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Forever optimistic : fighting brain cancer, finding your best path, and leading a life with purpose

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124344
Brams, Robert S., Coons, Christopher A. New York, NY: Skyhorse Publishing , 2021.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WL358 B815 2021
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
More Information
Author
Brams, Robert S.
Coons, Christopher A.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Publication Date
2021
Physical Description
xii, 170 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm
Subjects
Brain Neoplasms
Life Change Events
Adaptation, Psychological
Optimism
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
ISBN
9781510766167
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WL358 B815 2021

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There's no place like hope : a guide to beating cancer in mind-sized bites : a book of hope, help, and inspiration for cancer patients and their families

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog10046
Girard, Vickie, Zadra, Dan. Lynwood, WA: Compendium, Inc. , 2001.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 G518 2001
Availability
5 copies, 5 available
More Information
Author
Girard, Vickie
Zadra, Dan
Place of Publication
Lynwood, WA
Publisher
Compendium, Inc.
Publication Date
2001
Physical Description
xx, 161 p. ; 17 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms
Neoplasms - psychology
Hope
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
ISBN
9781888387414
1888387416
9781932319705
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 G518 2001

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Voices of hope : family and friends

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21026
Chamberlain, Marisha. Hastings, MN: Regina Foundation , 2009.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 V889c 2009
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
Chamberlain, Marisha
Corporate Author
Hastings Breast Cancer Support Group
Place of Publication
Hastings, MN
Publisher
Regina Foundation
Publication Date
2009
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Social Support
Caregivers
Hope
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
Language
English
Material Type
Video
DVD
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WP870 V889c 2009

Copies

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Anatomy of hope : how people prevail in the face of illness

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog11086
Groopman, Jerome E. New York, NY: Random House , 2004.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WM172 G876 2004
Availability
8 copies, 8 available
Explores the extent to which hope features in the experience of patients with chronic and terminal illnesses; the importance of hope in enabling patients, families, friends, and physicians to meet the challenges of serious illness; the various forms that hope can take; and the role of the physician…
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Author
Groopman, Jerome E
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Random House
Publication Date
2004
Physical Description
xvii, 248 p. ; 25 cm.
Subjects
Hope
Attitude to Health
Physician-Patient Relations
Popular Work
Abstract
Explores the extent to which hope features in the experience of patients with chronic and terminal illnesses; the importance of hope in enabling patients, families, friends, and physicians to meet the challenges of serious illness; the various forms that hope can take; and the role of the physician in fostering or at least not extinguishing hope.
ISBN
0375506381
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Surrey Library
Kelowna Library
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WM172 G876 2004

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Making love again : hope for couples facing loss of sexual intimacy

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog17720
Laken, Virginia, Laken, Keith. Sandwich, MA: Ant Hill Press , 2002.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WJ709 L192 2002
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
Laken, Virginia
Laken, Keith
Place of Publication
Sandwich, MA
Publisher
Ant Hill Press
Publication Date
2002
Physical Description
xvii, 204 p. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Impotence - psychology
Erectile Dysfunction
Prostatic Neoplasms - complications
Prostatic Neoplasms - psychology
Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological
Sexual Behavior
Family Relations
Patients
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
ISBN
9780965506786
0965506789
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WJ709 L192 2002

Copies

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Perfection of hope : a journey back from cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16289
Simpson, Elizabeth. [Victoria, BC?]: Emdash Publishing , 2008. 2nd ed. rev. and expanded.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 S611 2008
Availability
4 copies, 4 available
More Information
Author
Simpson, Elizabeth
Edition
2nd ed. rev. and expanded
Place of Publication
[Victoria, BC?]
Publisher
Emdash Publishing
Publication Date
2008
Physical Description
xvi, 238 p. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Hope
Neoplasms
Lung Neoplasms
Spirituality
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
ISBN
9780978018206
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 S611 2008

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Facing death, embracing life : understanding what dying people want

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120741
Kuhl, David. [Toronto, ON]: Doubleday Canada , 2006.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 D4 K96 2006
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
Kuhl, David
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Doubleday Canada
Publication Date
2006
Physical Description
330 p. ; 22 cm ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Attitude to Death
Terminally Ill - psychology
Advance Care Planning
Family Relations
Interpersonal Communication
Popular Work
ISBN
0385660669
9780385660662
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF789 D4 K96 2006

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Living in bonus time : surviving cancer, finding new purpose

