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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.

Author: Paterson, Annan

Place of Publication: Novato, CA

Publisher: Annan Paterson

Publication Date: 1999

Physical Description: 90 minutes

Subjects: Ovarian Neoplasms - psychology; Life Change Events; Humor; Drama; Personal Narratives

Abstract: 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.

Language: English

Material Type: Video; DVD

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ201 P296 1999

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Dead mom walking : a memoir of miracle cures and other disasters

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog122879

Matlow, Rachel. [Toronto, ON]: Viking , 2020.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 M433 2020

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

"When her mother is diagnosed with cancer, Rachel Matlow is concerned but hopeful. It's Stage 1, so her mom will get surgery and everything will go back to normal. But growing up in Rachel's family, there was no normal... Dead Mom Walking is the hilarious and heartfelt story of what happens when t…

Author: Matlow, Rachel

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Viking

Publication Date: 2020

Physical Description: 310 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms; Parent-Child Relations; Family Relations; Humor; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

Abstract: "When her mother is diagnosed with cancer, Rachel Matlow is concerned but hopeful. It's Stage 1, so her mom will get surgery and everything will go back to normal. But growing up in Rachel's family, there was no normal... Dead Mom Walking is the hilarious and heartfelt story of what happens when two people who've always written their own script go head to head with each other, and with life's least forgiving plot device." - Provided by publisher