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

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Author

Connolly, Sally

Place of Publication

Jefferson, North Carolina

Publisher

Toplight

Publication Date

2020

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects

Glioblastoma

Brain Neoplasms

Caregivers

Family Relations

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

Abstract

A stale marriage. A deadly diagnosis. For Sally Connolly, three years of struggle followed her husband Peter's surgery for terminal brain cancer at age 61. Choosing treatment options that interfered least with his career, Peter focused his limited energy on work, with little left for his family, further straining the marriage during his remaining days. Connolly's clear-eyed and affecting memoir recounts their wrangling over gender roles, money management, domestic decisions and lifestyle changes. Through their traumatic journey, they find humor and comfort in unexpected places. - Provided by publisher.

ISBN

9781476683195

9781476641065

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Internet

Website Notes

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Alternate Title

Art of conversation through serious illness

Edition

2nd ed.

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Publication Date

2022

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects

Neoplasms - psychology

Caregivers - psychology

Terminally Ill - psychology

Terminal Care - psychology

Popular Work

Notes

Revised edition of Art of conversation through serious illness

ISBN

9780197500293

9780197500316

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Internet

Website Notes

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Author

Pynn, Craig T

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Demos Health

Publication Date

2012

Series

R2 Library

Subjects

Prostatic Neoplasms

Prostatic Neoplasms - diagnosis

Prostatic Neoplasms - psychology

Life Change Events

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

Social Support

Adaptation, Psychological

Abstract

Table of Contents

PART I DISCOVERY AND DIAGNOSIS

PART II RELATING TO CANCER

PART III THE OTHER REALITIES OF PROSTATE CANCER

PART IV A LIFETIME?S JOURNEY

EPILOGUE

ISBN

1936303256

9781936303250

9781617051012

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Internet

Website Notes

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Author

Scowcroft, Henry

Place of Publication

London, UK

Publisher

Green Tree

Publication Date

2021

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects

Neoplasms

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

Abstract

When Henry Scowcroft's partner Zarah was diagnosed with stage IV bladder cancer in her mid-thirties, their world fell apart. In order to cope with the upheaval as they endured scans, aggressive chemotherapy and hospital stays, Henry began writing down and sharing their experiences with friends and family. His day job as a writer for the charity Cancer Research UK helped him to explain everything he was learning from the coalface of cancer treatment - including Zarah's diagnosis and their rollercoaster journey through the health system. After Zarah's untimely death Henry found some closure and comfort by trying to learn more about her cancer from scientific analysis of the test results and biopsies taken during her treatment and enlisted a team of doctors and researchers to help him. Could he have done more? How did Zarah's tumour develop? Could there be a legacy from her death that would help others diagnosed with cancer? This heart-wrenching memoir of love and loss is interspersed with Henry's mission to understand the cancer that took his partner too soon. -- Page 2 of cover

ISBN

9781472975126

9781472975133

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Internet

Vancouver Library

Call Number

QZ201 W432 2021

Website Notes

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Author

Wolfelt, Alan D.

Place of Publication

Fort Collins, CO

Publisher

Companion

Publication Date

2021

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

Words of hope and healing

Subjects

Grief

Bereavement

Popular Work

ISBN

9781617223013

9781617223020

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Internet

Website Notes

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Author

Wolfelt, Alan D.

Place of Publication

Fort Collins, CO

Publisher

Companion

Publication Date

2021

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

Words of hope and healing

Subjects

Grief

Bereavement

Writing

Popular Work

ISBN

9781617223051

9781617223068

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Internet

Website Notes

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Corporate Author

Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association

GlaxoSmithKline Foundation

Place of Publication

Missisauga, ON

Publisher

GlaxoSmithKline Foundation

Publication Date

2002

Physical Description

62 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Series

Living lessons

Subjects

Caregivers

Hospice Care

Palliative Care

Pain

Family Relations

Terminally Ill

Popular Work

Language

English

Material Type

Booklet

Handout

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WB310 G946c 2002

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Author

Munster, Pamela N.

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

The Experiment, LLC

Publication Date

2018

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects

Breast Neoplasms

BRCA1 Protein

BRCA2 Protein

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

Breast Neoplasms - therapy

Physicians

ISBN

9781615194780

9781615195145

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.

