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With the end in mind : dying, death and wisdom in an age of denial

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Mannix, Kathryn. New York, NY: Little, Brown Spark , 2018.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 D4 M284 2018

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

"Dr. Kathryn Mannix has studied and practiced palliative care for thirty years. In With the End in Mind, she shares beautifully crafted stories from a lifetime of caring for the dying, and makes a compelling case for the therapeutic power of approaching death not with trepidation, but with openness…

Author: Mannix, Kathryn

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Little, Brown Spark

Publication Date: 2018

Physical Description: viii, 341 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Subjects: Popular Work; Personal Narratives; Palliative Care; Attitude to Death; Terminal Care; Hospice Care

Abstract: "Dr. Kathryn Mannix has studied and practiced palliative care for thirty years. In With the End in Mind, she shares beautifully crafted stories from a lifetime of caring for the dying, and makes a compelling case for the therapeutic power of approaching death not with trepidation, but with openness, clarity, and understanding. Weaving the details of her own experiences as a caregiver through stories of her patients, their families, and their distinctive lives, Dr. Mannix reacquaints us with the universal, but deeply personal, process of dying." -- Back cover

Notes: This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

ISBN: 9780316504478

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF789 D4 M284 2018

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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

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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Honoring the mystery : uplifting insights from the language, visions, and dreams of the dying

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Morningstar, Barbara. British Columbia: Barbara Morningstar , 2018.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 D4 M866 2018

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

"Heartfelt stories that explore the mystery of death." -back cover.

Author: Morningstar, Barbara

Editor: Shoroplova, Nina

Place of Publication: British Columbia

Publisher: Barbara Morningstar

Publication Date: 2018

Physical Description: 97 pages ; 23 cm

Subjects: Hospice Care; Grief; Bereavement; Popular Work; Personal Narratives; Loss; Palliative Care; Terminal Care

Abstract: "Heartfelt stories that explore the mystery of death." -back cover.

Notes: This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

ISBN: 9781722966508

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF789 D4 M866 2018

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Top five regrets of the dying : a life transformed by the dearly departing

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Ware, Bronnie. Carlsbad, CA: Hay House, Inc. , 2019.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 D4 W561 2019

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

"After too many years of unfulfilling work, Bronnie Ware began searching for a job with heart. Despite having no formal qualifications or previous experience in the field, she found herself working in palliative care.; During the time she spent tending to those who were dying, Bronnie's life was tr…

Author: Ware, Bronnie

Place of Publication: Carlsbad, CA

Publisher: Hay House, Inc.

Publication Date: 2019

Physical Description: xiii, 303 pages ; 22 cm

Subjects: Popular Work; Personal Narratives; Palliative Care; Self-Help; Attitude to Death

Abstract: "After too many years of unfulfilling work, Bronnie Ware began searching for a job with heart. Despite having no formal qualifications or previous experience in the field, she found herself working in palliative care.; During the time she spent tending to those who were dying, Bronnie's life was transformed. Later, she wrote an Internet blog post, outlining the most common regrets that the people she had cared for had expressed. By applying the lessons of those nearing their death to her own life, she developed an understanding that it is possible for everyone, if we make the right choices, to die with peace of mind.; Bronnie's delightful memoir is a courageous, life-changing book that will leave you feeling more compassionate and inspired to live the life you are truly here to live" --Back cover

Notes: This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

ISBN: 9781401956004

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr; Vancouver Library; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF789 D4 W561 2019

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This is not the end of me : lessons on living from a dying man

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Bascaramurty, Dakshana. [Toronto, ON]: McClelland & Stewart , 2020.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 D4 B298 2020

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

"The moving, inspiring story of a young husband and father who, when diagnosed with terminal cancer at the age of thirty-three, sets out to build a legacy for his infant son...Powerful and unvarnished, drawing on her conversations with Layton, and his own writing, This Is Not the End of Me contains…

Author: Bascaramurty, Dakshana

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: McClelland & Stewart

Publication Date: 2020

Physical Description: 285 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Subjects: Attitude to Death; Melanoma; Life Change Events; Death and dying; Popular Work; Personal Narratives

Abstract: "The moving, inspiring story of a young husband and father who, when diagnosed with terminal cancer at the age of thirty-three, sets out to build a legacy for his infant son...Powerful and unvarnished, drawing on her conversations with Layton, and his own writing, This Is Not the End of Me contains moments of great beauty and humour, and addresses the consequences of fearing death and what we can gain by accepting its inevitability, as well as reminding us of what it means to live."-- Provided by publisher

ISBN: 9780771009631

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF789 D4 B298 2020

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Indigenous voices : stories of serious illness and grief

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Canadian Virtual Hospice, Canadian Partnership Against Cancer. Winnipeg, MB: Canadian Virtual Hospice , 2016.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF575 C212 2016

Availability: 5 copies, 5 available

First Nations, Inuit, and Metis share stories about living with serious illness and grief. The video series consists of 170 short video clips organized by theme. Highlights are captured in four longer videos.; 1. Ceremony, tradition and spirituality (21:41); 2. Caring for the patient and family (16…

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Corporate Author: Canadian Virtual Hospice; Canadian Partnership Against Cancer

Place of Publication: Winnipeg, MB

Publisher: Canadian Virtual Hospice

Publication Date: 2016

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (83 min.) + 1 USB flash drive (83 min.)

