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Through the dark forest : transforming your life in the face of death

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog119947
Conger, Carolyn. New York, NY: Penguin Group , 2014.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 D4 C657 2014
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Conger, Carolyn
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Penguin Group
Publication Date
2014
Physical Description
xxv, 258 p. ; 21 cm.
Subjects
Terminally Ill - psychology
Adaptation, Psychological
Attitude to Death
Quality of Life
Spirituality
Thanatology
Popular Work
ISBN
9780452298705
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF789 D4 C657 2014

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Bright hour : a memoir of living and dying

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120153
Riggs, Nina. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster , 2017.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 D4 R569 2017
Availability
4 copies, 4 available
The Bright Hour is the memoir of Nina Rigg, following a diagnosis of terminal breast cancer. "With the lyricism of poetry and a voice that never trades on simple grief, 'The Bright Hour' celebrates living -- living well, living fully -- and the transcendent combination of light and darkness that ma…
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Author
Riggs, Nina
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Publication Date
2017
Physical Description
310 p. ; 22 cm
Subjects
Terminally Ill - psychology
Attitude to Death
Life
Life Change Events
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
Abstract
The Bright Hour is the memoir of Nina Rigg, following a diagnosis of terminal breast cancer. "With the lyricism of poetry and a voice that never trades on simple grief, 'The Bright Hour' celebrates living -- living well, living fully -- and the transcendent combination of light and darkness that makes us human." - Cover
ISBN
9781501169359
1501169351
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF789 D4 R569 2017
Website Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

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Chasing daylight : how my forthcoming death transformed my life : a final account

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15970
O'Kelly, Eugene, Postman, Andrew. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill , 2008.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 D4 O41 2008
Availability
1 copy, 0 available
Chasing daylight is the inspirational memoir of former KPMG CEO Eugene O'Kelly, written in the three-and -a-half months between his terminal diagnosis with a brain cancer and his death in September 2005. Interweaving details of his illness with reflections on life, death and success, this passiona…
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Author
O'Kelly, Eugene
Postman, Andrew
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
McGraw-Hill
Publication Date
2008
Physical Description
201 p. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Death - psychology
Terminally Ill - psychology
Brain Neoplasms
Emotional Adjustment
Life Change Events
Quality of Life
Attitude to Death
Personal Narratives
Biography
Popular Work
Abstract
Chasing daylight is the inspirational memoir of former KPMG CEO Eugene O'Kelly, written in the three-and -a-half months between his terminal diagnosis with a brain cancer and his death in September 2005. Interweaving details of his illness with reflections on life, death and success, this passionate, deeply insightful book provides an unforgettable account of O'Kelly's final journey, and is a compelling reminder of the importance of living a balanced and meaningful life.
ISBN
9780071499934
0071499938
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
BF789 D4 O41 2008

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Impact of spirituality, social support, and defensive/adaptive coping on death anxiety at end of life

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19229
McMahon, Robin Lynn. Washington, DC: Catholic University of America , 2004.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WM172 M167 2004
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
McMahon, Robin Lynn
Place of Publication
Washington, DC
Publisher
Catholic University of America
Publication Date
2004
Subjects
Attitude to Death
Spirituality
Hospice Care
Terminally Ill
Social Support
Anxiety
Adaptation, Psychological
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Thesis
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WM172 M167 2004

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Last lecture

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19935
Pausch, Randy, Zaslow, Jeffrey. New York, NY: Hyperion , 2008.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF637 B4 P334 2008
Availability
4 copies, 4 available
The last lecture; Really achieving your childhood dreams; Adventures ... and lessons learned; Enabling the dreams of others; It's about how to live your life; Final remarks; Acknowledgments
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Author
Pausch, Randy
Zaslow, Jeffrey
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Hyperion
Publication Date
2008
Physical Description
x, 206 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Pancreatic Neoplasms
Attitude to Death
Quality of Life
Family Relations
Terminally Ill
Philosophy
Interpersonal Relations
Teaching
Autobiography
Popular Work
Abstract
The last lecture
Really achieving your childhood dreams
Adventures ... and lessons learned
Enabling the dreams of others
It's about how to live your life
Final remarks
Acknowledgments
ISBN
9781401323257
1401323251
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF637 B4 P334 2008

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Lap of honour : a no fear guide to living well with dying

