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A matter of death and life

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Yalom, Irvin D., Yalom, Marilyn. Stanford, CA: Redwood Press , 2021.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 D4 Y19 2021

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Yalom, Irvin D.; Yalom, Marilyn

Place of Publication: Stanford, CA

Publisher: Redwood Press

Publication Date: 2021

Physical Description: xii, 240 p. : ill. ; 22 cm

Subjects: Attitude to Death; Terminally Ill; Grief; Loss; Love; Spouses; Adaptation, Psychological; Aging; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

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

ISBN: 9781503613768

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: BF789 D4 Y19 2021

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Finding the words : how to talk with children and teens about death, suicide, funerals, homicide, cremation and other end-of-life matters

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Wolfelt, Alan D. Fort Collins, CO: Companion Press , 2013.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF575 G7 W855 2013

Availability: 4 copies, 4 available

Contents:; Children's grief-why it's unique -- Companioning children through grief -- When a parent dies -- When a sibling dies -- When a grandparent dies -- When a pet dies -- When a friend or classmate dies -- When someone dies by suicide -- When someone dies by homicide or manslaughter -- When s…

Author: Wolfelt, Alan D.

Place of Publication: Fort Collins, CO

Publisher: Companion Press

Publication Date: 2013

Physical Description: 138 p. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Grief; Child; Adolescent; Attitude to Death; Bereavement; Communication

Abstract: Contents:; Children's grief-why it's unique -- Companioning children through grief -- When a parent dies -- When a sibling dies -- When a grandparent dies -- When a pet dies -- When a friend or classmate dies -- When someone dies by suicide -- When someone dies by homicide or manslaughter -- When someone close has a terminal or life-threatening illness -- When the child is dying -- Attending a funeral or ceremony.

Notes: Surrey CIC keep 2022

ISBN: 9781617221897; 1617221899

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Surrey Cancer Info Ctr; Prince George Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF575 G7 W855 2013

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

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21 days to die : the Canadian guide to end of life

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Hochstetler, Linda. Manotick, ON,: Sumeru Press Inc., , 2021.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 D7 H685c 2021

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

"This is a guide to end of life in the Canadian context. Chapters deal with issues such as palliative care, hospice, advanced care plans, how to recognize and respond to the stages of dying during the last 21 days, conversations to have, disposal of the body, and grief. Also included are many usefu…

Alternate Title: Twenty-one days to die

Author: Hochstetler, Linda

Place of Publication: Manotick, ON,

Publisher: Sumeru Press Inc.,

Publication Date: 2021

Physical Description: 161 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Subjects: Popular Work; Attitude to Death; Palliative Treatment; Terminal Care; Hospice Care; Grief; Death and dying

Abstract: "This is a guide to end of life in the Canadian context. Chapters deal with issues such as palliative care, hospice, advanced care plans, how to recognize and respond to the stages of dying during the last 21 days, conversations to have, disposal of the body, and grief. Also included are many useful lists, websites, books and other resources for Canadians, presented in an easy-to-access form for sharing at a difficult time. Many of the resources include QR codes."-- Provided by publisher

ISBN: 9781896559728

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: BF789 D7 H685c 2021

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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

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

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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…

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

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Buckman, Robert. [Toronto, ON]: Key Porter Books , 2005. newly rev. and updated ed.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 B925 2005

Availability: 4 copies, 4 available

Author: Buckman, Robert

Edition: newly rev. and updated ed.

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Key Porter Books

Publication Date: 2005

Physical Description: x, 247 p. ; 21 cm.

Subjects: Terminal Care; Death - psychology; Grief; Terminally Ill - psychology; Interpersonal Relations; Communication; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781552636961; 1552636968

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: BF789 B925 2005

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Saying goodbye to someone you love : your emotional journey through end of life and grief

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Dresser, Norine, Wasserman, Fredda. New York, NY: Demos Health , 2010.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF575 G7 D773 2010

Availability: 4 copies, 4 available

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Author: Dresser, Norine; Wasserman, Fredda

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Demos Health

Publication Date: 2010

Physical Description: xix, 210 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: R2 Library

Subjects: Death - psychology; Grief; Bereavement; Terminally Ill; Attitude to Death; Adaptation, Psychological; Autobiography; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781932603859; 1932603859

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Ebook

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: BF575 G7 D773 2010

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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What do I tell my children?

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Woodward, Joanne, Kussmann, Leslie. Millis, MA: Aquarius Productions , 1991.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF575 W555 1991

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Woodward, Joanne; Kussmann, Leslie

Place of Publication: Millis, MA

Publisher: Aquarius Productions

Publication Date: 1991

Physical Description: 30 minutes

Subjects: Attitude to Death; Infant; Child; Parent-Child Relations; Grief; Popular Work

ISBN: 1581400659

Language: English

Material Type: Video; DVD

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: BF575 W555 1991

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Birdsong

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Flett, Julie. [Vancouver, BC?]: Greystone Kids , 2019.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF575 C5 G7 F615 2019

Availability: 5 copies, 4 available

When a young girl moves to her new home far away from the sea, she feels lonely and out of place, but soon she meets an elderly woman next door, who shares her love aof nature and art. As the season change, can the girl navigate the failing health of her new friend? -- Provided by publisher.

Author: Flett, Julie

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: Greystone Kids

Publication Date: 2019

Physical Description: [48 unnumbered pages] : col. ill; 27 cm

Subjects: Loss; Friends; Intergenerational Relations; Bereavement; Grief; Child; Aged; First Nations; Popular Work; Pictorial Works

Abstract: When a young girl moves to her new home far away from the sea, she feels lonely and out of place, but soon she meets an elderly woman next door, who shares her love aof nature and art. As the season change, can the girl navigate the failing health of her new friend? -- Provided by publisher.

