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At my mother's breast

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15349
Watson-Burgess, Heather, MacDonald, Joe. Montreal, QC: National Film Board of Canada , 2005.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 W338 2005
Availability
4 copies, 4 available
Author
Watson-Burgess, Heather
MacDonald, Joe
Place of Publication
Montreal, QC
Publisher
National Film Board of Canada
Publication Date
2005
Physical Description
55 minutes
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Breast Neoplasms
Parent-Child Relations
Family Relations
Popular Work
Personal Narratives
Language
English
Material Type
Video
DVD
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WP870 W338 2005

Copies

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How to win a tickle fight

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog114211
Lang, Mike, Bryant, Aaron. Common Language Storytelling | Hands On Films , 2016.
Audience
Patient or Public
How to Win a Tickle Fight is a true story that follows one young father, Brock, and his family for two years as they strive to live full, meaningful lives despite the metastatic cancer diagnosis they are navigating. Brock desperately wants to leave a legacy for his 7 year old son and be remembered …
  1 read online  
Alternate Title
How to win a tickle fight : a true story about what can go right, even when things have gone terribly wrong
Author
Lang, Mike
Bryant, Aaron
Corporate Author
Survive & Thrive Cancer Programs
Family Lines
Canadian Cancer Society
Publisher
Common Language Storytelling
Hands On Films
Publication Date
2016
Physical Description
50 min.
Subjects
Terminally Ill - psychology
Neoplasms - psychology
Parent-Child Relations
Family Relations
Adaptation, Psychological
Young Adult
Personal Narratives
Canada
Popular Work
Abstract
How to Win a Tickle Fight is a true story that follows one young father, Brock, and his family for two years as they strive to live full, meaningful lives despite the metastatic cancer diagnosis they are navigating. Brock desperately wants to leave a legacy for his 7 year old son and be remembered as more than a 'sick person'. Kristen, Brock's wife, wants to maintain a closeness with her husband even while he is dying. And their son Ben... he just wants to have fun with his mom and dad. Through their difficult journey, the family comes to realizes that many things can still go right even when things have gone terribly wrong.
Notes
The complete documentary can be viewed online.
Language
English
Material Type
Video
Online
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
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Making every moment count

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16469
Kuttner, Leora, Roth, Lori. Montreal, QC: National Film Board of Canada | Still Water Pictures , 2003.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 D4 M235 2003
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Kuttner, Leora
Roth, Lori
Place of Publication
Montreal, QC
Publisher
National Film Board of Canada
Still Water Pictures
Publication Date
2003
Physical Description
39 minutes
Subjects
Palliative Care
Terminally Ill
Child
Attitude to Death
Parents
Pediatrics
Caregivers
Parent-Child Relations
Family
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
Language
English
Material Type
Video
DVD
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
BF789 D4 M235 2003

Copies

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I'm alive and the doctor's dead : surviving cancer with your sense of humor and your sexuality intact

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog13424
Buchanan, Sue. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House , 1994.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 B918 1998
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Formerly titled "Love, laughter, and a high disregard for statistics"
Author
Buchanan, Sue
Place of Publication
Grand Rapids, MI
Publisher
Zondervan Publishing House
Publication Date
1994
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Wit and Humor
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
Abstract
Formerly titled "Love, laughter, and a high disregard for statistics"
ISBN
0310224551 (pbk.)
9780310224556
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WP870 B918 1998

Copies

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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
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

Copies

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Our mom is getting better

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21678
Silver, Alex, Silver, Emily, Silver, Anna Rose. Atlanta, GA: American Cancer Society , 2007.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 C5 S586m 2007
Availability
5 copies, 5 available
  1 read online  
Author
Silver, Alex
Silver, Emily
Silver, Anna Rose
Place of Publication
Atlanta, GA
Publisher
American Cancer Society
Publication Date
2007
Physical Description
30 p. : ill. : 26 cm.
Series
EBSCOhost eBook
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Parent-Child Relations
Family
Survivors
Adaptation, Psychological
Juvenile Literature
Notes
Surrey CIC keep 2022 PFC
ISBN
9780944235850
9781604431667
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Ebook
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Surrey Cancer Info Ctr
Internet
Call Number
QZ201 C5 S586m 2007
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.
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Copies

