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Remembering well : rituals for celebrating life and mourning death

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York, Sarah. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass , 2000.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF575 G7 Y63 2000

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: York, Sarah

Place of Publication: San Francisco, CA

Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Publication Date: 2000

Physical Description: xxii, 216 p. ; 19 cm.

Subjects: Death; Grief; Bereavement; Attitude to Death; Funeral Rites; Ceremonial Behavior; Social Support; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780787955076; 0787955078

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF575 G7 Y63 2000

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Indigenous voices : stories of serious illness and grief

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Canadian Virtual Hospice, Canadian Partnership Against Cancer. Winnipeg, MB: Canadian Virtual Hospice , 2016.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF575 C212 2016

Availability: 5 copies, 5 available

First Nations, Inuit, and Metis share stories about living with serious illness and grief. The video series consists of 170 short video clips organized by theme. Highlights are captured in four longer videos.; 1. Ceremony, tradition and spirituality (21:41); 2. Caring for the patient and family (16…

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Corporate Author: Canadian Virtual Hospice; Canadian Partnership Against Cancer

Place of Publication: Winnipeg, MB

Publisher: Canadian Virtual Hospice

Publication Date: 2016

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (83 min.) + 1 USB flash drive (83 min.)

Series: LivingMyCulture.ca

Subjects: Attitude to Death; Terminally Ill; Palliative Care; Bereavement; Grief; Loss; Spirituality; Medicine, Traditional; Ceremonial Behavior; First Nations; Inuits; Metis; Personal Narratives

Abstract: First Nations, Inuit, and Metis share stories about living with serious illness and grief. The video series consists of 170 short video clips organized by theme. Highlights are captured in four longer videos.; 1. Ceremony, tradition and spirituality (21:41); 2. Caring for the patient and family (16:50); 3. Walking along side for a good death (21:21); 4. Honouring our loss and grief (23:11)

Notes: Contents available in DVD format or USB flash drive.

Language: English

Material Type: DVD; Video; Pre-loaded Media; Online

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr; Prince George Cancer Info Ctr; Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Internet

Call Number: BF575 C212 2016

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https://livingmyculture.ca/culture/first-nations/

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Healing your grieving heart after a cancer diagnosis : 100 practical ideas for coping, surviving, and thriving

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Wolfelt, Alan D., Duvall, Kirby J. Fort Collins, CO: Companion Press , 2014.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 W855 2014

Availability: 6 copies, 6 available

Author: Wolfelt, Alan D.; Duvall, Kirby J.

Place of Publication: Fort Collins, CO

Publisher: Companion Press

Publication Date: 2014

Physical Description: 110 p. ; 22 cm.

Series: 100 idea series

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Adaptation, Psychological; Survivors; Life Change Events; Grief; Popular Work

Notes: Surrey CIC keep 2022

ISBN: 9781617222009

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr; Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr; Prince George Cancer Info Ctr; Surrey Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ201 W855 2014

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

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Kids talkin' about death

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Huff, Sue, Torrance, Jennifer. Montreal QC: National Film Board of Canada , 2005.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 D4 K47 2005

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

An insightful look into how kids see and interpret death, from with the loss of a parent to helping a grieving friend.; For children aged 9-12.

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Author: Huff, Sue; Torrance, Jennifer

Corporate Author: National Film Board of Canada

Place of Publication: Montreal QC

Publisher: National Film Board of Canada

Publication Date: 2005

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (20 min.), col.

Subjects: Attitude to Death; Death - psychology; Child; Grief; Bereavement; Advance Care Planning; Popular Work

Abstract: An insightful look into how kids see and interpret death, from with the loss of a parent to helping a grieving friend.; For children aged 9-12.

Language: English

Material Type: Video; DVD

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF789 D4 K47 2005

Website Notes: URL leads to a user guide for parents and educators (search death)

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Jane Brody's guide to the great beyond : a practical primer to help you and your loved ones prepare medically, legally, and emotionally for the end of life

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Brody, Jane E. New York, NY: Random House , 2009.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: W85.5 B864 2009

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Alternate Title: Guide to the great beyond

Author: Brody, Jane E.

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Random House

Publication Date: 2009

Physical Description: xxiv, 287 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Attitude to Death; Terminally Ill - psychology; Advance Directives; Advance Care Planning; Caregivers; Palliative Care; Hospice Care; Bereavement; Family Relations; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781400066544; 1400066549

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: W85.5 B864 2009

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Healing a friend or loved one's grieving heart after a cancer diagnosis : 100 practical ideas for providing compassion, comfort, and care

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Wolfelt, Alan D., Duvall, Kirby J. Fort Collins, CO: Companion Press , 2014.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 W855h 2014

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

Author: Wolfelt, Alan D.; Duvall, Kirby J.

Place of Publication: Fort Collins, CO

Publisher: Companion Press

Publication Date: 2014

Physical Description: 109 p. ; 22 cm.

