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When breath becomes air

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog113896
Kalanithi, Paul. New York, NY: Random House , 2016.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 D4 K14 2016
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
More Information
Author
Kalanithi, Paul
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Random House
Publication Date
2016
Physical Description
xix, 228 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Attitude to Death
Lung Neoplasms - psychology
Personal Narratives
Autobiography
Quality of Life
Family Relations
Terminally Ill
Neurosurgeons
Popular Work
ISBN
9780812988406
081298840X
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF789 D4 K14 2016

Copies

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Living and dying with peace

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog122194
Society for the Promotion of Hospice Care. Hong Kong: Society for the Promotion of Hospice Care , [2017]. rev. ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 D4 L786 2017
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
More Information
  1 read online  
Alternate Title
At ease with life and death
Corporate Author
Society for the Promotion of Hospice Care
Edition
rev. ed.
Place of Publication
Hong Kong
Publisher
Society for the Promotion of Hospice Care
Publication Date
[2017]
Physical Description
109 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Subjects
Attitude to Death
Adaptation, Psychological
Hospice Care
Terminally Ill
Autobiography
Language
Chinese
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF789 D4 L786 2017
Read Online
https://www.hospicecare.org.hk/uploadedFile/At%20Ease%20with%20Life%20and%20Death%203.pdf

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Beautiful death : facing the future with peace

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20165
Eckl, Cheryl. Littletown, CO: Flying Crane Press , 2011.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 D4 E19 2010
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
Eckl, Cheryl
Place of Publication
Littletown, CO
Publisher
Flying Crane Press
Publication Date
2011
Physical Description
295 p. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Death - psychology
Neoplasms - psychology
Family Relations
Terminally Ill
Attitude to Death
Bereavement
Autobiography
Popular Work
Personal Narratives
ISBN
9780982810705
0982810709
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
BF789 D4 E19 2010

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Dancing with lung cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123281
Chan, Cynthia, Chan, Keith. [Vancouver, BC?]: Self publishing , [2020].
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WF658 C454 2020
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Diagnosed in 2014 with advanced lung cancer, Dr. Cynthia Chan shares her experience living with an incurable disease, and offers encouragement and support to other cancer patients.
More Information
  1 read online  
Author
Chan, Cynthia
Chan, Keith
Editor
Yeung, Alison
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
Self publishing
Publication Date
[2020]
Physical Description
109 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Lung Neoplasms
Terminally Ill - psychology
Adaptation, Psychological
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
Abstract
Diagnosed in 2014 with advanced lung cancer, Dr. Cynthia Chan shares her experience living with an incurable disease, and offers encouragement and support to other cancer patients.
Language
Chinese
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WF658 C454 2020
Read Online
http://cyke.ca/

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Saying goodbye to someone you love : your emotional journey through end of life and grief

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20200
Dresser, Norine, Wasserman, Fredda. New York, NY: Demos Health , 2010.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF575 G7 D773 2010
Availability
4 copies, 4 available
More Information
  1 read online  
Author
Dresser, Norine
Wasserman, Fredda
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Demos Health
Publication Date
2010
Physical Description
xix, 210 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
R2 Library
Subjects
Death - psychology
Grief
Bereavement
Terminally Ill
Attitude to Death
Adaptation, Psychological
Autobiography
Popular Work
ISBN
9781932603859
1932603859
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Ebook
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Internet
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF575 G7 D773 2010
Website Notes
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://www.r2library.com/Resource/Title/1932603859

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Stumbling toward heaven

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19983
Hamel, Mike. Colorado Springs, CO: EMT Communications , 2011.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 H212s 2011
Availability
6 copies, 6 available
More Information
Author
Hamel, Mike
Place of Publication
Colorado Springs, CO
Publisher
EMT Communications
Publication Date
2011
Physical Description
252 p. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Lymphoma, B-Cell
Survivors
Christianity
Autobiography
Popular Work
ISBN
9781461005001
1461005000
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 H212s 2011

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Cross of a different kind : cancer & Christian spirituality

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog122913
Maranise, Anthony. [United States of America]: Eternal Insight Press , 2017.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WM61 M311 2017
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
More Information
Author
Maranise, Anthony
Place of Publication
[United States of America]
Publisher
Eternal Insight Press
Publication Date
2017
Physical Description
185 p. : Ill. ; 21 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms
Christianity
Cancer Survivors
Spirituality
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
ISBN
9780692107225
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WM61 M311 2017
Website Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