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Navigating glioblastoma : a caregiver's perspective

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124258
Connolly, Sally. Jefferson, North Carolina: Toplight , 2020.
Audience
Patient or Public
A stale marriage. A deadly diagnosis. For Sally Connolly, three years of struggle followed her husband Peter's surgery for terminal brain cancer at age 61. Choosing treatment options that interfered least with his career, Peter focused his limited energy on work, with little left for his family, fu…
  1 read online  
Author
Connolly, Sally
Place of Publication
Jefferson, North Carolina
Publisher
Toplight
Publication Date
2020
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Subjects
Glioblastoma
Brain Neoplasms
Caregivers
Family Relations
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
Abstract
A stale marriage. A deadly diagnosis. For Sally Connolly, three years of struggle followed her husband Peter's surgery for terminal brain cancer at age 61. Choosing treatment options that interfered least with his career, Peter focused his limited energy on work, with little left for his family, further straining the marriage during his remaining days. Connolly's clear-eyed and affecting memoir recounts their wrangling over gender roles, money management, domestic decisions and lifestyle changes. Through their traumatic journey, they find humor and comfort in unexpected places. - Provided by publisher.
ISBN
9781476683195
9781476641065
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 or calling 1.888.675.8001 x 7000 (toll-free) to obtain a username and password.
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No cure for being human : (and other truths I need to hear)

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123330
Bowler, Kate. New York, NY: Random House , 2021.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 D4 B787 2021
Availability
3 copies, 2 available
Kate Bowler believed that life was a series of unlimited choices, only to find that she was stuck in a cancerous body at age 35 ... With dry wit and unflinching honesty, she grapples with her cancer diagnosis, her ambition, and her faith and searches for some kind of peace with her limitations in a…
Author
Bowler, Kate
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Random House
Publication Date
2021
Physical Description
xvi, 224 p. ; 23 cm
Subjects
Courage
Attitude to Death
Terminally Ill - psychology
Colorectal Neoplasms - psychology
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
Abstract
Kate Bowler believed that life was a series of unlimited choices, only to find that she was stuck in a cancerous body at age 35 ... With dry wit and unflinching honesty, she grapples with her cancer diagnosis, her ambition, and her faith and searches for some kind of peace with her limitations in a culture that says that anything is possible.In facing down cancer, Kate, -- a Christian Joan Didion -- (Glennon Doyle), searches for hope without cheap optimism, and truth with room for mystery. We are as fragile as the day we were born, and we will need each other if we're going to tell the truth: Life is beautiful and terrible, full of hope and despair and everything in between, but there's no cure for being human. -- Author's website
Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.
ISBN
9780593230770
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF789 D4 B787 2021

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Everything happens for a reason : and other lies I've loved

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120569
Bowler, Kate. New York, NY: Random House , 2018.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 D4 B787 2018
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
Author
Bowler, Kate
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Random House
Publication Date
2018
Physical Description
xviii, 178 p. ; 20 cm.
Subjects
Attitude to Death
Bereavement
Loss
Love
Uncertainty
Adaptation, Psychological
Colorectal Neoplasms - psychology
Family Relations
Christianity
Life Change Events
Personal Narratives
Autobiography
Popular Work
Notes
Copies may differ by ISBN and pagination.
ISBN
9780399592065
9780399592089
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF789 D4 B787 2018

Copies

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Journal : a mother and daughter's recovery from breast cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21671
Clark, Annabel, Redgrave, Lynn, Lerner, Barron. New York, NY: Umbrage Editions , 2004.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 C592 2004
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Alternate Title
Mother and daughter's recovery from breast cancer
Author
Clark, Annabel
Redgrave, Lynn
Lerner, Barron
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Umbrage Editions
Publication Date
2004
Physical Description
109 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Parent-Child Relations
Adaptation, Psychological
Pictorial Works
Personal Narratives
ISBN
9781884167430
1884167438
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WP870 C592 2004

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr Available
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How I coped when mommy died

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15432
Blake, Brett Hardy, Hope, Lori. [Boston, MA]: Fanlight Productions , 1999.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF575 B636 1999
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Blake, Brett Hardy
Hope, Lori
Place of Publication
[Boston, MA]
Publisher
Fanlight Productions
Publication Date
1999
Physical Description
26 minutes ; booklet
Subjects
Loss - psychology
Death - psychology
Grief
Bereavement
Parent-Child Relations
Adolescent
Child
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
ISBN
1572958308
Language
English
Material Type
Video
DVD
Booklet
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
BF575 B636 1999

