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Dead mom walking : a memoir of miracle cures and other disasters

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog122879
Matlow, Rachel. [Toronto, ON]: Viking , 2020.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 M433 2020
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
"When her mother is diagnosed with cancer, Rachel Matlow is concerned but hopeful. It's Stage 1, so her mom will get surgery and everything will go back to normal. But growing up in Rachel's family, there was no normal... Dead Mom Walking is the hilarious and heartfelt story of what happens when t…
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Author
Matlow, Rachel
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Viking
Publication Date
2020
Physical Description
310 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms
Parent-Child Relations
Family Relations
Humor
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
Abstract
"When her mother is diagnosed with cancer, Rachel Matlow is concerned but hopeful. It's Stage 1, so her mom will get surgery and everything will go back to normal. But growing up in Rachel's family, there was no normal... Dead Mom Walking is the hilarious and heartfelt story of what happens when two people who've always written their own script go head to head with each other, and with life's least forgiving plot device." - Provided by publisher
ISBN
9780735236301
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ201 M433 2020
Website Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

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My mother's breast : daughters face their mothers' cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog257
Tarkan, Laurie. Dallas, Tx.: Taylor Publishing Company , 1999.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 T87 1999
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
Compiles personal accounts from daughters of mothers who have had breast cancer. The daughters share their feelings of anxiety, loss, fear, courage, inspiration, compassion and joy.
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Author
Tarkan, Laurie
Place of Publication
Dallas, Tx.
Publisher
Taylor Publishing Company
Publication Date
1999
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - psychology - popular works
Breast Neoplasms - personal narratives - popular works
Parent-Child Relations - popular works
Abstract
Compiles personal accounts from daughters of mothers who have had breast cancer. The daughters share their feelings of anxiety, loss, fear, courage, inspiration, compassion and joy.
ISBN
878332278
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WP870 T87 1999

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Mommy has cancer : what I learned about cancer, and how I helped my mommy

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124490
Stevenson Jr., Corey L. Meadville, PA: Christian Faith Publishing , 2020.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 C5 S847m 2020
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
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Author
Stevenson Jr., Corey L.
Place of Publication
Meadville, PA
Publisher
Christian Faith Publishing
Publication Date
2020
Physical Description
24 pages : colour illustrations ; 26 cm
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms
Mother-Child Relations
Family Relations
Popular Work
Personal Narratives
Juvenile Literature
ISBN
9781098048693
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ201 C5 S847m 2020

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Breast cancer : daughters tell their stories

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15324
Oktay, Julianne S. New York, NY: Haworth Press, Inc. , 2005.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 O41b 2005
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Oktay, Julianne S
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Haworth Press, Inc.
Publication Date
2005
Series
Gerontology and women
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Breast Neoplasms - personal narratives
Parent-Child Relations
Family Relations
Mother-Child Relations
Loss - psychology
Qualitative Research
Bereavement
Life Change Events
ISBN
0789014521
9780789014528
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WP870 O41b 2005

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All of us warriors : cancer stories of survival and loss

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124304
Munn, Rebecca Whitehead. Berkeley, CA: She Writes Press , 2020.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 M965a 2020
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
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Author
Munn, Rebecca Whitehead
Place of Publication
Berkeley, CA
Publisher
She Writes Press
Publication Date
2020
Subjects
Cancer Survivors - psychology
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
ISBN
9781631527951
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 M965a 2020

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Talking to my tatas : all you need to know from a breast cancer researcher and survivor

