
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF789 S227 1991

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To die well : a holistic approach for the dying and their caregivers

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog6045
Reoch, Richard. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers , 1998.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 R424 1996
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Reoch, Richard
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Publication Date
1998
Subjects
Death
Attitude to Death
Terminal Care
ISBN
006273511X
978-0062735119
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF789 R424 1996

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Art of conversation in cancer care : lessons for caregivers

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124994
New York, NY: Oxford University Press , 2022. 2nd ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
More Information
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Alternate Title
Art of conversation through serious illness
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication Date
2022
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Caregivers - psychology
Terminally Ill - psychology
Terminal Care - psychology
Popular Work
Notes
Revised edition of Art of conversation through serious illness
ISBN
9780197500293
9780197500316
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
Website Notes
Patients and the public of BC and the Yukon can access this title by emailing library@bccancer.bc.ca or calling 1.888.675.8001 x 7000 (toll-free) to obtain a username and password.
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Experience of nurses caring for young-middle aged patients dying of cancer : a descriptive study

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog3328
Canning, Shelley Elisabeth. [Vancouver, BC?]: Shelley Elisabeth Canning , 1995.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WY161 C225 1995
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
Canning, Shelley Elisabeth
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
Shelley Elisabeth Canning
Publication Date
1995
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology - in adulthood - nursing
Oncology Nursing
Nurses
Attitude to Death
Terminal Care
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Thesis
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WY161 C225 1995

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Sympathy and condolences : what to say and write to convey your support after a loss

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124260
Wolfelt, Alan D. Fort Collins, CO: Companion , 2021.
Audience
Patient or Public
More Information
  1 read online  
Author
Wolfelt, Alan D.
Place of Publication
Fort Collins, CO
Publisher
Companion
Publication Date
2021
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Words of hope and healing
Subjects
Grief
Bereavement
Writing
Popular Work
ISBN
9781617223051
9781617223068
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
Website Notes
Patients and the public of BC and the Yukon can access this title by emailing library@bccancer.bc.ca or calling 1.888.675.8001 x 7000 (toll-free) to obtain a username and password.
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Some become flowers : living with dying at home

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog8861
Brown, Sharon. Madeira Park, B.C.: Harbour Publishing , 1993.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WY87 B879 1993
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Brown, Sharon
Place of Publication
Madeira Park, B.C.
Publisher
Harbour Publishing
Publication Date
1993
Subjects
Terminal Care - personal narratives
Home Nursing
Stress, Psychological
Death - personal narratives
ISBN
1550170872
9781550170870
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WY87 B879 1993

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Year to live : how to live this year as if it were your last

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog122294
Levine, Stephen. New York, NY: Three Rivers Press , 1997.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 L665y 1997
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Levine, Stephen
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Three Rivers Press
Publication Date
1997
Physical Description
viii, 175 p. ; 21 cm.
Subjects
Attitude to Death
Terminally Ill - psychology
Mindfulness
Spirituality
Life Change Events
Popular Work
ISBN
9780609801949
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF789 L665y 1997

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Last doctor : lessons in living from the front lines of medical assistance in dying

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Marmoreo, Jean, Schneller, Johanna. Toronto, ON: Viking Press , 2022.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WB65 M352 2022
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
"An urgently important exploration of the human stories behind Canada's evolving acceptance of Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD), from one of its first and most thoughtful practitioners. The Last Doctor recounts Marmoreo's crash course in MAiD and introduces a range of very different and memorable…
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Author
Marmoreo, Jean
Schneller, Johanna
Place of Publication
Toronto, ON
Publisher
Viking Press
Publication Date
2022
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Subjects
Terminally Ill
Dying, Assisted
Patient-directed death
Euthanasia
Physician-Patient Relations
Canada
Popular Work
Abstract
"An urgently important exploration of the human stories behind Canada's evolving acceptance of Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD), from one of its first and most thoughtful practitioners. The Last Doctor recounts Marmoreo's crash course in MAiD and introduces a range of very different and memorable patients, some aged, some suffering from degenerative conditions or with a terminal disease, some surrounded by supportive love, some quite alone, who ask her help to end their suffering with dignity and on their own terms. Dr. Marmoreo also shares her own emotional transformation as she climbs a steep learning curve and learns the intimate truths of the vast range of end-of-life situations" -- Provided by publisher.
ISBN
9780735241077
9780735241084
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Ebook
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WB65 M352 2022
Website Notes
Patients and the public of BC and the Yukon can access this title by emailing library@bccancer.bc.ca or calling 1.888.675.8001 x 7000 (toll-free) to obtain a username and password.
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How to go on living when someone you love dies

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog3877
Rando, Therese A. [Toronto, ON]: Bantam Books , 1991.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF575 R194h 1991
Availability
11 copies, 11 available
More Information
Author
Rando, Therese A
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Bantam Books
Publication Date
1991
Subjects
Grief - popular works
Death - popular works
Notes
Surrey CIC keep 2022 (F0002406)
Surrey CIC keep 2022 PFC (F0002403, F0002404)
ISBN
0553352695
9780553352696
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF575 R194h 1991

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Challenge for living : dying, death and bereavement

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[Boston, MA]: Jones and Bartlett Publishers , 1995.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
BF789 C437 1995
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Editor
Corless, Inge B
Germino, Barbara B
Pittman, Mary A
Place of Publication
[Boston, MA]
Publisher
Jones and Bartlett Publishers
Publication Date
1995
Subjects
Death - popular works
Bereavement - popular works
Terminal Care - popular works
Thanatology
ISBN
0867208171
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
BF789 C437 1995

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