Series: LivingMyCulture.ca

Subjects: Attitude to Death; Terminally Ill; Palliative Care; Bereavement; Grief; Loss; Spirituality; Medicine, Traditional; Ceremonial Behavior; First Nations; Inuits; Metis; Personal Narratives

Abstract: First Nations, Inuit, and Metis share stories about living with serious illness and grief. The video series consists of 170 short video clips organized by theme. Highlights are captured in four longer videos.; 1. Ceremony, tradition and spirituality (21:41); 2. Caring for the patient and family (16:50); 3. Walking along side for a good death (21:21); 4. Honouring our loss and grief (23:11)

Notes: Contents available in DVD format or USB flash drive.

Language: English

Material Type: DVD; Video; Pre-loaded Media; Online

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr; Prince George Cancer Info Ctr; Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Internet

Call Number: BF575 C212 2016

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Radical acts of love : how we find hope at the end of life

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Brown, Janie. [Toronto, ON]: Doubleday Canada , 2020.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 D4 B877 2020

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Brown, Janie

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Doubleday Canada

Publication Date: 2020

Physical Description: xxii, 282 p. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Philosophy; Terminally Ill; Attitude to Death; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780385694735

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF789 D4 B877 2020

Website Notes: This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

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Bright hour : a memoir of living and dying

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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…

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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Graceful endings : navigating the journey of loss and grief

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Kavelin-Popov, Linda. Kensington, MD: Virtues Project International , 2012.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF575 G7 K11 2012

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Kavelin-Popov, Linda

Place of Publication: Kensington, MD

Publisher: Virtues Project International

Publication Date: 2012

Physical Description: 255 p. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Terminally Ill; Bereavement - psychology; Grief - psychology; Caregivers; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781479165315; 1617221899

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF575 G7 K11 2012

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Dying in public : living with metastatic breast cancer

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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.

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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Bone : dying into life

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Woodman, Marion. New York, NY: Penguin Compass , 2000.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 W892 2000

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Woodman, Marion

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Penguin Compass

Publication Date: 2000

Physical Description: xvi, 245 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Subjects: Uterine Neoplasms; Neoplasms - psychology; Mental Healing; Personal Narratives; Popular Work; Imagery (Psychotherapy)

ISBN: 0670893749; 0140196285

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ201 W892 2000

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Everything happens for a reason : and other lies I've loved

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Bowler, Kate. New York, NY: Random House , 2018.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 D4 B787 2018

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

Author: Bowler, Kate

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Random House

Publication Date: 2018

Physical Description: xviii, 178 p. ; 20 cm.

Subjects: Attitude to Death; Bereavement; Loss; Love; Uncertainty; Adaptation, Psychological; Colorectal Neoplasms - psychology; Family Relations; Christianity; Life Change Events; Personal Narratives; Autobiography; Popular Work

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ISBN: 9780399592065; 9780399592089

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Vancouver Library; Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF789 D4 B787 2018

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Year of magical thinking

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Didion, Joan. New York, NY: A.A. Knopf , 2005. 1st ed.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF575 D556 2005

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Didion, Joan

Edition: 1st ed.

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: A.A. Knopf

Publication Date: 2005

Physical Description: 227 p. ; 21 cm.

Subjects: Loss - psychology; Grief - psychology; Grief; Attitude to Death; Family Health; Family Relations; Life Change Events; Widowhood - psychology; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

ISBN: 140004314X

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF575 D556 2005

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Here still : dying into life anew

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Bolkan, Yaz. [n.p.]: Virtus Ventures , 2014.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 Y687 2015

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

Author: Bolkan, Yaz

Place of Publication: [n.p.]

Publisher: Virtus Ventures

Publication Date: 2014

Physical Description: 258 p. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Adaptation, Psychological; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780993846908

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ201 Y687 2015

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

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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…

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

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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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Good mourning : a kid's support guide for grief and mourning death : for kids by a kid

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Peden, Seldon, Whimsical Designs by CJ (ill.). [United States]: 1st Word Publishing, LLC , [2021].

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF575 C5 G7 P371 2021

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

"The Good Mourning is a kid's support guide for grief and mourning death. The book helps other boys and girls deal with the loss of a parent, grandparent, other close relative, or friend"--Amazon

Author: Peden, Seldon; Whimsical Designs by CJ (ill.)

Place of Publication: [United States]

Publisher: 1st Word Publishing, LLC

Publication Date: [2021]

Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm

Subjects: Popular Work; Personal Narratives; Juvenile Literature; Bereavement; Grief

Abstract: "The Good Mourning is a kid's support guide for grief and mourning death. The book helps other boys and girls deal with the loss of a parent, grandparent, other close relative, or friend"--Amazon

ISBN: 9780578855738

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Vancouver Library

Call Number: BF575 C5 G7 P371 2021

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Beyond surviving : cancer and your spiritual journey

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Maginley, David. Halifax, NS: Tristan Press , 2016.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 M194 2016

Availability: 5 copies, 5 available

What if you could use cancer to evolve more fully into love? David Maginley has been there --- four times. His cancer led to a near-death experience and a career helping thousands face this disease. Through profound storytelling, David brings you to the core of the cancer journey to discover the he…

Author: Maginley, David

Place of Publication: Halifax, NS

Publisher: Tristan Press

Publication Date: 2016

Physical Description: xix, 226 p. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Adaptation, Psychological; Spirituality; Attitude to Death; Pastoral Care; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

Abstract: What if you could use cancer to evolve more fully into love? David Maginley has been there --- four times. His cancer led to a near-death experience and a career helping thousands face this disease. Through profound storytelling, David brings you to the core of the cancer journey to discover the hero within. You will learn how to :; -- Turn the mind into an ally as you grapple with uncertainty.; -- Explore spirituality through your love rather than your belief.; -- Not only go through cancer, but grow through cancer. - Cover

Notes: Surrey CIC keep 2022

ISBN: 9780995881112; 0995881111

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr; Surrey Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ201 M194 2016

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