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124357
Brantley-Sieders, Dana. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield , 2022.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 B821t 2021
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
"Provides accessible science and health information for the love of your boobs, especially when they have cancer. Dana Brantley-Seiders spent twenty years working as a biomedical breast cancer researcher. Then, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She thought she knew breast cancer before it whack…
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Author
Brantley-Sieders, Dana
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Publication Date
2022
Physical Description
xi, 279 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
Abstract
"Provides accessible science and health information for the love of your boobs, especially when they have cancer. Dana Brantley-Seiders spent twenty years working as a biomedical breast cancer researcher. Then, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She thought she knew breast cancer before it whacked her upside her left boob and left her bleeding on the curb of uncertainty. Turns out, she had a lot to learn. This book shares Brantley-Seiders' personal journey with breast cancer, from the laboratory bench to her own bedside, and provides accessible information about breast cancer biology for non-scientists. Talking to My Tatas: All You Need to Know from a Breast Cancer Researcher and Survivor, offers accurate, evidence-based science that is accessible to all readers, including the more than three hundred thousand individuals diagnosed with breast cancer every year, their caregivers, and their loved ones. Knowledge is power, and lack of it can lead to overtreatment, unnecessary pain and suffering, and even death. By demystifying the process from mammograms, biopsies, pathology, and diagnostics, to surgical options, tumor genomic testing, and new treatment options, Brantley-Seiders aims to arm breast cancer patients with the tools they need to battle this disease with a healthy dose of humor, grace, and hope"-- Provided by publisher
ISBN
9781538155103
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WP870 B821t 2021

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Living with colon cancer : beating the odds

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog14898
Livingston, Eliza Wood. Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books , 2005.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WI520 L787 2005
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Livingston, Eliza Wood
Place of Publication
Amherst, NY
Publisher
Prometheus Books
Publication Date
2005
Physical Description
352 p. ; 23 cm
Subjects
Colonic Neoplasms - personal narratives - popular works
Colorectal Neoplasms - personal narratives - popular works
ISBN
1591023475 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9781591023470
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WI520 L787 2005

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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
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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

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I beat cancer : 50 people tell you how they did it

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog13910
Vaughan, Zack. Oxnard, CA: Awareness Publishing , 2003.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 I12v 2003
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Vaughan, Zack
Place of Publication
Oxnard, CA
Publisher
Awareness Publishing
Publication Date
2003
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology - personal narratives - popular works
Spiritual Healing - personal narratives
Alternative Medicine - personal narratives
ISBN
9780972167802
0972167803
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ201 I12v 2003

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We are all perfectly fine : a memoir of love, medicine and healing

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog125052
Horton, Jillian. Toronto, ON: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd , 2021.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WZ100 H823 2021
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Horton, Jillian
Place of Publication
Toronto, ON
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Publication Date
2021
Physical Description
290 p. ; 23 cm
Subjects
Physicians - psychology
Burnout, Professional
Occupational Stress
Burnout, Psychological
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.
ISBN
9781443461641
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WZ100 H823 2021

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Child's view of grief : a guide for parents, teachers, and counselors

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog14697
Wolfelt, Alan D. Fort Collins, CO: Companion Press , c2004.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF575 W856 2004
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
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Author
Wolfelt, Alan D
Place of Publication
Fort Collins, CO
Publisher
Companion Press
Publication Date
c2004
Physical Description
54 p. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Grief - popular works
Attitude to Death - popular works
Parent-Child Relations
Child
Adolescent
ISBN
1879651432
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF575 W856 2004

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Sacred body : a therapist's journey

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog10288
Himes, Mavis. [Toronto, ON]: Stoddart Publishing , 2002.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 H657 2002
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
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Author
Himes, Mavis
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Stoddart Publishing
Publication Date
2002
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology - personal narratives - popular works
Patients - psychology - personal narratives
ISBN
0773762760
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 H657 2002

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At face value : my struggle with a disfiguring cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog9756
Healey, Terry. Philadelphia, PA: Xlibris Corporation , 2001.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 H434a 2001
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Healey, Terry
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, PA
Publisher
Xlibris Corporation
Publication Date
2001
Subjects
Body Image - personal narratives - popular works
Neoplasms - psychology - personal narratives - popular works
Fibrosarcoma - popular works
Adaptation, Psychological - popular works
ISBN
073886658X
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ201 H434a 2001

