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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.
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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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Supportive care at home : a guide for seriously ill patients and their families

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog10718
Deachman, Marilyn, Howell, Doris. Saint-Laurent, QC: Abbott Laboratories Limited , 2002. rev. ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WX28.61 D278 2002
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
A compendium of supportive therapies; includes worksheets and daily log forms to photocopy, illustrations of assistive devices, and photos of rehabilitation exercises.
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Author
Deachman, Marilyn
Howell, Doris
Edition
rev. ed.
Place of Publication
Saint-Laurent, QC
Publisher
Abbott Laboratories Limited
Publication Date
2002
Subjects
Home Nursing - popular works
Terminal Care - popular works
Hospices - popular works
Abstract
A compendium of supportive therapies; includes worksheets and daily log forms to photocopy, illustrations of assistive devices, and photos of rehabilitation exercises.
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WX28.61 D278 2002

Copies

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Questions and answers on death and dying : a companion volume to "On death and dying"

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog10988
Kubler-Ross, Elisabeth. New York, NY: Touchstone Book/Simon & Schuster , 1997.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 D4 K82 1997
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Kubler-Ross, Elisabeth
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Touchstone Book/Simon & Schuster
Publication Date
1997
Subjects
Terminal Care - popular works
Death - popular works
ISBN
0684839377
9780684839370
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
BF789 D4 K82 1997

Copies

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Caring for the patient with cancer at home : a guide for patients and families

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog1783
Abrahm, Janet. Atlanta, GA: American Cancer Society , 1998.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 C277 1998
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
An introduction to the medical circumstances and challenges patients and the people who care for them face at home.
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Author
Abrahm, Janet
Corporate Author
American Cancer Society
Place of Publication
Atlanta, GA
Publisher
American Cancer Society
Publication Date
1998
Subjects
Home Care Services - popular works
Neoplasms - psychology - popular works
Neoplasms - rehabilitation - popular works
Family - popular works
Abstract
An introduction to the medical circumstances and challenges patients and the people who care for them face at home.
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ201 C277 1998

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Questions and answers on death and dying

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog7842
Kubler-Ross, Elisabeth. New York, NY: MacMillan Publishing Company , 1974.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 D4 K82 1974
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
This companion volume to "On Death and Dying", consists of the questions that were most frequently asked of Dr. Kübler-Ross and her answers. She discusses accepting the end of life; suicide; terminal illness; euthanasia; how to tell a patient he or she is critically ill; and how to deal with the di…
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Author
Kubler-Ross, Elisabeth
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
MacMillan Publishing Company
Publication Date
1974
Subjects
Terminal Care - popular works
Death - popular works
Abstract
This companion volume to "On Death and Dying", consists of the questions that were most frequently asked of Dr. Kübler-Ross and her answers. She discusses accepting the end of life; suicide; terminal illness; euthanasia; how to tell a patient he or she is critically ill; and how to deal with the difficulties surrounding death.
ISBN
0025671200
9780025671201
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF789 D4 K82 1974

Copies

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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
More Information
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

Copies

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Sacred passage : how to provide fearless, compassionate care for the dying

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog10840
Coberly, Margaret. [Boston, MA]: Shambhala , 2003.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 C655 2003
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Coberly, Margaret
Place of Publication
[Boston, MA]
Publisher
Shambhala
Publication Date
2003
Subjects
Terminal Care - popular works
Compassion - popular works
Death - psychology - popular works
ISBN
1590300173
9781590300176
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
BF789 C655 2003

Copies

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Bright hour : a memoir of living and dying

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120153
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…
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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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Timely death : considering our last rights

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog528
Mullens, Anne. [Toronto, ON]: Alfred A. Knopf Canada , 1996.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 M958 1996
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Mullens, Anne
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf Canada
Publication Date
1996
Subjects
Death - popular works
Terminal Care - popular works
Ethics, Medical - popular works
ISBN
0394280849
9780394280844
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF789 M958 1996

Copies

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Dying in public : living with metastatic breast cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121211
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.
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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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Woman redefined : dignity, beauty, and breast cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog119958
Hunter, Kristina, Kenneth, ML. [Toronto, ON]: Second Story Press , 2016.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 H945 2016
Availability
5 copies, 5 available
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Author
Hunter, Kristina
Kenneth, ML
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Second Story Press
Publication Date
2016
Physical Description
1 volume unpaged, : ill. ; 26 cm.
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - surgery
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Body Image - psychology
Mastectomy
Mastectomy - rehabilitation
Beauty
Photographs
Pictorial Works
Popular Work
Personal Narratives
ISBN
9781772600056
1772600059
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WP870 H945 2016

Copies

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Menya : an end of life story

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog11023
Wolfe, Morris. [Toronto, ON]: Grubstreet Books , 2003.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 W856 2003
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
Wolfe, Morris
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Grubstreet Books
Publication Date
2003
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - personal narratives - popular works
Terminal Care - popular works
ISBN
0968973728
9780968973721
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WP870 W856 2003