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Running from cancer : a tilted memoir

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21109
Smith, DebiLyn. Houston, BC: Queen Bee Books , 2013.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 S645 2013
Availability
4 copies, 4 available
More Information
Author
Smith, DebiLyn
Place of Publication
Houston, BC
Publisher
Queen Bee Books
Publication Date
2013
Physical Description
xi, 238 p. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Survivors - psychology
Autobiography
British Columbia
Popular Work
ISBN
9780991909308
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 S645 2013

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Blogs for the brain : a collection of blogs from my first year with cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20552
Woloshyn, Alyson. [Toronto, ON]: Blurb Inc. , 2010.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WL358 W866 2010
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
More Information
  1 read online  
Author
Woloshyn, Alyson
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Blurb Inc.
Publication Date
2010
Physical Description
149 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Brain Neoplasms - psychology
Blogging
Communications Media
Autobiography
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WL358 W866 2010
Website Notes
Excerpts of blogs.
Read Online
http://alysonwoloshyn.com/treatment-updates/

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My wonderful nightmare : spiritual journals inspired by cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19814
Higgins, Erin, Lightbody, Alma. Bloomington, IN: Trafford Publishing , 2010.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP322 H636 2010
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
Higgins, Erin
Lightbody, Alma
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN
Publisher
Trafford Publishing
Publication Date
2010
Physical Description
xii, 174 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Ovarian Neoplasms - psychology
Spiritual Healing
Adaptation, Psychological
Social Support
Autobiography
Popular Work
ISBN
9781425187255
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WP322 H636 2010

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Everything happens for a reason : and other lies I've loved

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120569
Bowler, Kate. New York, NY: Random House , 2018.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 D4 B787 2018
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
More Information
Author
Bowler, Kate
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Random House
Publication Date
2018
Physical Description
xviii, 178 p. ; 20 cm.
Subjects
Attitude to Death
Bereavement
Loss
Love
Uncertainty
Adaptation, Psychological
Colorectal Neoplasms - psychology
Family Relations
Christianity
Life Change Events
Personal Narratives
Autobiography
Popular Work
Notes
Copies may differ by ISBN and pagination.
ISBN
9780399592065
9780399592089
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF789 D4 B787 2018

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Not the last goodbye : on life and death, healing and cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20751
Servan-Schreiber, David, Gauthier, Ursula. [Toronto, ON]: Collins , 2011.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 S591n 2011
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
More Information
Author
Servan-Schreiber, David
Gauthier, Ursula
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Collins
Publication Date
2011
Physical Description
164 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
Subjects
Brain Neoplasms - psychology
Neoplasms - psychology
Autobiography
ISBN
9781443410885
1443410888
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 S591n 2011

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No cure for being human : (and other truths I need to hear)

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123330
Bowler, Kate. New York, NY: Random House , 2021.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 D4 B787 2021
Availability
3 copies, 2 available
Kate Bowler believed that life was a series of unlimited choices, only to find that she was stuck in a cancerous body at age 35 ... With dry wit and unflinching honesty, she grapples with her cancer diagnosis, her ambition, and her faith and searches for some kind of peace with her limitations in a…
More Information
Author
Bowler, Kate
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Random House
Publication Date
2021
Physical Description
xvi, 224 p. ; 23 cm
Subjects
Courage
Attitude to Death
Terminally Ill - psychology
Colorectal Neoplasms - psychology
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
Abstract
Kate Bowler believed that life was a series of unlimited choices, only to find that she was stuck in a cancerous body at age 35 ... With dry wit and unflinching honesty, she grapples with her cancer diagnosis, her ambition, and her faith and searches for some kind of peace with her limitations in a culture that says that anything is possible.In facing down cancer, Kate, -- a Christian Joan Didion -- (Glennon Doyle), searches for hope without cheap optimism, and truth with room for mystery. We are as fragile as the day we were born, and we will need each other if we're going to tell the truth: Life is beautiful and terrible, full of hope and despair and everything in between, but there's no cure for being human. -- Author's website
Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.
ISBN
9780593230770
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF789 D4 B787 2021

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Knock, knock, it's cancer : finding the silver linings

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20776
Farrance, Michelle. Lexington, KY: Create Space , 2012.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 F241 2012
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
More Information
Author
Farrance, Michelle
Place of Publication
Lexington, KY
Publisher
Create Space
Publication Date
2012
Physical Description
210 p. ; 21 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Survivors
Autobiography
ISBN
9781467935531
1467935530
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 F241 2012

