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Challenge for living : dying, death and bereavement

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog8388
[Boston, MA]: Jones and Bartlett Publishers , 1995.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
BF789 C437 1995
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Editor
Corless, Inge B
Germino, Barbara B
Pittman, Mary A
Place of Publication
[Boston, MA]
Publisher
Jones and Bartlett Publishers
Publication Date
1995
Subjects
Death - popular works
Bereavement - popular works
Terminal Care - popular works
Thanatology
ISBN
0867208171
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
BF789 C437 1995

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Beginnings : a book for widows

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15054
Wylie, Betty Jane. [Toronto, ON]: McClelland & Stewart Ltd. , 1997. 4th rev. ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF575 W983 1997
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Wylie, Betty Jane
Edition
4th rev. ed.
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
McClelland & Stewart Ltd.
Publication Date
1997
Subjects
Widowhood - psychology - popular works
Grief - popular works
Bereavement - popular works
ISBN
0771089708
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF575 W983 1997

Copies

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Healing a spouse's grieving heart : 100 practical ideas after your husband or wife dies : compassionate advice and simple activities for widows and widowers

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog14701
Wolfelt, Alan. Fort Collins, CO: Companion Press , c2003.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF575 W857 2003
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
Includes advice on when and how to dispose of a mate's belongings, dealing with children, and redefining role with friends and family.
Author
Wolfelt, Alan
Place of Publication
Fort Collins, CO
Publisher
Companion Press
Publication Date
c2003
Subjects
Grief - popular works
Grief - psychology - popular works
Loss - psychology - popular works
Spouses - popular works
Bereavement - popular works
Abstract
Includes advice on when and how to dispose of a mate's belongings, dealing with children, and redefining role with friends and family.
Notes
Surrey CIC keep 2022
ISBN
1879651378
9781879651371
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Surrey Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF575 W857 2003

Copies

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Grieving beyond gender : understanding the ways men and women mourn

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18864
Doka, Kenneth J, Martin, Terry L. Routledge , 2010. rev. ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF575 G7 D64 2010
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Introduction and plan of the book; Definitions: understanding grief; Patterns of grief and intuitive grief; Instrumental grief; Dissonant responses; Personality as a shaper of patterns; The role of gender; Culture as a shaping agent; Adaptive strategies: implications for counselors; Strategies for …
Author
Doka, Kenneth J
Martin, Terry L
Edition
rev. ed.
Publisher
Routledge
Publication Date
2010
Physical Description
xx, 238 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Series in death, dying, and bereavement
Subjects
Grief
Bereavement
Death
Adaptation, Psychological
Gender Identity
Abstract
Introduction and plan of the book
Definitions: understanding grief
Patterns of grief and intuitive grief
Instrumental grief
Dissonant responses
Personality as a shaper of patterns
The role of gender
Culture as a shaping agent
Adaptive strategies: implications for counselors
Strategies for self-help and intervention : the need for interventive intentionality.
ISBN
9780415995726
0415995728
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
BF575 G7 D64 2010

Copies

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Dying at home : a family guide for caregiving

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog8342
Sankar, Andrea. Baltimore, md.: Johns Hopkins University Press , 1991.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 S227 1991
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Includes information about bringing the dying person home; solving problems of caregiving; community support; social support; the well-being of the caregiver; how death occurs; and grieving after the loved one?s death. Includes stories from people who have cared for a dying person.
Author
Sankar, Andrea
Place of Publication
Baltimore, md.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Date
1991
Subjects
Bereavement - popular works
Grief - popular works
Death - popular works
Terminal Care - popular works
Home Care Services - popular works
Attitude to Death - popular works
Abstract
Includes information about bringing the dying person home; solving problems of caregiving; community support; social support; the well-being of the caregiver; how death occurs; and grieving after the loved one?s death. Includes stories from people who have cared for a dying person.
ISBN
0801842301
9780801842306
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF789 S227 1991

Copies

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Other side of sadness : what the new science of bereavement tells us about life after loss

