Author

Yip, Alain

Corporate Author

Society for the Promotion of Hospice Care

Place of Publication

Hong Kong

Publisher

Society for the Promotion of Hospice Care

Publication Date

2007

Physical Description

15 cm.

Subjects

Attitude to Death

Adaptation, Psychological

Hospice Care

Terminally Ill

Personal Narratives

Abstract

The articles are written by doctors, nurses, caregivers, community leaders and celebrities etc. who are well-known to people in or from Hong Kong. They share their personal experiences on how they cope, what's the meaning of good death (and good living) to both patients and caregivers

Language

Chinese

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

BF789 D4 L786 2007

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Alternate Title

How to win a tickle fight : a true story about what can go right, even when things have gone terribly wrong

Author

Lang, Mike

Bryant, Aaron

Corporate Author

Survive & Thrive Cancer Programs

Family Lines

Canadian Cancer Society

Publisher

Common Language Storytelling

Hands On Films

Publication Date

2016

Physical Description

50 min.

Subjects

Terminally Ill - psychology

Neoplasms - psychology

Parent-Child Relations

Family Relations

Adaptation, Psychological

Young Adult

Personal Narratives

Canada

Popular Work

Abstract

How to Win a Tickle Fight is a true story that follows one young father, Brock, and his family for two years as they strive to live full, meaningful lives despite the metastatic cancer diagnosis they are navigating. Brock desperately wants to leave a legacy for his 7 year old son and be remembered as more than a 'sick person'. Kristen, Brock's wife, wants to maintain a closeness with her husband even while he is dying. And their son Ben... he just wants to have fun with his mom and dad. Through their difficult journey, the family comes to realizes that many things can still go right even when things have gone terribly wrong.

Notes

The complete documentary can be viewed online.

Language

English

Material Type

Video

Online

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Internet

Author

Yalom, Irvin D.

Yalom, Marilyn

Place of Publication

Stanford, CA

Publisher

Redwood Press

Publication Date

2021

Physical Description

xii, 240 p. : ill. ; 22 cm

Subjects

Attitude to Death

Terminally Ill

Grief

Loss

Love

Spouses

Adaptation, Psychological

Aging

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

Notes

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

ISBN

9781503613768

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

BF789 D4 Y19 2021

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Author

Peltosaari, Leila

Place of Publication

Verdun, QC

Publisher

Tikka Books

Publication Date

2005

Subjects

Breast Neoplasms - personal narratives - popular works

Breast Neoplasms - psychology - popular works

ISBN

9781896106052

1896106056

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WP870 P393 2005

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Alternate Title

Eighty three courageous stories

Author

Kyoo, Hino

Place of Publication

[Taiwan]

Publisher

Harvest Culture

Publication Date

2017

Physical Description

193 p. ; 20 cm

Subjects

Neoplasms - psychology

Chronically Ill - psychology

Adaptation, Psychological

Coping

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

Notes

Originally published in Japan by Gentosha, Inc., Tokyo. 2016.

ISBN

9869476775

9789869476775

Language

Chinese

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

QZ201 K99s 2017

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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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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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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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Author

Addario, Bonnie J.

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Post Hill Press

Publication Date

2021

Physical Description

xxxi, 288 p. : ill. ; 24 cm

Subjects

Lung Neoplasms

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

Abstract

The Living Room, which draws its name from a virtual support group live-streamed internationally once a month by [author's] foundation, tells the stories of twenty lung cancer patients who have bravely fought the disease and found ways to thrive, not just to survive. The goal of Bonnie's efforts is to break down the barriers and stigmas associated with lung cancer and demonstrate how the new wave of treatment options are moving to make it a manageable disease. -- Provided by publisher.

Notes

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

ISBN

9781642937367

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WF658 A21 2021

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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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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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Author

Bolkan, Yaz

Place of Publication

[n.p.]

Publisher

Virtus Ventures

Publication Date

2014

Physical Description

258 p. ; 23 cm.

Subjects

Neoplasms - psychology

Adaptation, Psychological

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

ISBN

9780993846908

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

QZ201 Y687 2015

Copies

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

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Author

Yeasting, Cynda

Place of Publication

[Victoria, BC?]

Publisher

Friesen Press

Publication Date

2016

Physical Description

x, 293 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subjects

Brain Neoplasms

Spouses

Love

Hope

Grief

Interpersonal Relations

Terminal Care

Terminally Ill - psychology

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

Abstract

A unique love story between a terminally ill man and the woman who found him on a dating website. He put his heart out there and she was lucky enough to find him. This book is their love story, from a first date to dealing with challenges that Michael's terminal cancer diagnosis brought them. Living life to the fullest and hoping for a miracle - Cover

ISBN

9781460267486

9781460267479

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WL358 Y39 2016

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Author

Jacobs, Hollye

Messina, Elizabeth

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Atria Paperback

Publication Date

2014

Physical Description

xiii, 273 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Subjects

Breast Neoplasms - psychology

Adaptation, Psychological

Personal Narratives

ISBN

9781476743714

1476743711

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WP870 J17 2014

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Author

Standeven, Glenda

Place of Publication

Chilliwack, BC

Publisher

Standeven Publications

Publication Date

2014

Physical Description

183 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects

Bone Neoplasms - psychology

Neoplasms - psychology

Survivors - psychology

Adaptation, Psychological

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

Notes

Surrey CIC keep 2022

ISBN

9780981330723

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Surrey Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

QZ201 S785 2014

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Author

Rodgers, Joni

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

HarperCollins Publishers

Publication Date

2001

Physical Description

x, 253 p. ; 22 cm.

Subjects

Neoplasms - psychology

Lymphoma - psychology

Adaptation, Psychological

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

ISBN

9780060955267

0060195886

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

QZ201 R691 2001

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Author

Weigler, Will

Place of Publication

[Victoria, BC?]

Publisher

Weigler, Will

Publication Date

2018

Subjects

Neoplasms - psychology

Adaptation, Psychological

Hope

Optimism

Storytelling

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

Abstract

A collection of messages or 'healing updates' which the author shared with a small circle of friends after cancer diagnosis and during cancer treatment.

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Online

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Internet

Website Notes

Free online book may be downloaded at link.

Author

Hayes, Cynthia

Place of Publication

Austin, TX

Publisher

River Grove Books

Publication Date

2021

Physical Description

x, 254 pages ; 23 cm

Subjects

Neoplasms - psychology

Adaptation, Psychological

Stress

Anxiety

Depression

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

Abstract

"Coping with cancer is hard. It is an emotional ordeal as well as a physical one, with known and somewhat predictable psychological responses. And yet, patients often feel isolated and alone when dealing with the stress, anxiety, depression, and existential crises so typical with a cancer diagnosis. The Big Ordeal, written in collaboration with a psychologist and two oncologists, tackles the emotional side of the experience head-on, to help newly diagnosed patients and their loved ones anticipate, understand, and deal with the psychological turmoil ahead. Based on interviews with scores of patients and experts across a variety of fields, combining patient stories with medical insights and advice from those who have been there, and structured around the typical phases of the process, this book is an accessible resource for anyone who receive a cancer diagnosis" --Back cover

ISBN

9781632993359

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

QZ201 H417b 2021

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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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