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Living with learning disabilities, dying with cancer : thirteen personal stories

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20430
Tuffrey-Wijne, Irene. Philadelphia, PA: Jessica Kingsley Publishers , 2010.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ200 T914 2010
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
Tuffrey-Wijne, Irene
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, PA
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Publication Date
2010
Physical Description
272 p. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Mentally Disabled Persons - psychology
Learning Disorders - psychology
Intellectual Disability - psychology
Neoplasms - psychology
Comorbidity
Terminal Care - methods
Autobiography
ISBN
9781849050272
1849050279
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ200 T914 2010

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Cost of hope : a memoir

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20766
Bennett, Amanda. New York, NY: Random House , 2012.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 B471 2012
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
Bennett, Amanda
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Random House
Publication Date
2012
Physical Description
228 p. ; 25 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Kidney Neoplasms
Cost of Illness
Health Care Costs
Family Relations
Autobiography
ISBN
9781400069842
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ201 B471 2012

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Indigenous voices : stories of serious illness and grief

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120285
Canadian Virtual Hospice, Canadian Partnership Against Cancer. Winnipeg, MB: Canadian Virtual Hospice , 2016.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF575 C212 2016
Availability
5 copies, 5 available
First Nations, Inuit, and Metis share stories about living with serious illness and grief. The video series consists of 170 short video clips organized by theme. Highlights are captured in four longer videos.; 1. Ceremony, tradition and spirituality (21:41); 2. Caring for the patient and family (16…
More Information
  1 read online  
Corporate Author
Canadian Virtual Hospice
Canadian Partnership Against Cancer
Place of Publication
Winnipeg, MB
Publisher
Canadian Virtual Hospice
Publication Date
2016
Physical Description
1 videodisc (83 min.) + 1 USB flash drive (83 min.)
Series
LivingMyCulture.ca
Subjects
Attitude to Death
Terminally Ill
Palliative Care
Bereavement
Grief
Loss
Spirituality
Medicine, Traditional
Ceremonial Behavior
First Nations
Inuits
Metis
Personal Narratives
Abstract
First Nations, Inuit, and Metis share stories about living with serious illness and grief. The video series consists of 170 short video clips organized by theme. Highlights are captured in four longer videos.
1. Ceremony, tradition and spirituality (21:41)
2. Caring for the patient and family (16:50)
3. Walking along side for a good death (21:21)
4. Honouring our loss and grief (23:11)
Notes
Contents available in DVD format or USB flash drive.
Language
English
Material Type
DVD
Video
Pre-loaded Media
Online
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Internet
Call Number
BF575 C212 2016
Read Online
https://livingmyculture.ca/culture/first-nations/

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Malignant : medical ethicists confront cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20558
Dresser, Rebecca. Oxford: Oxford University Press , 2012.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 M251 2012
Availability
4 copies, 4 available
More Information
  1 read online  
Author
Dresser, Rebecca
Editor
Dresser, Rebecca
Place of Publication
Oxford
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication Date
2012
Physical Description
xiv, 236 p. ; 25 cm.
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
ebrary books for public
Subjects
Ethics, Medical
Neoplasms - psychology
Caregivers - psychology
Neoplasms - diagnosis
Autobiography
ISBN
9780199757848
9780199921102
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Ebook
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Surrey Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Internet
Call Number
QZ201 M251 2012
Website Notes
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
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/bccancer-ebooks/reader.action?docID=1036309

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Graceful endings : navigating the journey of loss and grief

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog113432
Kavelin-Popov, Linda. Kensington, MD: Virtues Project International , 2012.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF575 G7 K11 2012
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
More Information
Author
Kavelin-Popov, Linda
Place of Publication
Kensington, MD
Publisher
Virtues Project International
Publication Date
2012
Physical Description
255 p. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Terminally Ill
Bereavement - psychology
Grief - psychology
Caregivers
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
ISBN
9781479165315
1617221899
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF575 G7 K11 2012

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When my world was very small : a memoir of family, food, cancer and my couch

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19976
Rakoff, Ruth. [Toronto, ON]: Random House Canada , 2010.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 R162 2010
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
Rakoff, Ruth
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Random House Canada
Publication Date
2010
Physical Description
215 p. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Family Relations
Autobiography
ISBN
9780307358172
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WP870 R162 2010

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