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Tibetan book of living and dying

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Rinpoche, Sogyal. [San Francisco, CA]: Harper SanFrancisco , 1994.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 D4 R582 1994

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

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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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

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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Mindfulness meditation : cultivating the wisdom of your body and mind

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Kabat-Zinn, Jon. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster , 1995.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ266 K11a 1995 v.1-2

Availability: 9 copies, 9 available

Author: Kabat-Zinn, Jon

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Publication Date: 1995

Physical Description: 2 CD's ; 120 minutes

Subjects: Meditation; Relaxation Techniques; Stress, Psychological; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780743520683; 0743520688

Language: English

Material Type: Audio; CD

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library Relax; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ266 K11a 1995 v.1-2

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

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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.

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

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Reoch, Richard. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers , 1998.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 R424 1996

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

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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Experience of nurses caring for young-middle aged patients dying of cancer : a descriptive study

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Canning, Shelley Elisabeth. [Vancouver, BC?]: Shelley Elisabeth Canning , 1995.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WY161 C225 1995

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

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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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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Song of the seed : a monastic way of tending the soul

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Wiederkehr, Macrina. New York, NY: HarperSanFrancisco , 1995.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WM61 W417 1995

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Wiederkehr, Macrina

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco

Publication Date: 1995

Physical Description: xx, 170 p. ; 22 cm

Subjects: Spirituality; Meditation; Catholicism

ISBN: 9780060695545

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WM61 W417 1995

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Living with it daily : meditations for people with chronic pain

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Nielsen, Patricia D. New York, NY: Dell Publishing , 1994.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WL700 N54 1994

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Nielsen, Patricia D

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Dell Publishing

Publication Date: 1994

Physical Description: 16 cm.

Subjects: Pain - psychology; Chronic Disease; Meditation; Mind-Body Therapies; Spirituality; Mental Healing; Popular Work

ISBN: 978044050556; 0440505550

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WL700 N54 1994

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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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Words that heal : affirmations and meditations for daily living

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Bloch, Douglas. [Toronto, ON]: Bantam Books , 1990.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WM61 B651 1990

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Bloch, Douglas

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Bantam Books

Publication Date: 1990

Subjects: Mental Healing; Meditation; Relaxation Techniques; Spirituality; Popular Work

ISBN: 0553348094

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WM61 B651 1990

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

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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…

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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Mortally wounded : stories of soul pain, death and healing

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Kearney, Michael. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster , 1996.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 D4 K24 1996

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Kearney, Michael

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Publication Date: 1996

Subjects: Death - psychology; Hospice Care; Mental Healing

ISBN: 684835371

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF789 D4 K24 1996

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Handbook for mortals : guidance for people facing serious illness

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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.

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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Close to the bone : life threatening illness and the search for meaning

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Bolen, Jean Shinoda. New York, NY: Scribner | Simon & Schuster Inc. , 1996.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 B688 1996

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

Author: Bolen, Jean Shinoda

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Scribner; Simon & Schuster Inc.

Publication Date: 1996

Subjects: Attitude to Death; Stress, Psychological; Terminal Care - psychology

ISBN: 0684822377; 0684835304 (pbk.)

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: BF789 B688 1996

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Denial of death

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Becker, Ernest. New York, NY: Free Press Paperbacks , 1997.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 D4 B395 1997

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

"Addresses the issue of mortality discussing how humans universally share a fear of death and examines the theories of leading thinkers on this subject including Freud, Rank, and Kierkegaard." -- Provided by publisher

Author: Becker, Ernest

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Free Press Paperbacks

Publication Date: 1997

Physical Description: xxii, 314 p. ; 22 cm

Subjects: Death - psychology; Attitude to Death; Heroes - psychology; Popular Work

Abstract: "Addresses the issue of mortality discussing how humans universally share a fear of death and examines the theories of leading thinkers on this subject including Freud, Rank, and Kierkegaard." -- Provided by publisher