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Through the dark forest : transforming your life in the face of death

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Conger, Carolyn. New York, NY: Penguin Group , 2014.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 D4 C657 2014

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Conger, Carolyn

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Penguin Group

Publication Date: 2014

Physical Description: xxv, 258 p. ; 21 cm.

Subjects: Terminally Ill - psychology; Adaptation, Psychological; Attitude to Death; Quality of Life; Spirituality; Thanatology; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780452298705

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF789 D4 C657 2014

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God's love and care are like an orchid

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Shing, Ah. Hong Kong: Living Faith Society, Ltd. , 2018.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WM172 S556 2018

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Like the subtle fragrance of the orchid, a Catholic theologian and philosopher looks back and realizes God's grace and care have been constant in all aspects of her life. Told with short stories, similar to "Chicken Soup for the Soul" series.

Author: Shing, Ah

Place of Publication: Hong Kong

Publisher: Living Faith Society, Ltd.

Publication Date: 2018

Physical Description: 332 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Subjects: Spirituality; Christianity; Adaptation, Psychological; Interpersonal Relations; Resilience; Optimism; Popular Work

Abstract: Like the subtle fragrance of the orchid, a Catholic theologian and philosopher looks back and realizes God's grace and care have been constant in all aspects of her life. Told with short stories, similar to "Chicken Soup for the Soul" series.

ISBN: 9789881661234

Language: Chinese

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WM172 S556 2018

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Courage to give : inspiring stories of people who triumphed over tragedy to make a difference in the world

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Waldman, Jackie, Dworkis, Janis Leibs. Berkeley, CA: Conari Press , 2000.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WM172.4 W164 2000

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Waldman, Jackie; Dworkis, Janis Leibs

Place of Publication: Berkeley, CA

Publisher: Conari Press

Publication Date: 2000

Physical Description: xxiv, 262 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.

Subjects: Adaptation, Psychological; Survivors; Courage; Optimism; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

ISBN: 157324175X

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WM172.4 W164 2000

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Chicken soup for the soul : reboot your life : 101 stories about finding a new path to happiness

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Cos Cob, CT: Chicken Soup for the Soul Publishing, LLC , 2014.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF575 H27 C534 2014

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Editor: Newark, Amy; Cook, Claire

Place of Publication: Cos Cob, CT

Publisher: Chicken Soup for the Soul Publishing, LLC

Publication Date: 2014

Physical Description: 398 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Happiness; Emotions; Adaptation, Psychological; Anecdotes; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781611599404

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF575 H27 C534 2014

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Few months to live : different paths to life's end

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Staton, Jana, Shuy, Roger, Byock, Ira. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press , 2001.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 S797 2001

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Staton, Jana; Shuy, Roger; Byock, Ira

Place of Publication: Washington, DC

Publisher: Georgetown University Press

Publication Date: 2001

Physical Description: xxv, 358 p. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Terminally Ill - psychology; Attitude to Health; Caregivers - psychology; Spirituality

ISBN: 087840841X

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF789 S797 2001

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Wherever you go, there you are : mindfulness meditation in everyday life

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Kabat-Zinn, Jon. New York, NY: Hyperion , 1994.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ266 K11w 1994

Availability: 9 copies, 9 available

Alternate Title: Mindfulness meditation in everyday life

Author: Kabat-Zinn, Jon

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Hyperion

Publication Date: 1994

Physical Description: xxi, 280 p. ; 21 cm.

Subjects: Meditation; Relaxation Techniques; Stress, Psychological; Popular Work

Notes: Surrey CIC keep 2022 PFC

ISBN: 9781401307783; 0786880708

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; Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ266 K11w 1994

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Grace and grit : spirituality and healing in the life and death of Treya Killiam Wilber

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Wilber, Ken. [Boston, MA]: Shambala Publications, Inc. , 1991.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 W664 1993

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Wilber, Ken

Place of Publication: [Boston, MA]

Publisher: Shambala Publications, Inc.

Publication Date: 1991

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Mental Healing; Spirituality; Spouses; Biography; Popular Work

ISBN: 0877736987

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ201 W664 1993

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Anatomy of hope : how people prevail in the face of illness

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Groopman, Jerome E. New York, NY: Random House , 2004.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WM172 G876 2004

Availability: 8 copies, 8 available

Explores the extent to which hope features in the experience of patients with chronic and terminal illnesses; the importance of hope in enabling patients, families, friends, and physicians to meet the challenges of serious illness; the various forms that hope can take; and the role of the physician…

Author: Groopman, Jerome E

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Random House

Publication Date: 2004

Physical Description: xvii, 248 p. ; 25 cm.

Subjects: Hope; Attitude to Health; Physician-Patient Relations; Popular Work

Abstract: Explores the extent to which hope features in the experience of patients with chronic and terminal illnesses; the importance of hope in enabling patients, families, friends, and physicians to meet the challenges of serious illness; the various forms that hope can take; and the role of the physician in fostering or at least not extinguishing hope.