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121174
Eirew, Gaby, Hawley, Pippa. [Vancouver, BC?]: Gaby Eirew and Dr Pippa Hawley , 2019.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 D4 E35 2019
Availability
13 copies, 13 available
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Alternate Title
Lap of honor
Author
Eirew, Gaby
Hawley, Pippa
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
Gaby Eirew and Dr Pippa Hawley
Publication Date
2019
Physical Description
204 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Attitude to Death
Quality of Life
Terminally Ill - psychology
Adaptation, Psychological
Advance Care Planning
Decision Making
Interpersonal Communication
Hospice Care
Guidebooks
ISBN
9781775181101
1775181103
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 D4 E35 2019

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When breath becomes air

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog113896
Kalanithi, Paul. New York, NY: Random House , 2016.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 D4 K14 2016
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
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Author
Kalanithi, Paul
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Random House
Publication Date
2016
Physical Description
xix, 228 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Attitude to Death
Lung Neoplasms - psychology
Personal Narratives
Autobiography
Quality of Life
Family Relations
Terminally Ill
Neurosurgeons
Popular Work
ISBN
9780812988406
081298840X
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF789 D4 K14 2016

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Art of conversation through serious illness : lessons for caregivers

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18870
McQuellon, Richard P, Cowan, Michael A. New York, NY: Oxford University Press , 2010.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 D4 M377 2010
Availability
5 copies, 5 available
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Author
McQuellon, Richard P
Cowan, Michael A
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication Date
2010
Physical Description
xv, 144 p. ; 18 cm.
Subjects
Terminal Care
Attitude to Death
Caregivers - psychology
Critical Illness
Empathy
Communication
Terminally Ill
Neoplasms -psychology
Popular Work
ISBN
9780195389227
0195389220
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF789 D4 M377 2010

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Dying in public : living with metastatic breast cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121211
Hendler, Sue. Kingston, ON: Michael Grass House , 2012.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 H497 2012
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
This book is comprised of a series columns by Sue Hendler which appeared bi-weekly in her hometown newspaper, The Kingston Whig-Standard, between 2008 - 2009.
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Author
Hendler, Sue
Editor
Overall, Christine
Place of Publication
Kingston, ON
Publisher
Michael Grass House
Publication Date
2012
Physical Description
157 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms
Neoplasm Metastasis
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Life Change Events
Attitude to Death
Adaptation, Psychological
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
Abstract
This book is comprised of a series columns by Sue Hendler which appeared bi-weekly in her hometown newspaper, The Kingston Whig-Standard, between 2008 - 2009.
ISBN
9780987972576
098797257X
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WP870 H497 2012

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When a parent is very sick

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog4786
LeShan, Eda. [Boston, MA]: Little, Brown and Co. , 1986.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 C5 L630 1986
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
LeShan, Eda
Place of Publication
[Boston, MA]
Publisher
Little, Brown and Co.
Publication Date
1986
Subjects
Parent-Child Relations
Attitude to Death
Death
Catastrophic Illness
Popular Work
ISBN
0316521620
9780316521628
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ201 C5 L630 1986

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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
More Information
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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Raising an emotionally healthy child when a parent is sick

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121078
Rauch, Paula K., Muriel, Anna C. [Toronto, ON]: McGraw-Hill , 2006.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF575 R241 2006
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
More Information
Author
Rauch, Paula K.
Muriel, Anna C.
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
McGraw-Hill
Publication Date
2006
Physical Description
xxiii, 213 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Parent-Child Relations
Emotional Adjustment
Child rearing
Family Relations - psychology
Critical Illness - psychology
Attitude to Death
Popular Work
Notes
Surrey CIC keep 2022
ISBN
9780071446815
0071446818
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Surrey Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF575 R241 2006
Website Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

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Quality of death : ranking end-of-life care across the world : a report from the Economist Intelligence Unit

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19228
Economist Intelligence Unit, LIEN Foundation. London, UK: Economist Intelligence Unit , 2010.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WB310 Q1 2010
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
  3 read online  
Corporate Author
Economist Intelligence Unit
LIEN Foundation
Place of Publication
London, UK
Publisher
Economist Intelligence Unit
Publication Date
2010
Subjects
Terminal Care - statistics & numerical data
Terminal Care - economics
Attitude to Death
Advance Care Planning
Quality indicators, Health care
Terminal Care - standards
Evaluation Studies
Health Status Indicators
World Health
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Internet
Call Number
WB310 Q1 2010
Website Notes
2nd URL leads to this report and more information on the Quality of Death Index.
Read Online
http://graphics.eiu.com/upload/QOD_main_final_edition_Jul12_toprint.pdf
http://www.eiu.com/sponsor/lienfoundation/qualityofdeath
http://www.lifebeforedeath.com/qualityofdeath/highlights.shtml