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21670
Bonanno, George A. New York, NY: Basic Books , 2009.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF575 G7 B697 2009
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
Author
Bonanno, George A
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Basic Books
Publication Date
2009
Physical Description
vii, 231p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Loss - psychology
Bereavement - psychology
Adaptation, Psychological
Popular Work
ISBN
9780465013609
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Vancouver Library
Call Number
BF575 G7 B697 2009

Copies

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Safe passage : words to help the grieving hold fast and let go

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog9722
Fumia, Molly. Berkeley, Ca.: Conari Press , 1992.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF575 F978 1992
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
A collection of meditations and thoughts on the loss of a loved one.
Author
Fumia, Molly
Place of Publication
Berkeley, Ca.
Publisher
Conari Press
Publication Date
1992
Subjects
Grief - popular works
Bereavement - popular works
Abstract
A collection of meditations and thoughts on the loss of a loved one.
ISBN
0943233399
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF575 F978 1992

Copies

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When someone very special dies : facilitators guide for leading grief support groups for bereaved children

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog9061
Heegaard, Marge Eaton. Minneapolis, MN.: Woodland Press , 1988.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF575 H458w 1988
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Alternate Title
Facilitators guide for leading grief support groups for bereaved children
Author
Heegaard, Marge Eaton
Place of Publication
Minneapolis, MN.
Publisher
Woodland Press
Publication Date
1988
Subjects
Death - popular works
Grief - popular works
Parent-Child Relations - popular works
ISBN
0962050210
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
BF575 H458w 1988

Copies

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Giving a voice to sorrow : personal responses to death and mourning

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog10375
Zeitlin, Steve, Harlow, Ilana. New York, NY: Berkley Publishing Group , 2001.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF575 G7 Z48 2001
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
A look at the unique ways people have enacted their grief through storytelling, personal ritual and commemorative art.
Author
Zeitlin, Steve
Harlow, Ilana
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Berkley Publishing Group
Publication Date
2001
Subjects
Grief - popular works
Bereavement - popular works
Death - psychology - popular works
Abstract
A look at the unique ways people have enacted their grief through storytelling, personal ritual and commemorative art.
ISBN
0399527176
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF575 G7 Z48 2001

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Chicken soup for the grieving soul : stories about life, death, and overcoming the loss of a loved one

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog14696
Canfield, Jack, Hansen, Mark Victor. Deerfield Beach, FL: Health Communications , c2003.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF575 G7 C533 2003
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Canfield, Jack
Hansen, Mark Victor
Place of Publication
Deerfield Beach, FL
Publisher
Health Communications
Publication Date
c2003
Physical Description
xv, 270 p. : ill. ; 22 cm
Subjects
Grief - popular works
Death - psychology - popular works
Bereavement - popular works
ISBN
1558749020
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF575 G7 C533 2003

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Grief works : stories of life, death and surviving

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121875
Samuel, Julia. [Toronto, ON]: Doubleday Canada , 2018.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF575 G7 S193 2018
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
Author
Samuel, Julia
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Doubleday Canada
Publication Date
2018
Physical Description
xxi, 294 p. ; 21 cm.
Subjects
Grief
Loss
Bereavement
Attitude to Death
Adaptation, Psychological
Case Reports
Popular Work
Notes
Copies may differ by pub date, publisher and ISBN.
ISBN
9780385690867
9780385690881
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF575 G7 S193 2018
Website Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

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Time to grieve : meditations for healing after the death of a loved one

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog9982
Staudacher, Carol. San Francisco, Ca.: HarperSanFrancisco , 1994.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF575 S798t 1994
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Staudacher, Carol
Place of Publication
San Francisco, Ca.
Publisher
HarperSanFrancisco
Publication Date
1994
Subjects
Grief - popular works
Bereavement - popular works
Death - psychology - popular works
Meditation - popular works
ISBN
0062508458
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
BF575 S798t 1994

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Everything health guide to living with breast cancer : an accessible and comprehensive resource for women

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19748
Carvalho, Lucia Giuggio, Stewart, James A. Avon, MA: Adams Media , 2009.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 C331 2009
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Carvalho, Lucia Giuggio
Stewart, James A
Place of Publication
Avon, MA
Publisher
Adams Media
Publication Date
2009
Physical Description
xvi, 287 p : ill. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms
Adaptation, Psychological
Life Change Events
Popular Work
ISBN
9781598699210
1598699210
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WP870 C331 2009