ISBN: 0375506381

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: WM172 G876 2004

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Stepping out of sorrow and pain : losing your partner

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Poon, Myrna. Hong Kong: Glory Communication Co. Ltd. , 2003.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 P822 2003

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Poon, Myrna

Place of Publication: Hong Kong

Publisher: Glory Communication Co. Ltd.

Publication Date: 2003

Subjects: Grief; Loss; Death; Attitude to Death; Popular Work

ISBN: 9628664484

Language: Chinese

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF789 P822 2003

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Our journey here : poems of the spirit : messages of comfort and joy

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Gumprich, Michael. Winnipeg, MB: Grant & Campbell Publishing , 2006.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WM61 G974 2006

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Gumprich, Michael

Place of Publication: Winnipeg, MB

Publisher: Grant & Campbell Publishing

Publication Date: 2006

Physical Description: 101 p. ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Poetry; Mental Healing; Meditation; Mind-Body and Relaxation Techniques; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780978109707; 0978109708

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WM61 G974 2006

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Straight talk about death for teenagers : how to cope with losing someone you love

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Grollman, Earl A. [Boston, MA]: Beacon Press , 1993.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 G875s 1993

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

This book speaks to teens in a way that acknowledges their feelings, promotes discussion and offers hope

Author: Grollman, Earl A

Place of Publication: [Boston, MA]

Publisher: Beacon Press

Publication Date: 1993

Subjects: Death - in adolescence - popular works; Attitude to Death - in adolescence - popular works; Grief - in adolescence - popular works

Abstract: This book speaks to teens in a way that acknowledges their feelings, promotes discussion and offers hope

ISBN: 0807025011

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: BF789 G875s 1993

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Spiritual passages : embracing life's sacred journey

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Leder, Drew. New York, NY: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam , 1997.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WM61 L474 1997

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Leder, Drew

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam

Publication Date: 1997

Subjects: Spirituality; Pastoral Care; Religion and Medicine

ISBN: 0874778735; 9780874778731

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WM61 L474 1997

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Ultimate anti-cancer cookbook : a cookbook and eating plan developed by a late-stage cancer survivor with 225 delicious recipes for everyday meals, using everyday foods

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Braun, Pam. Los Angeles, CA: Rare Bird Books , 2013.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ266 N9 B826 2013

Availability: 7 copies, 7 available

Author: Braun, Pam

Place of Publication: Los Angeles, CA

Publisher: Rare Bird Books

Publication Date: 2013

Physical Description: 213 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - diet therapy; Neoplasms - prevention & control; Nutrition; Cookbook; Popular Work

Notes: Surrey CIC keep 2022

ISBN: 9780988745612

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: QZ266 N9 B826 2013

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End-of-life handbook : a compassionate guide to connecting with and caring for a dying loved one

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Feldman, David B, Lasher, S. Andrew. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications , 2007.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WB310 F312f 2007

Availability: 4 copies, 4 available

Author: Feldman, David B; Lasher, S. Andrew

Place of Publication: Oakland, CA

Publisher: New Harbinger Publications

Publication Date: 2007

Physical Description: x, 186 p. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Palliative Care; Terminally Ill; Attitude to Death; Family; Caregivers; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781572245112; 1572245115

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: WB310 F312f 2007

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Loving your friend through cancer : moving beyond "I'm sorry" to meaningful support

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Henley, Marissa. Philadelphia, PA: P&R Publishing Company , 2018.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 H514 2018

Availability: 5 copies, 5 available

Author: Henley, Marissa

Place of Publication: Philadelphia, PA

Publisher: P&R Publishing Company

Publication Date: 2018

Physical Description: 261 p. ; 22 cm.

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

ISBN: 9781629953540

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: QZ201 H514 2018

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

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What dying people want : practical wisdom for the end of life

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Kuhl, David. New York, NY: PublicAffairs , 2002.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 D4 K96 2002

Availability: 6 copies, 6 available

Author: Kuhl, David

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: PublicAffairs

Publication Date: 2002

Physical Description: xxix, 317 p. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Death - psychology; Terminal Care; Family Relations; Attitude to Death; Terminally Ill - psychology; Popular Work

Notes: Branch copies may vary in ISBN and pagination.

ISBN: 1586481193 (pbk.); 0385658834; 9780385658843

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: BF789 D4 K96 2002

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Pain survival guide : how to reclaim your life

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Turk, Dennis C, Winter, Frits. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association , 2006.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WL700 T939 2006

Availability: 4 copies, 3 available

Author: Turk, Dennis C; Winter, Frits

Place of Publication: Washington, DC

Publisher: American Psychological Association

Publication Date: 2006

Physical Description: 203 p. : ill. ; 24 cm..

Subjects: Pain - psychology; Fatigue; Relaxation Techniques; Stress, Psychological; Behavior Therapy

ISBN: 1591470498; 9781591470496

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: WL700 T939 2006

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