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog122852
Hill, Alexander. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press , 2020.
Audience
Patient or Public
"Those who experience and survive cancer live in bonus time, a season of grace that can be both disorienting and wonderful. In this honest and hopeful account, two-time survivor Alec Hill helps readers recalibrate expectations, grapple with survivor's guilt, and steward the opportunities for new pu…
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  1 read online  
Author
Hill, Alexander
Place of Publication
Downers Grove, IL
Publisher
InterVarsity Press
Publication Date
2020
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Subjects
Cancer Survivors - psychology
Spirituality
Christianity
Popular Work
Abstract
"Those who experience and survive cancer live in bonus time, a season of grace that can be both disorienting and wonderful. In this honest and hopeful account, two-time survivor Alec Hill helps readers recalibrate expectations, grapple with survivor's guilt, and steward the opportunities for new purpose and growth. Survivors and caregivers can discover how encountering death can bring us to a different kind of life"-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN
978083035003
9780830845941
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
Website Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.
Patients and the public of BC and the Yukon can access this title by emailing library@bccancer.bc.ca or calling 1.888.675.8001 x 7000 (toll-free) to obtain a username and password.
Read Online
http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/bccancer-ebooks/detail.action?docID=5989255
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Radical acts of love : how we find hope at the end of life

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog122881
Brown, Janie. [Toronto, ON]: Doubleday Canada , 2020.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 D4 B877 2020
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
More Information
Author
Brown, Janie
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Doubleday Canada
Publication Date
2020
Physical Description
xxii, 282 p. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Philosophy
Terminally Ill
Attitude to Death
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
ISBN
9780385694735
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF789 D4 B877 2020
Website Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

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Pink notes : a raw and honest account of a young woman's journey to find beauty, hope, and healing while peeling back the layers of cancer.

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog119966
Savi-Cannon, Jackie. [United States]: JSC Lifestyle Management , 2008.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 S267 2008
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
Savi-Cannon, Jackie
Place of Publication
[United States]
Publisher
JSC Lifestyle Management
Publication Date
2008
Physical Description
xv, 173 p. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Life Change Events
Adaptation, Psychological
Survivors
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
ISBN
9780981109305
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 S267 2008

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Crazy sexy cancer : a story about looking for a cure, and finding a life

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16109
Carr, Kris, Fassett, Brian, Nathanson, Beth. New York, NY: Gaiam , 2007.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 C311c 2007
Availability
5 copies, 5 available
25 minute healing yoga routine and guided relaxation with instructor Rodney Yee; Ways to find your om; Get juiced - in the kitchen with Kris; Simple detox methods; Deleted scenes and extended interviews
More Information
Alternate Title
Crazy sexy cancer
Author
Carr, Kris
Fassett, Brian
Nathanson, Beth
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Gaiam
Publication Date
2007
Physical Description
90 minutes
Subjects
Neoplasms
Female
Women's Health
Women
Neoplasms - rehabilitation
Survivors - psychology
Mental Healing
Spiritual Healing
Mind-Body and Relaxation Techniques
Complementary Therapies
Diet
Popular Work
Personal Narratives
Abstract
25 minute healing yoga routine and guided relaxation with instructor Rodney Yee
Ways to find your om
Get juiced - in the kitchen with Kris
Simple detox methods
Deleted scenes and extended interviews
ISBN
9780766235564
Language
English
Material Type
Video
DVD
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 C311c 2007

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Breast cancer : biography of an illness

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog17843
Williams, Penelope. [Toronto, ON]: BPS Books , 2008.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 P726b 2008
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
More Information
Alternate Title
Breast cancer : landscape of an illness
Author
Williams, Penelope
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
BPS Books
Publication Date
2008
Physical Description
xxiii, 274 p. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms
Breast Neoplasms - therapy
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
Notes
Branch copies may vary by title, publisher. First published as "Breast cancer : landscape of an illness" in 2004 by Penguin Group (Canada)
ISBN
978098923155
014301369
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WP870 P726b 2008

Copies

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Finding the light in cancer's shadow

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15059
Eib, Lynn. Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. , 2006.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ266 E34 2006
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
Eib, Lynn
Place of Publication
Carol Stream, IL
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Publication Date
2006
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Hope
Christianity
Popular Work
ISBN
9781414305721
1414305729
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ266 E34 2006

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Understanding your grief : ten essential touchstones for finding hope and healing your heart

