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This is not the end of me : lessons on living from a dying man

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Bascaramurty, Dakshana. [Toronto, ON]: McClelland & Stewart , 2020.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 D4 B298 2020

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

"The moving, inspiring story of a young husband and father who, when diagnosed with terminal cancer at the age of thirty-three, sets out to build a legacy for his infant son...Powerful and unvarnished, drawing on her conversations with Layton, and his own writing, This Is Not the End of Me contains…

Author: Bascaramurty, Dakshana

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: McClelland & Stewart

Publication Date: 2020

Physical Description: 285 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Subjects: Attitude to Death; Melanoma; Life Change Events; Death and dying; Popular Work; Personal Narratives

Abstract: "The moving, inspiring story of a young husband and father who, when diagnosed with terminal cancer at the age of thirty-three, sets out to build a legacy for his infant son...Powerful and unvarnished, drawing on her conversations with Layton, and his own writing, This Is Not the End of Me contains moments of great beauty and humour, and addresses the consequences of fearing death and what we can gain by accepting its inevitability, as well as reminding us of what it means to live."-- Provided by publisher

ISBN: 9780771009631

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF789 D4 B298 2020

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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 : a book of comfort

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Garden City, NY: GuildAmerica Books , 1996.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 D4 D996 1996

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Editor: McNees, Pat

Place of Publication: Garden City, NY

Publisher: GuildAmerica Books

Publication Date: 1996

Subjects: Terminally Ill - psychology; Loss; Bereavement; Grief; Attitude to Death; Anecdotes; Poetry; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

ISBN: 1568651570

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF789 D4 D996 1996

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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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Living and dying with peace

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Yip, Alain. Hong Kong: Society for the Promotion of Hospice Care , 2007.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 D4 L786 2007

Availability: 4 copies, 4 available

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

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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Tibetan book of living and dying

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Rinpoche, Sogyal. New York, NY: HarperOne , [2002]. 20th Anniversary Edition.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 D4 R582 2002

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Rinpoche, Sogyal

Edition: 20th Anniversary Edition

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: HarperOne

Publication Date: [2002]

Physical Description: xviii, 446 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Buddhism; Spirituality; Religious Philosophies; Death and dying; Attitude to Death; Quality of Life; Thanatology

ISBN: 9780062508348

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: BF789 D4 R582 2002

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Tibetan book of living and dying

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Rinpoche, Sogyal. [San Francisco, CA]: Harper SanFrancisco , 1994.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 D4 R582 1994

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Rinpoche, Sogyal

Place of Publication: [San Francisco, CA]

Publisher: Harper SanFrancisco

Publication Date: 1994

Physical Description: xiv, 425 p. : ill. ; 24 cm

Subjects: Buddhism; Spirituality; Religious Philosophies; Death and dying; Attitude to Death; Quality of Life; Thanatology

ISBN: 0062508342

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF789 D4 R582 1994

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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

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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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On death and dying

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Kubler-Ross, Elisabeth. New York, NY: MacMillan Publishing Company , 1969.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 D4 K8 1969

Availability: 4 copies, 4 available

This classic book introduced the author's seminal "stages of dying" or "stages of grief" model which is still widely quoted. According to the model, there are five stages that a dying person goes through when they are told that they have a terminal illness. The five stages go in progression through…

Alternate Title: On death and dying : what the dying have to teach doctors, nurses, clergy and their own families

Author: Kubler-Ross, Elisabeth

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: MacMillan Publishing Company

Publication Date: 1969

Physical Description: 289 p. ; 18 cm.

Subjects: Death - psychology; Death; Attitude to Death; Popular Work

Abstract: This classic book introduced the author's seminal "stages of dying" or "stages of grief" model which is still widely quoted. According to the model, there are five stages that a dying person goes through when they are told that they have a terminal illness. The five stages go in progression through denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. This model has been widely adopted by other authors and applied to many other situations where someone suffers a loss or change in social identity.

Notes: Surrey CIC keep 2022

ISBN: 002089130X

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: BF789 D4 K8 1969

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Malignant metaphor : confronting cancer myths

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Mitchell, Alanna. [Toronto, ON]: ECW Press , 2015.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 M681 2015

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Mitchell, Alanna

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: ECW Press

Publication Date: 2015

Physical Description: 207 p. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - therapy; Neoplasms - psychology; Attitude to Health; Attitude to Death; Emotions; Metaphor; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781770412682; 9781770413894

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ201 M681 2015

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Griefwalker

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Wilson, Tim. Montreal, QC: National Film Board of Canada , 2008.

Audience: Patient or Public; Professional

This documentary introduces us to Stephen Jenkinson, once the leader of a palliative care counselling team at Toronto's Mount Sinai Hospital. Through his daytime job, he has been at the deathbed of well over 1,000 people. What he sees over and over, he says, is "a wretched anxiety and an existentia…

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Author: Wilson, Tim

Place of Publication: Montreal, QC

Publisher: National Film Board of Canada

Publication Date: 2008

Subjects: Attitude to Death; Terminally Ill - psychology; Dying; Adaptation, Psychological

Abstract: This documentary introduces us to Stephen Jenkinson, once the leader of a palliative care counselling team at Toronto's Mount Sinai Hospital. Through his daytime job, he has been at the deathbed of well over 1,000 people. What he sees over and over, he says, is "a wretched anxiety and an existential terror" even when there is no pain. Indicting the practice of palliative care itself, he has made it his life's mission to change the way we die - to turn the act of dying from denial and resistance into an essential part of life. - Website

Language: English

Material Type: Video; Online

Audience: Patient or Public; Professional

Location: Internet

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

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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…

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

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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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The undying : pain, vulnerability, mortality, medicine, art, time, dreams, data, exhaustion, cancer, and care

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Boyer, Anne. New York, NY: Picador , 2020.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 B791 2019

Availability: 7 copies, 7 available

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

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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

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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

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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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