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Bright hour : a memoir of living and dying

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Riggs, Nina. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster , 2017.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 D4 R569 2017

Availability: 4 copies, 4 available

The Bright Hour is the memoir of Nina Rigg, following a diagnosis of terminal breast cancer. "With the lyricism of poetry and a voice that never trades on simple grief, 'The Bright Hour' celebrates living -- living well, living fully -- and the transcendent combination of light and darkness that ma…

Author: Riggs, Nina

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Publication Date: 2017

Physical Description: 310 p. ; 22 cm

Subjects: Terminally Ill - psychology; Attitude to Death; Life; Life Change Events; Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

Abstract: The Bright Hour is the memoir of Nina Rigg, following a diagnosis of terminal breast cancer. "With the lyricism of poetry and a voice that never trades on simple grief, 'The Bright Hour' celebrates living -- living well, living fully -- and the transcendent combination of light and darkness that makes us human." - Cover

ISBN: 9781501169359; 1501169351

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: BF789 D4 R569 2017

Website Notes: This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

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Dying in public : living with metastatic breast cancer

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Hendler, Sue. Kingston, ON: Michael Grass House , 2012.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 H497 2012

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

This book is comprised of a series columns by Sue Hendler which appeared bi-weekly in her hometown newspaper, The Kingston Whig-Standard, between 2008 - 2009.

Author: Hendler, Sue

Editor: Overall, Christine

Place of Publication: Kingston, ON

Publisher: Michael Grass House

Publication Date: 2012

Physical Description: 157 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms; Neoplasm Metastasis; Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Life Change Events; Attitude to Death; Adaptation, Psychological; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

Abstract: This book is comprised of a series columns by Sue Hendler which appeared bi-weekly in her hometown newspaper, The Kingston Whig-Standard, between 2008 - 2009.

ISBN: 9780987972576; 098797257X

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Vancouver Library

Call Number: WP870 H497 2012

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Top five regrets of the dying : a life transformed by the dearly departing

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Ware, Bronnie. Carlsbad, CA: Hay House, Inc. , 2019.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 D4 W561 2019

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

"After too many years of unfulfilling work, Bronnie Ware began searching for a job with heart. Despite having no formal qualifications or previous experience in the field, she found herself working in palliative care.; During the time she spent tending to those who were dying, Bronnie's life was tr…

Author: Ware, Bronnie

Place of Publication: Carlsbad, CA

Publisher: Hay House, Inc.

Publication Date: 2019

Physical Description: xiii, 303 pages ; 22 cm

Subjects: Popular Work; Personal Narratives; Palliative Care; Self-Help; Attitude to Death

Abstract: "After too many years of unfulfilling work, Bronnie Ware began searching for a job with heart. Despite having no formal qualifications or previous experience in the field, she found herself working in palliative care.; During the time she spent tending to those who were dying, Bronnie's life was transformed. Later, she wrote an Internet blog post, outlining the most common regrets that the people she had cared for had expressed. By applying the lessons of those nearing their death to her own life, she developed an understanding that it is possible for everyone, if we make the right choices, to die with peace of mind.; Bronnie's delightful memoir is a courageous, life-changing book that will leave you feeling more compassionate and inspired to live the life you are truly here to live" --Back cover

Notes: This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

ISBN: 9781401956004

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: BF789 D4 W561 2019

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With the end in mind : dying, death and wisdom in an age of denial

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Mannix, Kathryn. New York, NY: Little, Brown Spark , 2018.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 D4 M284 2018

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

"Dr. Kathryn Mannix has studied and practiced palliative care for thirty years. In With the End in Mind, she shares beautifully crafted stories from a lifetime of caring for the dying, and makes a compelling case for the therapeutic power of approaching death not with trepidation, but with openness…

Author: Mannix, Kathryn

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Little, Brown Spark

Publication Date: 2018

Physical Description: viii, 341 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Subjects: Popular Work; Personal Narratives; Palliative Care; Attitude to Death; Terminal Care; Hospice Care

Abstract: "Dr. Kathryn Mannix has studied and practiced palliative care for thirty years. In With the End in Mind, she shares beautifully crafted stories from a lifetime of caring for the dying, and makes a compelling case for the therapeutic power of approaching death not with trepidation, but with openness, clarity, and understanding. Weaving the details of her own experiences as a caregiver through stories of her patients, their families, and their distinctive lives, Dr. Mannix reacquaints us with the universal, but deeply personal, process of dying." -- Back cover

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ISBN: 9780316504478

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF789 D4 M284 2018

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Beyond surviving : cancer and your spiritual journey

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Maginley, David. Halifax, NS: Tristan Press , 2016.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 M194 2016

Availability: 5 copies, 5 available

What if you could use cancer to evolve more fully into love? David Maginley has been there --- four times. His cancer led to a near-death experience and a career helping thousands face this disease. Through profound storytelling, David brings you to the core of the cancer journey to discover the he…

Author: Maginley, David

Place of Publication: Halifax, NS

Publisher: Tristan Press

Publication Date: 2016

Physical Description: xix, 226 p. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Adaptation, Psychological; Spirituality; Attitude to Death; Pastoral Care; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

Abstract: What if you could use cancer to evolve more fully into love? David Maginley has been there --- four times. His cancer led to a near-death experience and a career helping thousands face this disease. Through profound storytelling, David brings you to the core of the cancer journey to discover the hero within. You will learn how to :; -- Turn the mind into an ally as you grapple with uncertainty.; -- Explore spirituality through your love rather than your belief.; -- Not only go through cancer, but grow through cancer. - Cover

Notes: Surrey CIC keep 2022

ISBN: 9780995881112; 0995881111

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: QZ201 M194 2016

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Beautiful death : facing the future with peace

