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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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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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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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Seven principles for making marriage work

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Gottman, John M, Silver, Nan. New York, NY: Three Rivers Press , 1999.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WM430.5.M3 G686s 1999

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Gottman, John M; Silver, Nan

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Three Rivers Press

Publication Date: 1999

Physical Description: ix, 271 p. ; 20 cm.

Subjects: Marriage - psychology; Spouses; Interpersonal Communication; Interpersonal Relations; Problem Solving; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780609805794

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WM430.5.M3 G686s 1999

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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.

Language: English

Material Type: Video; DVD

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ200 S765 1999

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When words matter most : thoughtful words and deeds to express just the right thing at just the right time

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Spizman, Robyn Freedman. New York, NY: Crown Publishers, Inc. , 1996.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF637 C45 S761 1996

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Alternate Title: When words matter most

Author: Spizman, Robyn Freedman

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Crown Publishers, Inc.

Publication Date: 1996

Physical Description: 126 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Interpersonal Relations; Communication; Writing; Emotions; Empathy; Popular Work

ISBN: 0517704064

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF637 C45 S761 1996

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Too good for her own good : breaking free from the burden of female responsibility

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Bepko, Claudia, Krestan Jo-Ann. New York, NY: Harper Perennial , 1990.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF697 B491 1990

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Bepko, Claudia; Krestan Jo-Ann

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Harper Perennial

Publication Date: 1990

Physical Description: xii, 256 p. ; 21 cm.

Subjects: Women - psychology; Self Concept; Personal Autonomy; Interpersonal Relations; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780060920814; 0060920814; 0060920815; 9780061352751

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF697 B491 1990

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Psychiatric issues in end of life care in oncology

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Chochinov, Harvey. [Victoria, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency. Vancouver Island Cancer Centre , 1999.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QZ200 C545 1999

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Chochinov, Harvey

Place of Publication: [Victoria, BC?]

Publisher: BC Cancer Agency. Vancouver Island Cancer Centre

Publication Date: 1999

Physical Description: 1/2 inch : colour ; 60 minutes

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Terminal Care - psychology; Quality of Life

Language: English

Material Type: Video; VHS

Audience: Professional

Location: Kelowna Library

Call Number: QZ200 C545 1999

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Parenting with wit and wisdom in times of chaos and loss

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Coloroso, Barbara. [Toronto, ON]: Viking , 1999.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF575 G7 C722 1999

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Coloroso, Barbara

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Viking

Publication Date: 1999

Physical Description: 271 p. ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Attitude to Death; Grief; Bereavement; Parent-Child Relations; Death; Child; Adolescent; Family - psychology; Parenting; Life Change Events; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780670886227; 067088622X

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF575 G7 C722 1999

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Is there anything I can do? : helping a friend when times are tough

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Gordon, Sol. New York, NY: Delacorte Press , 1994.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF575 F66 G665 1994

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Gordon, Sol

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Delacorte Press

Publication Date: 1994

Physical Description: xvi, 220 p. ; 19 cm.

Subjects: Helping Behavior; Interpersonal Relations; Friends; Social Support; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780385299008; 0385299001

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF575 F66 G665 1994

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No fears no tears : 13 years later : children coping with pain

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Kuttner, Leora, Byrnes, Jim. [Vancouver, BC?]: Leora Kuttner , 1998.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WL700 K97n 1998

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Compelling documentary. Explores the long term benefit of pain control for children

Alternate Title: No tears no fears : 13 years later : children coping with pain

Author: Kuttner, Leora; Byrnes, Jim

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: Leora Kuttner

Publication Date: 1998

Physical Description: 47 minutes

Subjects: Pain; Neoplasms - psychology; Child; Adult; Popular Work

Abstract: Compelling documentary. Explores the long term benefit of pain control for children

Language: English

Material Type: Video; DVD

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WL700 K97n 1998

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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