Copies

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Corrigan, Kelly. New York, NY: Voice Hyperion , 2008.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 C825 2008
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Corrigan, Kelly
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Voice Hyperion
Publication Date
2008
Physical Description
272 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms
Family Relations
Neoplasms - psychology
Personal Narratives
ISBN
9781401340933
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WP870 C825 2008

Copies

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Cancer made me a shallower person : a memoir in comics

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18384
Engelberg, Miriam. New York, NY: Harper , 2006.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 E58c 2006
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
A cartoonist examines her experience with breast cancer in an irreverent and humourous graphic memoir
Author
Engelberg, Miriam
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Harper
Publication Date
2006
Physical Description
xiii, 126 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms
Neoplasms
Cartoons
Wit and Humor
Social Support
Personal Narratives
Pictorial Works
Biography
Abstract
A cartoonist examines her experience with breast cancer in an irreverent and humourous graphic memoir
ISBN
9780060789732
0060789735
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WP870 E58c 2006

Copies

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Martel, Tina. Saskatoon, SK: Houghton Boston , 2014.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 M376 2014
Availability
4 copies, 4 available
Author
Martel, Tina
Editor
Scott, Barbara
Place of Publication
Saskatoon, SK
Publisher
Houghton Boston
Publication Date
2014
Physical Description
192 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Family Relations
Survivors
Personal Narratives
ISBN
9780993954801
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
QZ201 M376 2014

Copies

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E is for ethics : how to talk to kids about morals, values, and what matters most

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18947
Corlett, Ian James, Holt, R. A. New York, NY: Atria Books , 2009.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BJ1631 C665 2009
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Corlett, Ian James
Holt, R. A
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Atria Books
Publication Date
2009
Physical Description
xi, 107 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Subjects
Child
Morals
Parent-Child Relations
Family Relations
Adaptation, Psychological
Popular Work
ISBN
9781416596547
1416596542
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BJ1631 C665 2009

Copies

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Grace : a memoir : a child's intimate journey through cancer and recovery

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog114682
Marchiano, Melinda. San Luis Obispo, CA: Happy Quail , 2010. 2nd ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 M319 2010
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Marchiano, Melinda
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
San Luis Obispo, CA
Publisher
Happy Quail
Publication Date
2010
Physical Description
xiii, 287 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Child
Hodgkin Disease
Adaptation, Psychological
Life Change Events
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
ISBN
9780984271207
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ201 M319 2010

Copies

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Healing our wounded hearts : a real life story about loss in the voice of a teenager

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124431
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.

Copies

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Pain chronicles : cures, myths, mysteries, prayers, diaries, brain scans, healing and the science of suffering

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124160
Thernstrom, Melanie. New York, NY: Picador , 2010.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WL704 T411p 2010
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Thernstrom, Melanie
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Picador
Publication Date
2010
Physical Description
xiv, 418 p. ; 21 cm
Subjects
Pain - etiology
Pain - psychology
Pain - therapy
Chronic Disease - psychology
Chronic Disease - therapy
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
ISBN
9780312573072
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WL704 T411p 2010

Copies

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Taylor, Cory. Portland, OR: Tin House Books , 2017.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 D4 T238 2017
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Taylor, Cory
Place of Publication
Portland, OR
Publisher
Tin House Books
Publication Date
2017
Physical Description
141 p. ; 21 cm.
Subjects
Attitude to Death
Dying
Neoplasms - psychology
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
ISBN
9781941040706
1941040705
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
BF789 D4 T238 2017

Copies

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Confronting the red devil and other stories about cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21386
Chutter, Kerry. Burnaby, BC: Write Room Press , 2013.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 C564 2013
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Chutter, Kerry
Place of Publication
Burnaby, BC
Publisher
Write Room Press
Publication Date
2013
Physical Description
iv, 73 p. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Survivors - psychology
Family
Social Support
Adaptation, Psychological
Personal Narratives
ISBN
9780987797216
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WP870 C564 2013

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