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Author

Chacaby, Ma-Nee

Plummer, Mary Louisa

Place of Publication

Winnipeg, MB

Publisher

University of Manitoba Press

Publication Date

2016

Series

EBSCOhost eBook

Critical studies in Native history ; 18

Subjects

Elders (Native peoples)

Transgender Persons

Sexual and Gender Minorities

First Nations

Ontario

Canada

Biography

Personal Narratives

Abstract

Table of contents:

1. My Grandmother's and My Family's History in Manitoba and Ontario (1863-1952) -- 2. First Discoveries, Joys, and Sorrows? My Early Childhood in Ombabika (1952-1958) -- 3. Seasonal Activities, First Friendships, and the Beginning of Addiction (1958-1960) -- 4. School, Teenage Friendships, and Having Two Spirits (1960-1965) -- 5. Losing My Grandmother and Mother, Becoming a Parent, and Surviving an Abusive Marriage in Auden (1965-1970) -- 6. Living and Parenting in Thunder Bay and Sault Ste. Marie Before Sobriety (1970-1975) -- 7. Sobriety and Single-Parenting in Thunder Bay (1975-1980) -- 8. Working with Addicted Mothers and Raising Foster Kids with Nate in Winnipeg (1980-1987) -- 9. Coming Out, Falling in Love, and Living with Leah in Thunder Bay and Boston (1987-1991) -- 10. Meeting Grace and Building a Life Together in Kaministiquia (1991-2004) -- 11. Recovering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Becoming an Elder in Thunder Bay (2004-2014).

Notes

SOGIE 2SLGBTQIA Collection

ISBN

9780887558122

9780887555039

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Internet

Website Notes

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Author

Nielsen, Emilia

Place of Publication

[Toronto, ON]

Publisher

University of Toronto Press

Publication Date

2019

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects

Breast Neoplasms

Personal Narratives

Breast Neoplasms - psychology

Popular Work

Abstract

Contents:

ISBN

9781487530020

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Internet

Website Notes

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Author

Guthrie, Catherine

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Skyhorse Publishing

Publication Date

2018

Physical Description

255 p. ; 24 cm

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects

Breast Neoplasms

Body Image - psychology

Feminism

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

Abstract

"As a young queer woman, Catherine Guthrie worked hard to feel at home in her body. However, after years writing about women's health and breast cancer, Guthrie is thrust into the role of the patient after a devastating diagnosis at age thirty-eight. At least, she thinks, I know what I'm up against. She is wrong ... Filled with candor, vulnerability, and resilience, Guthrie upends the "pink ribbon" narrative and offers a unique perspective on womanhood, what it means to be "whole," and the importance of women advocating for their desires. This book is the story of how she found the strength to forge an unconventional path - one of listening to her body - that she'd been on all along." - Cover

ISBN

1510732918

9781510732919

9781510732940

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Ebook

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Internet

Call Number

WP870 G984 2018

Website Notes

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Author

Cappello, Mary

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Fordham University Press

Publication Date

2021

Physical Description

217 p. ; 21 cm.

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects

Breast Neoplasms - psychology

Breast Neoplasms - prevention & control

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

Notes

Originally published in 2009 by Alyson Books.

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

ISBN

9780823294053

9780823294046

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Internet

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WP870 C244 2021

Website Notes

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Editor

Matzo, Marianne

Sherman, Deborah Witt

Edition

4th ed.

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Springer Publishing Company, LLC

Publication Date

2015

Series

EBSCOhost eBook Nursing Collection

Subjects

Terminal Care

Critical illness - nursing

Palliative Care

Hospice Care - psychology

Abstract

Contents:

Introduction to palliative care / Marianne Matzo, Tonie Metheny -- Palliative care : responsive to the need for health care reform in America / Deborah Witt Sherman, Marilyn Bookbinder, Marlene McHugh -- Ethical aspects of palliative care / Anita J. Tarzian, Judith Kennedy Schwartz -- Legal aspects of palliative care and advance care planning / Kathleen Ouimet Perrin -- Culture and spirituality as domains of palliative care / Deborah Witt Sherman, David Free -- Sexual health and intimacy / Marianne Matzo -- Family caregivers / Deborah Witt Sherman, JooYoung Cheon, Deborah Witt Sherman -- Communicating with seriously ill and dying patients, their families, and their health care providers / Kathleen Ouimet Perrin -- Health promotion and rehabilitation in palliative care / John P. Rosenberg, Kathrine Hammill -- Loss, suffering, grief, and bereavement / Mertie L. Potter, Brendan Wynne -- Holistic integrative therapies / Carla Mariano -- Cancer / Amy E. Guthrie -- End stage heart disease / Judith B. Dyne -- Chronic lung disease / Mary Brennan -- Dementia neurodegenerative illness : stroke, coma, and brain death / Christine Kovach, Sheila Reynolds -- End stage renal disease / Lynn R. Noland -- End stage liver disease / Robert B. Davis -- HIV/AIDS / Carl Kirton, Anna Krakowski, Deborah Witt Sherman -- Pain / Nessa Coyle, Mary Layman-Goldstein, Leslie Hunter-Johnson -- Dyspnea / Cindy R. Balkstra -- Anxiety, depression, and delirium / Constance M. Dahlin -- PTSD / Kristin Sorocco, Kristi Bratkovich, JoAnne Whalen -- Gastrointestinal symptoms / Raymond R. Blush III, Pamala D. Larsen -- Fatigue / Marianne Matzo, Cameron Soltani -- Skin alterations / Elizabeth Ayello, R. Gary Sibbald, Kevin Y. Woo, Laurie Goodman -- Peri-death nursing care / Marianne Matzo, Jane A. Hill.

ISBN

9780826196354

9780826196361

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

Website Notes

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Author

Palmer, Jacquie

Place of Publication

Abingdon, UK

Publisher

Routledge

Publication Date

[2022]

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects

Bereavement

Loss

Grief

Child

Counselling

Popular Work

ISBN

9781032026664

9781000421132

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Internet

Website Notes

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Author

Miller. Kenneth D.

Camp, Melissa

Steligo, Kathy

Place of Publication

Baltimore, MD

Publisher

John Hopkins University Press

Publication Date

2021

Physical Description

xii, 442 p. : ill. ; 24 cm

Series

Johns Hopkins Press health book

R2 Library

Subjects

Breast Neoplasms

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

ISBN

9781421441917

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Ebook

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Internet

Call Number

WP870 M55 2021

Website Notes

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Author

Rankin, Holly

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Routledge

Publication Date

2019

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects

Bereavement

Child

ISBN

9780429781179

9781138360419

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Internet

Website Notes

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Alternate Title

Bearing witness : living with ovarian cancer

Editor

Carter, Kathryn

Elit, Laurie

Place of Publication

Waterloo, ON

Publisher

Wilfrid Laurier University Press

Publication Date

2009

Physical Description

vii, 91 p. ; 23 cm.

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

Life writing series

ebrary books for public

Subjects

Ovarian Neoplasms

Social Support

Recurrence

Adaptation, Psychological

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

ISBN

9781554580552

9781554581634

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Ebook

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Internet

Call Number

WP322 B369 2009

Website Notes

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Author

Constantine, Crissa

Place of Publication

Parksville, BC

Publisher

Crissa Constantine

Publication Date

2008

Physical Description

48 p. ; 22 cm.

Subjects

Ovarian Neoplasms - psychology

Fund Raising

Social Support

Personal Narratives

ISBN

9780980943801

Language

English

Material Type

Booklet

Handout

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WP322 C758t 2008

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Author

Kornblith, Alice

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Publication Date

2020

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects

Cancer Survivors

Geriatric Oncology

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

Abstract

"Improved cancer treatment and survival rates have resulted in a growing number of cancer survivors who live years, and even decades, after their cancer diagnosis. Insights into what the experience of cancer survivorship looks like and how it can be navigated are much sought after by cancer survivors and their families, loved ones, and communities as they chart this unfamiliar and often lonely territory. Approximately 53% of cancer patients are diagnosed when 65 years or older, yet no attempt to explore the experience of older cancer survivors has been made. Dr. Alice. Kornblith, an esteemed social psychologist with extensive experience working with cancer patients, aims to address this need in Older Survivors of Cancer: Feeling Understood by Sharing Experiences. This thoughtful, respectful book seeks to reduce older cancer patients' and survivors' feeling of aloneness and of not being understood by sharing narratives of other older cancer survivors' experiences. Narratives were gathered specifically for this book and relate experiences across different cancer diagnostic groups, phases of cancer, gender, and ethnicity. Throughout, the reader learns how cancer affected their lives-physically, psychologically, spiritually, and socially--during each phase of their cancer journey. Commentary by Dr. Kornblith provides content and lessons learned from the narratives"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN

9780190902049

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Internet

Website Notes

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