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Palliative approach : a resource for healthcare workers

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog122411
Cumbria: M & K Pub , 2012.
Audience
Professional
Contents:
More Information
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Alternate Title
The palliative approach : a resource for healthcare workers
Place of Publication
Cumbria
Publisher
M & K Pub
Publication Date
2012
Series
EBSCOhost eBook Nursing Collection
Subjects
Palliative Care
Terminal Care
Attitude to Death
Quality of Life
Abstract
Contents:
ISBN
9781905539673
9781907830679
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
This EBSCO title is licensed for one BC Cancer staff user at a time only. Authentication via HealthBC sign in required. Use your BC Cancer staff username and ID when prompted.
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http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=e680sww&AN=507383
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Dying in America : improving and honoring individual preferences near the end of life

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21696
Committee on Approaching Death: Addressing Key End of Life Issues, Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Washington, DC: National Academies Press , 2014.
Audience
Professional
More Information
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Corporate Author
Committee on Approaching Death: Addressing Key End of Life Issues
Institute of Medicine (U.S.)
Place of Publication
Washington, DC
Publisher
National Academies Press
Publication Date
2014
Subjects
Terminal Care
Advance Care Planning
Attitude to Death
Quality of Life
Quality of Health Care
Patient-Centered Care
Professional-Patient Relations
ISBN
9780309311748
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Read Online
http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=18748
http://www.iom.edu/Reports/2014/Dying-In-America-Improving-Quality-and-Honoring-Individual-Preferences-Near-the-End-of-Life.aspx
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Tibetan book of living and dying

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog119930
Rinpoche, Sogyal. New York, NY: HarperOne , [2002]. 20th Anniversary Edition.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 D4 R582 2002
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Rinpoche, Sogyal
Edition
20th Anniversary Edition
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
HarperOne
Publication Date
[2002]
Physical Description
xviii, 446 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Buddhism
Spirituality
Religious Philosophies
Death and dying
Attitude to Death
Quality of Life
Thanatology
ISBN
9780062508348
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
BF789 D4 R582 2002

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Tibetan book of living and dying

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120303
Rinpoche, Sogyal. [San Francisco, CA]: Harper SanFrancisco , 1994.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 D4 R582 1994
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
Rinpoche, Sogyal
Place of Publication
[San Francisco, CA]
Publisher
Harper SanFrancisco
Publication Date
1994
Physical Description
xiv, 425 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Subjects
Buddhism
Spirituality
Religious Philosophies
Death and dying
Attitude to Death
Quality of Life
Thanatology
ISBN
0062508342
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF789 D4 R582 1994

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Being mortal : medicine and what matters in the end

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21732
Gawande, Atul. [Toronto, ON]: Doubleday Canada , 2014.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WB310 G284 2014
Availability
5 copies, 4 available
More Information
Author
Gawande, Atul
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Doubleday Canada
Publication Date
2014
Physical Description
282 p. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Palliative Care
Terminal Care
Aging - physiology
Aged
Activities of Daily Living
Ethics, Medical
Quality of Life
Attitude to Death
Prognosis
ISBN
9780385677004
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Surrey Library
Victoria Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WB310 G284 2014

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Griefwalker

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121788
Wilson, Tim. Montreal, QC: National Film Board of Canada , 2008.
Audience
Patient or Public
Professional
This documentary introduces us to Stephen Jenkinson, once the leader of a palliative care counselling team at Toronto's Mount Sinai Hospital. Through his daytime job, he has been at the deathbed of well over 1,000 people. What he sees over and over, he says, is "a wretched anxiety and an existentia…
More Information
  1 read online  
Author
Wilson, Tim
Place of Publication
Montreal, QC
Publisher
National Film Board of Canada
Publication Date
2008
Subjects
Attitude to Death
Terminally Ill - psychology
Dying
Adaptation, Psychological
Abstract
This documentary introduces us to Stephen Jenkinson, once the leader of a palliative care counselling team at Toronto's Mount Sinai Hospital. Through his daytime job, he has been at the deathbed of well over 1,000 people. What he sees over and over, he says, is "a wretched anxiety and an existential terror" even when there is no pain. Indicting the practice of palliative care itself, he has made it his life's mission to change the way we die - to turn the act of dying from denial and resistance into an essential part of life. - Website
Language
English
Material Type
Video
Online
Audience
Patient or Public
Professional
Location
Internet
Read Online
http://www.nfb.ca/film/griefwalker/
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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.
More Information
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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