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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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Parenting from your heart : sharing the gifts of compassion, connection, and choice

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Kashtan, Inbal. Encinitas, CA.: Puddle Dancer Press , 2003.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WM172 K19 2003

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Kashtan, Inbal

Place of Publication: Encinitas, CA.

Publisher: Puddle Dancer Press

Publication Date: 2003

Subjects: Interpersonal Communications; Interpersonal Relations; Parent-Child Relations

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WM172 K19 2003

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Healing the adult child's grieving heart : 100 practical ideas after your parents dies

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Wolfelt, Alan. Fort Collins, CO.: Companion Press , 2002.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF575 W853h 2002

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

Tips include writing down memories, completing a task or goal left unfinished by the deceased parent, or honouring the parent's birthday. In addition common challenges, such as helping the surviving parent, resolving sibling conflicts, and legal and financial issues, are addressed.

Author: Wolfelt, Alan

Place of Publication: Fort Collins, CO.

Publisher: Companion Press

Publication Date: 2002

Series: 100 idea series

Subjects: Grief; Parent-Child Relations; Death; Adolescent; Popular Work

Abstract: Tips include writing down memories, completing a task or goal left unfinished by the deceased parent, or honouring the parent's birthday. In addition common challenges, such as helping the surviving parent, resolving sibling conflicts, and legal and financial issues, are addressed.

ISBN: 9781879651319

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: BF575 W853h 2002

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Healing your grieving heart for teens : 100 practical ideas : simple tips for understanding and expressing your grief

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Wolfelt, Alan D. Fort Collins, CO: Companion Press , 2001.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF575 W856h 2001

Availability: 12 copies, 11 available

Each page presents a different idea designed to help teens recognize mourning as a natural process connected with loss, reassuring them that they should not be afraid of deep, sometimes uncontrollable emotions, and showing them how to release grief in healthy, positive ways. Several suggestions app…

Author: Wolfelt, Alan D.

Place of Publication: Fort Collins, CO

Publisher: Companion Press

Publication Date: 2001

Series: 100 idea series

Subjects: Grief; Attitude to Death; Parent-Child Relations; Adolescent; Popular Work

Abstract: Each page presents a different idea designed to help teens recognize mourning as a natural process connected with loss, reassuring them that they should not be afraid of deep, sometimes uncontrollable emotions, and showing them how to release grief in healthy, positive ways. Several suggestions appear under each heading; many of them encourage readers to express their feelings in a journal.

Notes: Surrey CIC keep 2022 (F0002395)

ISBN: 9781879651234; 1879651238

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: BF575 W856h 2001

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

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I have a question about cancer : clear answers for all kids, including children with autism spectrum disorder or other special needs

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Gaines, Arlen Grad, Polsky, Meredith Englander. Philadelphia, PA: Jessica Kingsley Publishers , 2019.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 C5 G142 2019

Availability: 4 copies, 4 available

This book is designed to help kids, including children with Autism Spectrum Disorder or other additional needs, to understand what it means when someone in their life has cancer. Using question-and-answer format, it explores the life changes and feelings of uncertainty a child may experience if a l…

Author: Gaines, Arlen Grad; Polsky, Meredith Englander

Place of Publication: Philadelphia, PA

Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Publication Date: 2019

Physical Description: 46 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Adaptation, Psychological; Autism Spectrum Disorder; Parent-Child Relations; Juvenile Literature

Abstract: This book is designed to help kids, including children with Autism Spectrum Disorder or other additional needs, to understand what it means when someone in their life has cancer. Using question-and-answer format, it explores the life changes and feelings of uncertainty a child may experience if a loved one has cancer. - Cover

ISBN: 9781785926945

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: QZ201 C5 G142 2019

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My parent has cancer and it really sucks : real-life advice from real-life teens

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Silver, Maya, Silver, Marc. Naperville, ILL: Sourcebooks Fire , 2013.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 C5 S587 2013

