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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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Talking about death : a dialogue between parent and child

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Grollman, Earl A. [Boston, MA]: Beacon Press , 1990. 3rd ed., updated and expanded.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 G875 1990

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

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.

Author: Grollman, Earl A

Edition: 3rd ed., updated and expanded

Place of Publication: [Boston, MA]

Publisher: Beacon Press

Publication Date: 1990

Subjects: Attitude to Death; Child; Death; Parent-Child Relations; Juvenile Literature

Abstract: 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.

ISBN: 0807023639; 9780807023631

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF789 G875 1990

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Living when a loved one has died

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Grollman, Earl A. [Boston, MA]: Beacon Press , 1995. 3rd ed.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 G876 1995

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

The author explains what emotions to expect when mourning, what pitfalls to avoid, and how to work through feelings of loss.

Author: Grollman, Earl A

Edition: 3rd ed.

Place of Publication: [Boston, MA]

Publisher: Beacon Press

Publication Date: 1995

Subjects: Grief; Attitude to Death; Adaptation, Psychological; Popular Work

Abstract: The author explains what emotions to expect when mourning, what pitfalls to avoid, and how to work through feelings of loss.

ISBN: 0807027197

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF789 G876 1995

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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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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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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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What do I tell my children?

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Woodward, Joanne, Kussmann, Leslie. Millis, MA: Aquarius Productions , 1991.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF575 W555 1991

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Woodward, Joanne; Kussmann, Leslie

Place of Publication: Millis, MA

Publisher: Aquarius Productions

Publication Date: 1991

Physical Description: 30 minutes

Subjects: Attitude to Death; Infant; Child; Parent-Child Relations; Grief; Popular Work

ISBN: 1581400659

Language: English

Material Type: Video; DVD

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: BF575 W555 1991

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The velveteen rabbit

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Williams, Margery, Green, Donna. New York, NY: Smithmark Publishers , 1995.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF575 C5 W721 1995

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Summary: By the time the velveteen rabbit is dirty, worn out, and about to be burned, he has almost given up hope of ever finding the magic called Real.

Alternate Title: The velveteen rabbit : or how toys become real; Velveteen rabbit

Author: Williams, Margery; Green, Donna

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Smithmark Publishers

Publication Date: 1995

Physical Description: [51 unnumbered pages] : col. ill. ; 32 cm.

Subjects: Attitude to Death; Grief; Loss; Love; Play and playthings; Child; Pictorial Works; Juvenile Literature; Popular Work

Abstract: Summary: By the time the velveteen rabbit is dirty, worn out, and about to be burned, he has almost given up hope of ever finding the magic called Real.

ISBN: 083179117

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF575 C5 W721 1995

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Hanson, Warren. Minneapolis, MN: Waldman House Press, Inc. , 1997.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 D4 H251 1997

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Hanson, Warren

Place of Publication: Minneapolis, MN

Publisher: Waldman House Press, Inc.

Publication Date: 1997

Physical Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : ill. ; 32 cm.

Subjects: Attitude to Death; Spirituality; Poetry; Pictorial Works; Juvenile Literature

ISBN: 9780931674327; 0931674328

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: BF789 D4 H251 1997

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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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Remember the secret

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Kubler-Ross, Elisabeth. Berkeley, Ca.: Tricycle Press , 1998.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF575 C5 K82r 1998

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

A book about death and grief with a religious background and message.

Author: Kubler-Ross, Elisabeth

Place of Publication: Berkeley, Ca.

Publisher: Tricycle Press

Publication Date: 1998

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

Abstract: A book about death and grief with a religious background and message.

ISBN: 0890875243; 1883672791 (new)

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF575 C5 K82r 1998

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For women who grieve : embracing life after the death of your partner

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Tansley, Tangea. Freedom, CA: Crossing Press , 1996.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF575 G7 T168 1996

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Tansley, Tangea

Place of Publication: Freedom, CA

Publisher: Crossing Press

Publication Date: 1996

Physical Description: 132 p. ; 20 cm.

Subjects: Grief; Widowhood - psychology; Bereavement - psychology; Life Change Events; Popular Work

ISBN: 089594832X

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF575 G7 T168 1996

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You hold me and I'll hold you

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Carson, Jo, Cannon, Annie. New York, NY: Orchard Books , 1992.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF575 C5 C321 1992

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

When a great-aunt dies, a young child finds comfort in being held and in holding too

Author: Carson, Jo; Cannon, Annie

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Orchard Books

Publication Date: 1992

Physical Description: ill. ; 26 cm.

Subjects: Attitude to Death; Death; Bereavement; Grief; Family Relations; Funeral Rites; Juvenile Literature

Abstract: When a great-aunt dies, a young child finds comfort in being held and in holding too

ISBN: 9780531058954; 0531058956

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: BF575 C5 C321 1992

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Grace and grit : spirituality and healing in the life and death of Treya Killiam Wilber

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Wilber, Ken. [Boston, MA]: Shambala Publications, Inc. , 1991.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 W664 1993

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Wilber, Ken

Place of Publication: [Boston, MA]

Publisher: Shambala Publications, Inc.

Publication Date: 1991

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Mental Healing; Spirituality; Spouses; Biography; Popular Work

ISBN: 0877736987

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ201 W664 1993

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Aunt Mary buttons

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Jones, Diane Jarvis. [Vancouver, BC?]: Diane Jarvis Jones , 1995.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF575 C5 J76 1995

Availability: 6 copies, 6 available

The narrator remembers being a baby and being given a button blanket by Aunt Mary. Aunt Mary comes to live with the family when the narrator is five and she is seriously ill and dying. She sings a song to the young child who is afraid of death but does not understand its meaning. After the death of…

Author: Jones, Diane Jarvis

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: Diane Jarvis Jones

Publication Date: 1995

Subjects: Grief; Family; Attitude to Death; Parent-Child Relations; Infant; Child; Juvenile Literature

Abstract: The narrator remembers being a baby and being given a button blanket by Aunt Mary. Aunt Mary comes to live with the family when the narrator is five and she is seriously ill and dying. She sings a song to the young child who is afraid of death but does not understand its meaning. After the death of Aunt Mary, the child continues to give others buttons in remembrance.

ISBN: 096994070X; 9780969940708

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr; Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF575 C5 J76 1995

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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.