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

ISBN: 9781771644730

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: BF575 C5 G7 F615 2019

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Parent's guide to raising grieving children : rebuilding your family after the death of a loved one

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Silverman, Phyllis R, Kelly, Madelyn. New York, NY: Oxford University Press , 2009.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF575 G7 S587 2009

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Silverman, Phyllis R; Kelly, Madelyn

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Publication Date: 2009

Physical Description: xi, 256 p. ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Attitude to Death; Grief; Bereavement; Parent-Child Relations; Death; Child; Adolescent; Family - psychology; Parenting; Life Change Events; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780195328844; 0195328841

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: BF575 G7 S587 2009

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Parenting with wit and wisdom in times of chaos and loss

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Coloroso, Barbara. [Toronto, ON]: Viking , 1999.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF575 G7 C722 1999

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Coloroso, Barbara

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Viking

Publication Date: 1999

Physical Description: 271 p. ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Attitude to Death; Grief; Bereavement; Parent-Child Relations; Death; Child; Adolescent; Family - psychology; Parenting; Life Change Events; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780670886227; 067088622X

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF575 G7 C722 1999

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No one has to die alone : preparing for a meaningful death

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Leary, Lani. New York, NY: Atria Paperback | Beyond Words , 2012.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 D4 L439 2012

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Leary, Lani

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Atria Paperback; Beyond Words

Publication Date: 2012

Physical Description: xxi, 248 p. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Attitude to Death; Death - psychology; Palliative Care - psychology; Bereavement; Terminal Care; Death; Caregivers; Grief; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781582703527; 1582703523

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF789 D4 L439 2012

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

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Kids talkin' about death

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Huff, Sue, Torrance, Jennifer. Montreal QC: National Film Board of Canada , 2005.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 D4 K47 2005

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

An insightful look into how kids see and interpret death, from with the loss of a parent to helping a grieving friend.; For children aged 9-12.

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Author: Huff, Sue; Torrance, Jennifer

Corporate Author: National Film Board of Canada

Place of Publication: Montreal QC

Publisher: National Film Board of Canada

Publication Date: 2005

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (20 min.), col.

Subjects: Attitude to Death; Death - psychology; Child; Grief; Bereavement; Advance Care Planning; Popular Work

Abstract: An insightful look into how kids see and interpret death, from with the loss of a parent to helping a grieving friend.; For children aged 9-12.

Language: English

Material Type: Video; DVD

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF789 D4 K47 2005

Website Notes: URL leads to a user guide for parents and educators (search death)

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Healing our wounded hearts : a real life story about loss in the voice of a teenager

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Hahn, Olivia. [Victoria, BC]: Self publishing , [2023].

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF575 G7 H148h 2023

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

"Children and Teens are expected to grieve the same as adults. In fact there are similarities but our brains are not fully [developed] yet but we often have bigger and stronger emotions. My name is Olivia Hahn, I lost my mother to cancer when I was 15 and I am deeply grieving. This book is written …

Author: Hahn, Olivia

Place of Publication: [Victoria, BC]

Publisher: Self publishing

Publication Date: [2023]

Physical Description: [111 unnumbered pages] : ill. ; 23 cm

Subjects: Grief; Loss; Love; Adolescent; Parental Death; Parent-Child Relations; Life Change Events; Neoplasms - psychology; Juvenile Literature; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

Abstract: "Children and Teens are expected to grieve the same as adults. In fact there are similarities but our brains are not fully [developed] yet but we often have bigger and stronger emotions. My name is Olivia Hahn, I lost my mother to cancer when I was 15 and I am deeply grieving. This book is written in the voice of a teenager as a teenager and is an account of finding my voice through all this loss" -- Back cover.

ISBN: 9798385789801

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF575 G7 H148h 2023

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

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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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Transitions in dying and bereavement : a psychosocial guide for hospice and palliative care

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Thompson, Marney, Wainwright, Wendy. Baltimore, MD: Health Professions Press, Inc. , 2017. 2nd ed.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WB210 V642 2017

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Contents:; Establishing the framework : integration of psychosocial and hospice palliative care perspective : social work and counseling competencies in hospice palliative care -- Beginning the journey : early diagnosis and treatment perspective : psychosocial assessment -- The path not chosen : re…

Author: Thompson, Marney; Wainwright, Wendy

Corporate Author: Victoria Hospice Society

Edition: 2nd ed.

Place of Publication: Baltimore, MD

Publisher: Health Professions Press, Inc.

Publication Date: 2017

Physical Description: xxii, 350 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Subjects: Hospice Care - psychology; Palliative Care - psychology; Terminal Care - psychology; Attitude to Death; Bereavement; Grief

Abstract: Contents:; Establishing the framework : integration of psychosocial and hospice palliative care perspective : social work and counseling competencies in hospice palliative care -- Beginning the journey : early diagnosis and treatment perspective : psychosocial assessment -- The path not chosen : recurrence and chronic illness perspective: cultural competency -- Entering the unknown : the shift toward hospice palliative care perspective : intimacy and sexuality -- The long and winding road : illness predominates perspective : dying children and youth -- Watching and waiting : as death approaches perspective : suffering and despair -- The parting of the ways : time of death perspective : support for the hospice palliative care team -- Walking the edges : when a death occurs perspective: working with thoughts and emotions -- Entering the depths : adjusting to loss perspective: grief : it?s complicated -- Reconnecting with the world : mending the heart.

Notes: Preceded by Transitions in dying and bereavement : a psychosocial guide for hospice and palliative care / by Victoria Hospice Society and Moira Cairns, Marney Thompson, Wendy Wainwright. 2003.

ISBN: 9780969504191; 0969504195; 9781938870651

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Victoria Library

Call Number: WB210 V642 2017

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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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