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Living well with a serious illness : a guide to palliative care for mind, body, and spirit

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog125270
Kanarek, Robin Bennett. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press , 2023.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WB310 K16 2023
Availability
4 copies, 4 available
This book was written to educate individuals diagnosed with a serious medical condition along with their loved ones about the importance of palliative care. The work outlines what palliative care is, provides communication strategies for getting the type of support and care that you want and need (…
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Author
Kanarek, Robin Bennett
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Date
2023
Physical Description
209 p. ; 22 cm.
Series
Johns Hopkins Press health book
Subjects
Quality of Life
Palliative Care
Terminal Care
Adaptation, Psychological
Advance Care Planning
Caregivers - psychology
Popular Work
Abstract
This book was written to educate individuals diagnosed with a serious medical condition along with their loved ones about the importance of palliative care. The work outlines what palliative care is, provides communication strategies for getting the type of support and care that you want and need (and not just medications), outlines successful coping strategies, and discusses family dynamics, grieving, emotional support, and spirituality. Although palliative care is often associated with hospice and end-of-life planning, the author argues for a more expanded definition that includes improved quality of life at early as well as later stages of the disease process.
Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.
ISBN
9781421445984
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Status
Processing
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WB310 K16 2023

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
c.2 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency ARHCC Cancer Info Ctr Available
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Complete guide to breast reconstruction: choosing the best options after your mastectomy

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog125236
Steligo, Kathy. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press , 2023.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 S824 2023
Availability
4 copies, 4 available
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Author
Steligo, Kathy
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Date
2023
Physical Description
xi, 354 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - surgery
Mastectomy
Mammaplasty
Decision Making
Mammaplasty - rehabilitation
Popular Work
ISBN
9781421447599
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Status
Processing
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WP870 S824 2023

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency ARHCC Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency KEL Cancer Info Ctr Available
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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…
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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

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency KEL Cancer Info Ctr On Loan, due Wednesday, June 5, 2024
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
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No longer radical : understanding mastectomies and choosing the breast cancer care that's right for you

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog125263
Brem, Rachel, Teal, Christy. New York: Simon Element , 2023.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 B836 2023
Availability
5 copies, 5 available
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Author
Brem, Rachel
Teal, Christy
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Simon Element
Publication Date
2023
Physical Description
viii, 307 p. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - prevention & control
Breast Neoplasms - surgery
Breast Neoplasms - therapy
Mastectomy
Decision Making
Popular Work
ISBN
9781668001134
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Status
Processing
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WP870 B836 2023

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency ARHCC Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency KEL Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.2 BC Cancer Agency KEL Cancer Info Ctr Available
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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
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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

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency KEL Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
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The undying : pain, vulnerability, mortality, medicine, art, time, dreams, data, exhaustion, cancer, and care

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124446
Boyer, Anne. New York, NY: Picador , 2020.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 B791 2019
Availability
7 copies, 7 available
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Author
Boyer, Anne
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Picador
Publication Date
2020
Physical Description
308 pages ; 19 cm
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms
Neoplasms - psychology
Patients - psychology
Attitude to Health
Attitude to Death
Politics
Popular Work
Personal Narratives
Notes
Some copies were purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.
ISBN
9781250757982
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WP870 B791 2019

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency ARHCC Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency PG Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency KEL Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
c.2 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.2 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
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