Delivering timely service and evidence-informed resources to people in BC and the Yukon facing cancer and those involved in oncology care or research.
Contents:; Chapter 1: Shift Disruptors: Stories of Nurses Recognizing their Unique Role in Healthcare -- *Nurses Lighting Paths to Healthcare Transformation -- Overcoming Obstacles to Find My Voice -- *Kaizen at Massachusetts General Hospital -- Nurse Superheroes -- Phoenix Rising -- "Just a Nurse"…
"Improved cancer treatment and survival rates have resulted in a growing number of cancer survivors who live years, and even decades, after their cancer diagnosis. Insights into what the experience of cancer survivorship looks like and how it can be navigated are much sought after by cancer survivo…
Contents:; Here comes trouble : autism and gender performance -- Beyond ?for your own good? : youth liberation, disability justice, and the importance of autonomy in the lives of autistic transgender children -- Autistic cognition and gender identity : real struggles and imaginary deficits -- Trans…
A stale marriage. A deadly diagnosis. For Sally Connolly, three years of struggle followed her husband Peter's surgery for terminal brain cancer at age 61. Choosing treatment options that interfered least with his career, Peter focused his limited energy on work, with little left for his family, fu…
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"In Cancer Stories five people share their journeys, their stories and the suffering they faced before their deaths. These narratives chronicle the despair, hope and love they experienced while living and dying with cancer, giving the power of the human spirit full voice. Lessons learned are presen…
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"From award-winning actor and food obsessive Stanley Tucci comes an intimate and charming memoir of life in and out of the kitchen"-- Provided by publisher
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A personal account of the author?s journey through his wife?s battle with cancer.
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Shows how to support the person who is ill and how the caregiver can handle his/her own emotions.
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Presented at a "Cancer as a Turning Point Conference", this video uses humor and drama and a variety of characters to explore the journey of a wife, mother and career woman who receives the unexpected and terrifying diagnosis of cancer.
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"The Comfort Book is a collection of little islands of hope, a gathering of consolations and stories that give us new ways of seeing ourselves and the world. Matt Haig's mix of philosophy, memoir and self-reflection builds on the wisdom of philosophers and survivors through the ages, from Marcus Au…
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