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Bearing witness : stories of women living with ovarian cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19591
Waterloo, ON: Wilfrid Laurier University Press , 2009.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP322 B369 2009
Availability
4 copies, 4 available
  1 read online  
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
Patients and the public of BC and the Yukon can access this title by emailing library@bccancer.bc.ca or calling 1.888.675.8001 x 7000 (toll-free) to obtain a username and password.
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All the kings horses, all the kings men

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15717
Purves, Donna. New York, NY: Writer's Showcase Press , 2002.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 P986 2002
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Purves, Donna
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Writer's Showcase Press
Publication Date
2002
Subjects
Osteosarcoma - personal narratives - popular works
Parent-Child Relations - popular works
ISBN
9780595215799
0595215793
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ201 P986 2002

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Finding meaning : the sixth stage of grief

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124341
Kessler, David. New York, NY: Scribner , 2019.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF575 G7 K42f 2019
Availability
2 copies, 1 available
"In this groundbreaking new work, David Kessler-an expert on grief and the coauthor with Elisabeth Kubler-Ross of the iconic On Grief and Grieving-journeys beyond the classic five stages to discover a sixth stage: meaning"-- Provided by publisher
Author
Kessler, David
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Scribner
Publication Date
2019
Physical Description
ix, 259 pages ; 22 cm
Subjects
Adaptation, Psychological
Attitude to Death
Grief
Bereavement
Popular Work
Abstract
"In this groundbreaking new work, David Kessler-an expert on grief and the coauthor with Elisabeth Kubler-Ross of the iconic On Grief and Grieving-journeys beyond the classic five stages to discover a sixth stage: meaning"-- Provided by publisher
ISBN
9781501192746
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Vancouver Library
Call Number
BF575 G7 K42f 2019

Copies

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After suicide loss : coping with your grief

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123346
Jordan, Jack, Baugher, Bob. Newcastle, WA: Caring People Press , 2016. 2nd ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF575 G7 J82 2016
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Jordan, Jack
Baugher, Bob
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
Newcastle, WA
Publisher
Caring People Press
Publication Date
2016
Physical Description
vi, 156 p. ; 21 cm
Subjects
Bereavement
Grief
Suicide
Loss
Adaptation, Psychological
Popular Work
Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.
ISBN
9780983950592
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF575 G7 J82 2016

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Being single, with cancer : a solo survivor's guide to life, love, health, and happiness

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21856
Maxwell, Tracy. New York, NY: Demos Health , 2014.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 M465 2014
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
  1 read online  
Author
Maxwell, Tracy
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Demos Health
Publication Date
2014
Physical Description
xiii, 195 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
ebrary books for public
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Neoplasms - rehabilitation
Single Person
Women's Health
Survivors
Young Adult
Interpersonal Relations
Adaptation, Psychological
Popular Work
ISBN
9781936303410
9781617051371
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Ebook
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Internet
Call Number
QZ201 M465 2014
Website Notes
Patients and the public of BC and the Yukon can access this title by emailing library@bccancer.bc.ca or calling 1.888.675.8001 x 7000 (toll-free) to obtain a username and password.
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Winter grief, summer grace : returning to life after a loved one dies

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog114761
Miller, James E. Minneapolis, MN: Augsburg Fortress , 1995.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF575 G7 M648 1995
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Miller, James E.
Place of Publication
Minneapolis, MN
Publisher
Augsburg Fortress
Publication Date
1995
Physical Description
63 p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm.
Series
Willowgreen Series
Subjects
Grief
Bereavement
Loss
Adaptation, Psychological
Spirituality
Poetry
Popular Work
ISBN
9780806628332
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF575 G7 M648 1995
Website Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

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Simple living guide : a sourcebook for less stressful, more joyful living

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20543
Luhrs, Janet. New York, NY: Broadway Books , 1997.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WM172.4 L957 1997
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Luhrs, Janet
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Broadway Books
Publication Date
1997
Physical Description
xix, 444 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Life Style
Stress, Psychological
Adaptation, Psychological
Popular Work
ISBN
9780553067965
0553067966
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WM172.4 L957 1997

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