Series: 100 idea series

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Social Support; Adaptation, Psychological; Interpersonal Relations; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781617222030

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: QZ201 W855h 2014

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

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A Child is still a child : adult perceptions of children with a parent with advanced cancer

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Lindfield, Sheila. [Burnaby, BC]: Sheila Daykin Lindfield , 1995.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 L745 1995

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Lindfield, Sheila

Place of Publication: [Burnaby, BC]

Publisher: Sheila Daykin Lindfield

Publication Date: 1995

Subjects: Parent-Child Relations; Neoplasms - psychology; Attitude to Death - in infancy & childhood; Bereavement - in infancy & childhood

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Thesis

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ201 L745 1995

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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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Aboriginal health : advance care planning : respecting aboriginal ceremonies and rites : supporting access to appropriate healh care services for First Nations and Aboriginal peoples

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British Columbia. Ministry of Health. [Victoria, BC?]: Ministry of Health , 2012.

Audience: Patient or Public

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Corporate Author: British Columbia. Ministry of Health

Place of Publication: [Victoria, BC?]

Publisher: Ministry of Health

Publication Date: 2012

Subjects: Advance Care Planning; Patient Care Planning; Decision Making; Resuscitation Orders; Ceremonial Behavior; First Nations; British Columbia; Canada; Popular Work

Language: English

Material Type: Handout; Online; Pamphlet

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Internet

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http://www.health.gov.bc.ca/library/publications/year/2012/aboriginal-health-advance-care-planning-brochure.pdf

Healing our wounded hearts : a real life story about loss in the voice of a teenager

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Hahn, Olivia. [Victoria, BC]: Self publishing , [2023].

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF575 G7 H148h 2023

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

"Children and Teens are expected to grieve the same as adults. In fact there are similarities but our brains are not fully [developed] yet but we often have bigger and stronger emotions. My name is Olivia Hahn, I lost my mother to cancer when I was 15 and I am deeply grieving. This book is written …

Author: Hahn, Olivia

Place of Publication: [Victoria, BC]

Publisher: Self publishing

Publication Date: [2023]

Physical Description: [111 unnumbered pages] : ill. ; 23 cm

Subjects: Grief; Loss; Love; Adolescent; Parental Death; Parent-Child Relations; Life Change Events; Neoplasms - psychology; Juvenile Literature; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

Abstract: "Children and Teens are expected to grieve the same as adults. In fact there are similarities but our brains are not fully [developed] yet but we often have bigger and stronger emotions. My name is Olivia Hahn, I lost my mother to cancer when I was 15 and I am deeply grieving. This book is written in the voice of a teenager as a teenager and is an account of finding my voice through all this loss" -- Back cover.

ISBN: 9798385789801

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF575 G7 H148h 2023

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

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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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Beginner's guide to the end : practical advice for living life and facing death

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Miller, Bruce J., Berger, Shoshana. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster Paperbacks , 2020.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 D4 M647b 2020

Availability: 3 copies, 2 available

Author: Miller, Bruce J.; Berger, Shoshana

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Paperbacks

Publication Date: 2020

Physical Description: xxi, 520 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Subjects: Advance Care Planning; Life Change Events; Decision Making; Attitude to Death; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781501157219

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: BF789 D4 M647b 2020

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How to help someone with cancer : 70 ways to help cancer patients and their families during cancer treatment

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Benish, Shannon. [Dodge City, KS]: Shannon Benish , 2016.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 B467 2016

Availability: 6 copies, 6 available

Alternate Title: How to help someone with cancer : seventy ways to help cancer patients and their families during cancer treatment

Author: Benish, Shannon

Place of Publication: [Dodge City, KS]

Publisher: Shannon Benish

Publication Date: 2016

Physical Description: 114 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Interpersonal Relations; Friends; Social Support; Caregivers; Helping Behavior; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780998422800

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: QZ201 B467 2016

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

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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

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

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Talking about death won't kill you

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Morris, Virginia. New York, NY: Workman Publishing , 2001.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 D4 M65 2001

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Morris, Virginia

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Workman Publishing

Publication Date: 2001

Physical Description: x, 294 p. ; 24 cm.eng

Subjects: Attitude to Death; Death - psychology; Advance Care Planning; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780761112310; 0761112316

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: BF789 D4 M65 2001

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Dying and death in oncology

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Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing , 2017.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QZ200 D996 2017

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Editor: Berk, Lawrence

Place of Publication: Cham, Switzerland

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

Publication Date: 2017

Physical Description: v, 185 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Death; Neoplasms - psychology; Attitude to Death; Terminal Care; Medical Oncology - methods; Thanatology

ISBN: 9783319418599

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Library

Call Number: QZ200 D996 2017

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Dying : a memoir

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Taylor, Cory. Portland, OR: Tin House Books , 2017.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 D4 T238 2017

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Taylor, Cory

Place of Publication: Portland, OR

Publisher: Tin House Books

Publication Date: 2017

Physical Description: 141 p. ; 21 cm.

Subjects: Attitude to Death; Dying; Neoplasms - psychology; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781941040706; 1941040705

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: BF789 D4 T238 2017

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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

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

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