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The "Goodbye cancer" garden

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121240
Matthies, Janna, Valiant, Kristi. Chicago, IL: Albert Whitman & Company , 2011.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 C5 M443 2011
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
Summary: When a mother is diagnosed with breast cancer, she and her family plant a garden and watch it grow through the seasons as she undergoes treatment and gets better.; Appropriate for ages 6 - 10
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Alternate Title
Goodbye cancer garden
Author
Matthies, Janna
Valiant, Kristi
Place of Publication
Chicago, IL
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Publication Date
2011
Physical Description
32 unnumbered pages : ill. ; 26 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms
Gardening
Parent Child Relations
Family Relations
Juvenile Literature
Pictorial Works
Popular Work
Abstract
Summary: When a mother is diagnosed with breast cancer, she and her family plant a garden and watch it grow through the seasons as she undergoes treatment and gets better.
Appropriate for ages 6 - 10
ISBN
9780807529942
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ201 C5 M443 2011
Website Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

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Healing children's grief : surviving a parent's death from cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog8965
Christ, Gracy Hyslop. New York, NY: Oxford University Press , 2000.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF575 C554 2000
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Relates the stories of 88 families and their 157 children (ages 3 to 17) who participated in a parent-guidance intervention through the terminal illness and death of one of the parents from cancer. Provides a detailed examination of how children and adolescents cope with this loss.
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Author
Christ, Gracy Hyslop
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication Date
2000
Subjects
Grief - popular works
Parent-Child Relations - popular works
Adaptation, Psychological
Attitude to Death - popular works
Abstract
Relates the stories of 88 families and their 157 children (ages 3 to 17) who participated in a parent-guidance intervention through the terminal illness and death of one of the parents from cancer. Provides a detailed examination of how children and adolescents cope with this loss.
ISBN
0195105915
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
BF575 C554 2000

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Fine black lines : reflections on facing cancer, fear, and loneliness

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15809
Hjelmstad, Lois Tschetter. Denver, CO: Mulberry Hill Press , 1998.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 H677 1998
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Hjelmstad, Lois Tschetter
Place of Publication
Denver, CO
Publisher
Mulberry Hill Press
Publication Date
1998
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - personal narratives - popular works
Breast Neoplasms - psychology - personal narratives - popular works
Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic
ISBN
0963713957
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WP870 H677 1998

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Six months to live : learning from a young man with cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog11095
Hallock, D. Farmington, PA.: Plough Pub. House , c2001.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WH525 H192 2001
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Hallock, D
Place of Publication
Farmington, PA.
Publisher
Plough Pub. House
Publication Date
c2001
Physical Description
xviii, 136 p. : ill. ; 21 cm
Subjects
Lymphoma - personal narratives - popular works
ISBN
087486903X (pbk.)
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WH525 H192 2001

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GrrrOUCH! Pain is like a grouchy bear

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20656
Morgan, Cathryn, Beshara, Crystal. Renfrew, ON: General Store Publishing House , 2011.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 C5 M847 2011
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Recommended for "Ages 6-10" on back cover
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Alternate Title
Grouch! Pain is like a grouchy bear
Author
Morgan, Cathryn
Beshara, Crystal
Place of Publication
Renfrew, ON
Publisher
General Store Publishing House
Publication Date
2011
Physical Description
29 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Subjects
Pain - psychology
Child
Parent-Child Relations
Family Relations
Pictorial Works
Juvenile Literature
Abstract
Recommended for "Ages 6-10" on back cover
ISBN
9781897508848
1897508840
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ201 C5 M847 2011

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Voices of lung cancer : the healing companion ; stories for courage, comfort and strength

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16050
New York, NY: LaChance Publishing , c2007.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WF658 V889 2007
Availability
4 copies, 4 available
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Editor
Healing Project
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
LaChance Publishing
Publication Date
c2007
Physical Description
xxi, 270 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
"Voices of" series book 1
Subjects
Lung Neoplasms
Physician-Patient Relations
Social Support
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
ISBN
9781934184004
1934184004
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WF658 V889 2007

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Cancer confidential : backstage dramas in the radiation clinic

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124311
Hayter, Charles. Toronto, ON: University of Toronto Press , 2020.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 H426c 2022
Availability
3 copies, 2 available
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Author
Hayter, Charles
Place of Publication
Toronto, ON
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Publication Date
2020
Physical Description
xix, 278 p. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Physician-Patient Relations
Neoplasms - radiotherapy
Neoplasms - psychology
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
ISBN
9781487528157
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 H426c 2022

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