Delivering timely service and evidence-informed resources to people in BC and the Yukon facing cancer and those involved in oncology care or research.
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A storybook and task-oriented activity book specifically designed for children with cancer (ages 7-11). Children who are diagnosed with cancer must face a series of overwhelming hurdles; physical, psychological and social. Everyone with the child can play an essential role in minimizing the trauma…
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When their mother is diagnosed with cancer, sixth grader Tim and his younger brother visit her in the hospital, learn about radiation and chemotherapy, and help with the chores at home
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When the willow tree gets sick and nothing will make him well, his friends in the wood learn about death, and saying good-bye.
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A coloring book specifically designed to assist children with cancer (ages 3-6) and those who care about them in coping with the crisis brought on by a life-threatening illness. This book is intended to be given to the hospitalized child as early as possible.
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All the kids in the neighborhood, unhappy with their hair color and styles, envy Louella, who has lost her hair from undergoing medical treatment.
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This is a fiction story about a boy named Alex who has a brain tumor. Alex gets better with the help of many people who care about him.
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Explains death as the inevitable end of life and provides three situations in which children experience powerful emotions when someone close has died
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Summary: Uses cats and their lifestyles to present techniques to help young people deal with stress. Ages 7-12 years.
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About a boy?s relationship with his grandmother and great grandmother which teaches him about death.
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A book about death and grief with a religious background and message.
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A practical format for allowing children to understand the concept of death and develop coping skills for life.
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Following the unexpected death of his uncle, a boy travels to the funeral with his extended family and begins to think about what the event will mean for all of them.; Recommended for "Ages 4-10" on back cover.
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Corey and his grandmother love to watch balloons floating up to the sky, and when she dies, Corey thinks of a special way to say goodbye.
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Includes principles for helping children; a passage to be read with a child; guidelines for responding to questions that might arise from the read-along section; and a list of resources.
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