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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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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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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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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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Continual improvement handbook : a quick reference guide for tools and concepts

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Executive Learning, Inc. Brentwood, Tn.: Executive Learning, Inc. , 1993.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WX153 C762 1993

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Corporate Author: Executive Learning, Inc.

Place of Publication: Brentwood, Tn.

Publisher: Executive Learning, Inc.

Publication Date: 1993

Subjects: Quality Assurance, Health Care; Decision Making

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Victoria Library

Call Number: WX153 C762 1993

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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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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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Year to live : how to live this year as if it were your last

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Levine, Stephen. New York, NY: Three Rivers Press , 1997.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 L665y 1997

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Levine, Stephen

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Three Rivers Press

Publication Date: 1997

Physical Description: viii, 175 p. ; 21 cm.

Subjects: Attitude to Death; Terminally Ill - psychology; Mindfulness; Spirituality; Life Change Events; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780609801949

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF789 L665y 1997

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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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Everyday ethics : putting the code into practice

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Canadian Nurses Association. Ottawa, Ont.: Canadian Nurses Association , 1998?.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: W50 C215e 1998?

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Canadian Nurses Association

Place of Publication: Ottawa, Ont.

Publisher: Canadian Nurses Association

Publication Date: 1998?

Subjects: Ethics, Nursing - Canada; Decision Making

ISBN: 1551190273

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Victoria Library

Call Number: W50 C215e 1998?

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Decision making in oncology : evidence based management

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New York, NY: Churchill Livingstone , 1997.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QZ200 D294d 1997

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Editor: Djulbegovic, Benjamin; Sullivan, Daniel M

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Churchill Livingstone

Publication Date: 1997

Subjects: Decision Making; Neoplasms; Medical Oncology; Evidence-Based Medicine

ISBN: 0443089892

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Victoria Library

Call Number: QZ200 D294d 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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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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Coping with the final tragedy : cultural variation in dying and grieving

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Amityville, N.Y.: Baywood Publishing Company, Inc. , 1991.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: BF789 C783 1991

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Editor: Counts, David; Counts, Dorothy A.

Place of Publication: Amityville, N.Y.

Publisher: Baywood Publishing Company, Inc.

Publication Date: 1991

Subjects: Death; Grief; Cross-Cultural Comparison; Adaptation, Psychological

ISBN: 0895030829

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: BF789 C783 1991

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Gentle willow : a story for children about dying

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Mills, Joyce C. New York, NY: Magination Press , 1993.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF575 C5 M657 1993

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

When the willow tree gets sick and nothing will make him well, his friends in the wood learn about death, and saying good-bye.

Author: Mills, Joyce C

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Magination Press

Publication Date: 1993

Subjects: Death; Attitude to Death; Infant; Child; Juvenile Literature

Abstract: When the willow tree gets sick and nothing will make him well, his friends in the wood learn about death, and saying good-bye.

ISBN: 945354541

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF575 C5 M657 1993

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Spouse to spouse : what it's like when your partner has cancer

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Nessim, Susan. Los Angeles, CA: Susan Nessim Keeney/Cancervive , 1999.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ200 S765 1999

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

Husbands and wives of people with cancer discuss their deepest emotions, sharing their fears and hopes as both partner and caregiver. The spouses, from varied backgrounds and at different stages in their lives, speak to how the illness tests the strength and endurance of their marriage. This 17 mi…

Author: Nessim, Susan

Corporate Author: Cancervive

Place of Publication: Los Angeles, CA

Publisher: Susan Nessim Keeney/Cancervive

Publication Date: 1999

Physical Description: 17 minutes

Subjects: Spouses; Social Support; Neoplasms - psychology; Communication; Interpersonal Relations; Popular Work

Abstract: Husbands and wives of people with cancer discuss their deepest emotions, sharing their fears and hopes as both partner and caregiver. The spouses, from varied backgrounds and at different stages in their lives, speak to how the illness tests the strength and endurance of their marriage. This 17 minute documentary will help spouses of people with cancer articulate difficult feelings and encourage greater communication between partners.