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

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124446
Boyer, Anne. New York, NY: Picador , 2020.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 B791 2019
Availability
7 copies, 7 available
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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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c.1 BC Cancer Agency PG Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency KEL Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
c.2 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr Available
c.2 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
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Victoria's secret catalog never stops coming : and other lessons I learned from breast cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog9731
Nash, Jennie. New York, NY: Scribner , 2001.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 N248 2001
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
Nash, Jennie
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Scribner
Publication Date
2001
Physical Description
156 p. ; 21 cm.
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
ISBN
0743219791
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WP870 N248 2001

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Psychological impact of breast cancer : a psychologist’s insights as a patient

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20674
Galgut, Cordelia. Oxford, UK: Radcliffe Publishing , 2010.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 G155 2010
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
Galgut, Cordelia
Place of Publication
Oxford, UK
Publisher
Radcliffe Publishing
Publication Date
2010
Physical Description
xvi, 187 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Attitude to Health
Adaptation, Psychological
Autobiography
Popular Work
ISBN
9781846193033
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WP870 G155 2010

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At the water's edge : when cancer comes back

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18454
Sass, Jennifer. Edmonton, AB: Alberta Cancer Board/Breast Cancer Infolink , 1998.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 S252 1998
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
More Information
Author
Sass, Jennifer
Corporate Author
Breast Cancer Infolink, Prairies/NWT
Place of Publication
Edmonton, AB
Publisher
Alberta Cancer Board/Breast Cancer Infolink
Publication Date
1998
Physical Description
23 minutes
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Neoplasm Metastasis
Popular Work
Language
English
Material Type
Video
DVD
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WP870 S252 1998

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Waiting for cancer to come : women's experiences with genetic testing and medical decision making for breast and ovarian cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120171
Hesse-Biber, Sharlene. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press , 2014.
Audience
Patient or Public
More Information
  1 read online  
Author
Hesse-Biber, Sharlene
Place of Publication
Ann Arbor, MI
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Publication Date
2014
Series
EBSCOhost eBook
Subjects
Genetic Testing
Genes, BRCA1
Genes, BRCA2
Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome
Decision Making
Women's Health
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Ovarian Neoplasms - psychology
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
ISBN
9780472052196
9780472120352
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
Website Notes
Patients and the public of BC and the Yukon can access this title by emailing library@bccancer.bc.ca to obtain a username and password from the Library.
Read Online
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=832344
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When mommy had a mastectomy

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120853
Greenfield, Nancy Reben, Butler, Ralph. Silver Spring, MD: Bartleby Press , 2005.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 C5 G812 2005
Availability
5 copies, 5 available
A little girl deals with her mother's breast cancer, masectomy, and breast reconstruction.
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Author
Greenfield, Nancy Reben
Butler, Ralph
Place of Publication
Silver Spring, MD
Publisher
Bartleby Press
Publication Date
2005
Physical Description
40 unumbered pages : col. ill. ; 23 cm
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - surgery
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Mastectomy
Attitude to Health
Child
Parent-Child Relations
Juvenile Literature
Popular Work
Abstract
A little girl deals with her mother's breast cancer, masectomy, and breast reconstruction.
Notes
Surrey CIC keep 2022
ISBN
0910155607
9780910155601
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Surrey Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WP870 C5 G812 2005

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Breast cancer companion guide

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog14510
Alliance for Breast Cancer Information & Support, BC & Yukon, Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation BC/Yukon Chapter. [Vancouver, BC?]: Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation BC/Yukon Chapter , 2005.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 B829a 2005
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
More Information
Alternate Title
Breast cancer companion guide : information kit
Corporate Author
Alliance for Breast Cancer Information & Support, BC & Yukon
Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation BC/Yukon Chapter
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation BC/Yukon Chapter
Publication Date
2005
Physical Description
10 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Popular Work
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WP870 B829a 2005

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Back to work after breast cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16475
Nessim, Susan. Los Angeles, CA: Susan Nessim-Keeney/Cancervive , 2006.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 B126 2006
Availability
4 copies, 4 available
This DVD tells the story of six vibrant women, each intent on making a contribution through their careers. The women work at different jobs, but are alike in one important way: they are balancing the demands of a breast cancer illness and work. It explores the challenges women face in the workplac…
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Author
Nessim, Susan
Corporate Author
Cancervive
Living With It
Place of Publication
Los Angeles, CA
Publisher
Susan Nessim-Keeney/Cancervive
Publication Date
2006
Physical Description
27 minutes
Subjects
Occupational Health Services
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Breast Neoplasms - rehabilitation
Social Support
Employment
Workplace
Personnel Management
Life Change Events
Survivors
Popular Work
Abstract
This DVD tells the story of six vibrant women, each intent on making a contribution through their careers. The women work at different jobs, but are alike in one important way: they are balancing the demands of a breast cancer illness and work. It explores the challenges women face in the workplace as they journey through treatment to recovery.
Language
English
Material Type
Video
DVD
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WP870 B126 2006

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