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog13894
Wolfelt, Alan. Fort Collins, CO: Companion Press , 2003.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF575 W853u 20503
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
Explaining the important difference between grief and mourning, this book explores every mourner's need to acknowledge death and embrace the pain of loss. Also explored are the many factors that make each person's grief unique and the many normal thoughts and feelings mourners might have. Questions…
More Information
Author
Wolfelt, Alan
Place of Publication
Fort Collins, CO
Publisher
Companion Press
Publication Date
2003
Physical Description
vi, 164 p. ; 23cm.
Subjects
Grief
Death - psychology
Hope
Popular Work
Abstract
Explaining the important difference between grief and mourning, this book explores every mourner's need to acknowledge death and embrace the pain of loss. Also explored are the many factors that make each person's grief unique and the many normal thoughts and feelings mourners might have. Questions of spirituality and religion are addressed as well.
ISBN
1879651351 (pbk.)
9781879651357
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF575 W853u 20503

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Cancer patient's notebook

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog17722
Cheung, Esther Pik-chu. Hong Kong: China Alliance Press , 2001.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 C526 2001
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
More Information
Author
Cheung, Esther Pik-chu
Place of Publication
Hong Kong
Publisher
China Alliance Press
Publication Date
2001
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Hope
Spirituality
Christianity
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
Notes
Surrey CIC keep 2022 PFC (F0001138)
Language
English
Chinese
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Surrey Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 C526 2001

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What we wish were true : reflecting on nurturing life and facing death

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124408
Quinn, Tallu Schuyler. New York, NY: Convergent , 2022. 1st ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 D4 Q7w 2022
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
More Information
Author
Quinn, Tallu Schuyler
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Convergent
Publication Date
2022
Physical Description
xiii, 192 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Subjects
Attitude to Death
Brain Neoplasms
Life Change Events
Spirituality
Clergy
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
Notes
"Many of the essays in this work originally appeared in slightly different form on Tallu Schuyler Quinn's blog in 2020 and 2021"-- WorldCat
ISBN
9780593442906
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF789 D4 Q7w 2022

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Death is but a dream : finding hope and meaning at life's end

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123372
Kerr, Christopher, Mardorossian, Carine. New York, NY: Avery , 2020.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 D4 K477 2020
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
The first book to explore the meaningful dreams and visions that bring comfort as death nears. -- Provided by publisher.
More Information
Author
Kerr, Christopher
Mardorossian, Carine
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Avery
Publication Date
2020
Physical Description
248 p. ; 22 cm
Subjects
Dreams - psychology
Terminally Ill - psychology
Attitude to Death
Popular Work
Abstract
The first book to explore the meaningful dreams and visions that bring comfort as death nears. -- Provided by publisher.
Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.
ISBN
9780525542841
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
BF789 D4 K477 2020

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Stories of hope

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123778
Borbridge, Cindy. [British Columbia]: Self publishing , [2021].
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 B726 2021
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
More Information
Author
Borbridge, Cindy
Place of Publication
[British Columbia]
Publisher
Self publishing
Publication Date
[2021]
Physical Description
44 unnumbered pages : col. ill. ; 23 cm
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Cancer Survivors
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 B726 2021

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Creating a good death : coping with terminal illness

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15965
Schmidt, Laura. Princeton, NY: Films Media Group , 2004.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 D4 C912 2004
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Originally broadcast on December 10, 2003 on ABC News program Nightlines.
More Information
Author
Schmidt, Laura
Place of Publication
Princeton, NY
Publisher
Films Media Group
Publication Date
2004
Physical Description
26 minutes
Series
Films for the Humanities and Sciences 33509
Subjects
Attitude to Death
Pancreatic Neoplasms - psychology
Hospice Care
Social Support
Terminally Ill
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
Abstract
Originally broadcast on December 10, 2003 on ABC News program Nightlines.
ISBN
9780736596473
Language
English
Material Type
Video
DVD
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
BF789 D4 C912 2004

Copies

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Life in the balance : my journey with breast cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15527
Shapiro, Marla. [Toronto, ON]: HarperCollins , 2006.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 S529L 2006
Availability
7 copies, 7 available
More Information
Author
Shapiro, Marla
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
HarperCollins
Publication Date
2006
Physical Description
347 p. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms
Patients - psychology
Physicians - psychology
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
ISBN
9780002008143
9780002243841 (pbk.)
0002008149
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WP870 S529L 2006

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