Availability: 6 copies, 6 available

Author: Silver, Maya; Silver, Marc

Place of Publication: Naperville, ILL

Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire

Publication Date: 2013

Physical Description: x, 261 p. ; 21 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Parent-Child Relations; Family Relations; Emotions; Adaptation, Psychological; Adolescent; Juvenile Literature

ISBN: 9781402273070; 140227307X

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: QZ201 C5 S587 2013

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Monster calls

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Ness, Patrick, Dowd, Siobhan, Kay, Jim. Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press , 2011.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 C5 N463 2011

Availability: 4 copies, 4 available

Thirteen-year-old Conor awakens one night to find a monster outside his bedroom window, but not the one from the recurring nightmare that began when his mother became ill - an ancient, wild creature that wants him to face truth and loss.

Author: Ness, Patrick; Dowd, Siobhan; Kay, Jim

Place of Publication: Somerville, MA

Publisher: Candlewick Press

Publication Date: 2011

Physical Description: 204 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Grief - psychology; Self Concept; Adolescent; Parent-Child Relations; Adaptation, Psychological; Emotions; Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Fictional Works; Juvenile Literature

Abstract: Thirteen-year-old Conor awakens one night to find a monster outside his bedroom window, but not the one from the recurring nightmare that began when his mother became ill - an ancient, wild creature that wants him to face truth and loss.

Notes: Surrey CIC keep 2022 PFC

ISBN: 9780763655594

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: QZ201 C5 N463 2011

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This is assisted dying : a doctor's story of empowering patients at the end of life

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Green, Stephanie. New York, NY: Scribner , 2022.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: W85.5 G795 2022

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Green, Stephanie

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Scribner

Publication Date: 2022

Physical Description: 295 pages ; 22 cm

Subjects: Right to Die; Advance Care Planning; Terminal Care; Euthanasia; Suicide, Assisted; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781668004784

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: W85.5 G795 2022

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Embracing the end of life : help for those who accompany the dying

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O'Rourke, Michelle, Dufour, Eugene. [Toronto, ON]: Novalis , 2012.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 D4 O74 2012

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

...offers practical tools and guidance for caregivers, from health care professionals to family members. Drawing on inspiring true stories and their own professional expertise, the authors explore key issues including loss, suffering, spiritual care, dying well, caring well, and grieving. Reflectio…

Author: O'Rourke, Michelle; Dufour, Eugene

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Novalis

Publication Date: 2012

Physical Description: 190 p. ; 21 cm

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

Abstract: ...offers practical tools and guidance for caregivers, from health care professionals to family members. Drawing on inspiring true stories and their own professional expertise, the authors explore key issues including loss, suffering, spiritual care, dying well, caring well, and grieving. Reflection questions invite readers to examine their own beliefs around death and dying to better support those in their care.-- Back cover

ISBN: 9782896463961

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF789 D4 O74 2012

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Previvors : facing the breast cancer gene and making life-changing decisions

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Port, Dina Roth. New York, NY: Avery , 2010.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WP870 P839 2010

Availability: 4 copies, 4 available

Author: Port, Dina Roth

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Avery

Publication Date: 2010

Physical Description: xiii, 267 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - genetics; Breast Neoplasms - prevention & control; Risk Factors; Mastectomy; Ovarian Neoplasms - genetics; Genes, BRCA1; Genes, BRCA2; Genetic Testing; Decision Making; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781583334058; 158333405X

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: WP870 P839 2010

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Finding peace at the end of life : a death doula's guide for families and caregivers

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Fersko-Weiss, Henry, Tisdale, Sallie. Newburyport, MA: Red Wheel , 2020.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 D4 F399f 2020

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Fersko-Weiss, Henry; Tisdale, Sallie

Place of Publication: Newburyport, MA

Publisher: Red Wheel

Publication Date: 2020

Subjects: Terminally Ill; Doulas; Hospice Care - psychology; Terminal Care; Attitude to Death; Advance Care Planning; Caregivers; Popular Work

Notes: Previously published as Caring for the dying in 2017 by Conari Press"--Title page verso.

ISBN: 9781590035023

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF789 D4 F399f 2020

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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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