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Eckl, Cheryl. Littletown, CO: Flying Crane Press , 2011.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 D4 E19 2010

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

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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Dying to be me : my journey from cancer, to near death, to true healing

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Moorjani, Anita. Carlsbad, CA: Hay House , 2012.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 M825 2012

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Moorjani, Anita

Place of Publication: Carlsbad, CA

Publisher: Hay House

Publication Date: 2012

Physical Description: xv, 191 p. ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Death; Spiritual Therapies; Mind-Body Therapies; Adaptation, Psychological; Personal Narratives

ISBN: 9781401937515; 9781401937539

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ201 M825 2012

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When breath becomes air

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Kalanithi, Paul. New York, NY: Random House , 2016.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 D4 K14 2016

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

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

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Naked imperfection : a memoir

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Deacon, Gillian. [Toronto, ON]: Penguin Group , 2014.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 D278 2014

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

"What if you're doing everything right - living a healthy, virtuous, conscientious life - and something goes terribly wrong? So when the all-natural vegetarian yogi and runner mother of three young boys was diagnosed with cancer, the world stopped making sense."

Author: Deacon, Gillian

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Penguin Group

Publication Date: 2014

Physical Description: 245 p. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Adaptation, Psychological; Life Change Events; Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Perfectionism; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

Abstract: "What if you're doing everything right - living a healthy, virtuous, conscientious life - and something goes terribly wrong? So when the all-natural vegetarian yogi and runner mother of three young boys was diagnosed with cancer, the world stopped making sense."

ISBN: 9780143188513

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ201 D278 2014

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Memoir of a debulked woman : enduring ovarian cancer

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Gubar, Susan. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company , 2012.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP322 G921 2012

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

Author: Gubar, Susan

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company

Publication Date: 2012

Physical Description: xiii, 296 p. ; 21 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Ovarian Neoplasms - psychology; Self Concept; Autobiography; Personal Narratives; United States; Popular Work

Notes: Surrey CIC keep 2022

ISBN: 9780393345896

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: WP322 G921 2012

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Die young with me : a memoir

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Rufus, Rob. New York, NY: Touchstone , 2016.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 R927 2016

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Rufus, Rob

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Touchstone

Publication Date: 2016

Physical Description: viii, 382 p. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - diagnosis; Neoplasms - psychology; Cancer Survivors; Adolescent; Young Adult; Music; Autobiography; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781501142628

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ201 R927 2016

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Grace : a memoir : a child's intimate journey through cancer and recovery

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Marchiano, Melinda. San Luis Obispo, CA: Happy Quail , 2010. 2nd ed.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 M319 2010

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Marchiano, Melinda

Edition: 2nd ed.

Place of Publication: San Luis Obispo, CA

Publisher: Happy Quail

Publication Date: 2010

Physical Description: xiii, 287 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Child; Hodgkin Disease; Adaptation, Psychological; Life Change Events; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780984271207

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ201 M319 2010

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Unreal cancer : a memoir

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Bryngelson, Dylan. [Vancouver, BC?]: Dylan Bryngelson , 2013?.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 B916 2013

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Bryngelson, Dylan

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: Dylan Bryngelson

Publication Date: 2013?

Physical Description: 94 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Testicular Neoplasms - psychology; Men's Health; BC Cancer Agency; Vancouver; Personal Narratives

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ201 B916 2013

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

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Bowler, Kate. New York, NY: Random House , 2018.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 D4 B787 2018

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

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

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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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Me, myself and my brain stem tumour : memoirs of a pediatric brain cancer survivor

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Azizi, Bayan. [Vancouver, BC?]: Everywhere Now Press , 2015.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WL358 A995 2015

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Azizi, Bayan

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: Everywhere Now Press

Publication Date: 2015

Physical Description: xi, 209 p.: ill. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Brain Stem Neoplasms - psychology; Brain Neoplasms; Survivors; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780993714764

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WL358 A995 2015

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Cancerland : a medical memoir

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Scadden, David, D'Antonio, Michael. New York, NY: Thomas Dunne Books | St. Martin's Press , 2018.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ21 S277 2018

Availability: 2 copies, 1 available

Author: Scadden, David; D'Antonio, Michael

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books; St. Martin's Press

Publication Date: 2018

Physical Description: 308 p., 8 unnumbered pages of plates : ill.(chiefly color), portraits ; 25 cm.

Subjects: Oncologists; Neoplasms - therapy; Stem Cell Research; United States; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781250092755; 9781250092779; 1250092752

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ21 S277 2018

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In my own moccasins : a memoir of resilience

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Knott, Helen. Regina, SK: University of Regina Press , 2019.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WZ80.5 K72i 2019

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

"In My Own Moccasins is an unflinching account of addiction, intergenerational trauma, and the wounds brought on by sexual violence. It is also the story of sisterhood, the power of ceremony, the love of family, and the possibility of redemption. With gripping moments of withdrawal, times of spirit…

Author: Knott, Helen

Place of Publication: Regina, SK

Publisher: University of Regina Press

Publication Date: 2019

Physical Description: xvi, 279 pages ; 19 cm

Series: Regina collection

Subjects: First Nations; Indigenous women; Indigenous Canadians; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

Abstract: "In My Own Moccasins is an unflinching account of addiction, intergenerational trauma, and the wounds brought on by sexual violence. It is also the story of sisterhood, the power of ceremony, the love of family, and the possibility of redemption. With gripping moments of withdrawal, times of spiritual awareness, and historical insights going back to the signing of Treaty 8 by her great-great grandfather, Chief Bigfoot, her journey exposes the legacy of colonialism, while reclaiming her spirit. "-- Provided by publisher