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Being mortal : medicine and what matters in the end

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Gawande, Atul. [Toronto, ON]: Doubleday Canada , 2014.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WB310 G284 2014

Availability: 5 copies, 4 available

Author: Gawande, Atul

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Doubleday Canada

Publication Date: 2014

Physical Description: 282 p. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Palliative Care; Terminal Care; Aging - physiology; Aged; Activities of Daily Living; Ethics, Medical; Quality of Life; Attitude to Death; Prognosis

ISBN: 9780385677004

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

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

Call Number: WB310 G284 2014

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Breaking free : a prescription for personal and organizational change

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Noer, David M. San Francisco, Ca.: Jossey-Bass Publishers , 1997.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WX159 N769 1997

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Noer, David M

Place of Publication: San Francisco, Ca.

Publisher: Jossey-Bass Publishers

Publication Date: 1997

Subjects: Organizational Innovation; Personnel Management; Life Change Events

ISBN: 0787902675

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WX159 N769 1997

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Life is a verb : 37 days to wake up, be mindful, and live intentionally

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Digh, Patti. New York, NY: Skirt! , 2008.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WM61 D574 2008

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Alternate Title: Thirty seven days to wake up, be mindful, and live intentionally

Author: Digh, Patti

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Skirt!

Publication Date: 2008

Physical Description: xiii, 224 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm

Subjects: Mindfulness; Life Change Events; Quality of Life - psychology; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781599212951

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WM61 D574 2008

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Cancer and aging : from bench to clinics

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Basel: Karger , 2013.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QZ200 C215e 2013

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Editor: Extermann, Martine

Place of Publication: Basel

Publisher: Karger

Publication Date: 2013

Physical Description: viii, 169 p. : ill. : 26 cm.

Series: Interdisciplinary topics in gerontology 38

Subjects: Neoplasms; Aging; Aged; Health Services for the Aged

ISBN: 9783318023060

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Victoria Library

Call Number: QZ200 C215e 2013

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Older adults : understanding and facilitating transitions

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Lane, Annette M, Hirst, Sandra P, Reed, Marlette B. Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt Publishing Company , 2013.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WT100 L265 2013

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Lane, Annette M; Hirst, Sandra P; Reed, Marlette B

Place of Publication: Dubuque, IA

Publisher: Kendall Hunt Publishing Company

Publication Date: 2013

Physical Description: viii, 275 p. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Geriatrics; Aged; Health Services for the Aged; Life Change Events; Adaptation, Psychological; Chronic Disease; Family

ISBN: 9781465221650

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WT100 L265 2013

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Emotional life of your brain : how its unique patterns affect the way you think, feel, and live--and how you can change them

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Davidson, Richard J, Begley, Sharon. New York, NY: Hudson Street Press , 2012.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WM171 D253 2012

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Davidson, Richard J; Begley, Sharon

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Hudson Street Press

Publication Date: 2012

Physical Description: xviii, 279 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Emotions; Personality; Life Change Events; Brain - physiology; Stress, Psychological; Psychophysiology; Adaptation, Psychological; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781594630897

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; VC PFCS

Call Number: WM171 D253 2012

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Art of doing nothing : simple ways to make time for yourself

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Vienne, Veronique, Lennard, Erica. York, NY: Clarkson Potter Publishers , 1998.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WM425 V663 1998

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Vienne, Veronique; Lennard, Erica

Place of Publication: York, NY

Publisher: Clarkson Potter Publishers

Publication Date: 1998

Physical Description: 96 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.

Subjects: Stress, Psychological; Relaxation Therapy; Adaptation, Psychological; Life Change Events; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780609600740; 0609600745

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WM425 V663 1998

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Dying to live well : loving the journey

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Weiler, Renate. Holland Landing, ON: Renate Weiler Publishing , 2008.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF637 L53 W43 2009

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Weiler, Renate

Place of Publication: Holland Landing, ON

Publisher: Renate Weiler Publishing

Publication Date: 2008

Physical Description: xiv, 157 p. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Life Change Events; Mind-Body Therapies; Adaptation, Psychological; Spirituality; Autobiography; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780973304527

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF637 L53 W43 2009

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Experience of well-being in the midst of advanced cancer

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Yue, Kathleen. [Victoria, BC?]: University of Victoria , 2011.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: LE3 2011 Y94

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Yue, Kathleen

Place of Publication: [Victoria, BC?]

Publisher: University of Victoria

Publication Date: 2011

Subjects: Neoplasms - complications; Terminal Care; Palliative Care; Personal Satisfaction; Quality of Life; Neoplasms - psychology; Neoplasms - nursing; Adaptation, Psychological

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Thesis

Audience: Professional

Location: Victoria Library

Call Number: LE3 2011 Y94

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Change your questions, change your life : 10 powerful tools for life and work

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Adams, Marilee. San Francisco, CA: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc. , 2009. 2nd ed.

Audience: Professional; Patient or Public

Call Number: BF637 C4 A33 2009

Author: Adams, Marilee

Edition: 2nd ed.

Place of Publication: San Francisco, CA

Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc.

Publication Date: 2009

Physical Description: xi, 195 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Series: Inquiry Institute library series

Subjects: Life Style; Life Change Events; Adaptation, Psychological; Personal Satisfaction; Self-Assessment

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional; Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; VC Radiation Therapy VP

Call Number: BF637 C4 A33 2009

Change your questions, change your life : 12 powerful tools for life and work

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Adams, Marilee. San Francisco, CA: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc. , 2015. 3rd ed.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: BF637 C4 A33 2015

Availability: 1 copy, 0 available

Author: Adams, Marilee

Edition: 3rd ed.

Place of Publication: San Francisco, CA

Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc.

Publication Date: 2015

Physical Description: xi, 233 p. :ill. ; 22 cm.

Series: Inquiry Institute library series

Subjects: Life Style; Life Change Events; Adaptation, Psychological; Personal Satisfaction; Self-Assessment

ISBN: 9781626566330

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Kelowna Library

Call Number: BF637 C4 A33 2015

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Health and well being of older Chinese in Canada

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Lai, Daniel W. L. [Calgary]: University of Calgary Faculty of Social Work , 2003.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WA300 L185 2003

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Lai, Daniel W. L

Place of Publication: [Calgary]

Publisher: University of Calgary Faculty of Social Work

Publication Date: 2003

Subjects: Attitude to Health - in old age - Canada; Ethnic Groups - in old age - Canada; Aged - Canada

ISBN: 0968489117

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WA300 L185 2003

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Ethics and aging : the right to live, the right to die

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[Vancouver, BC?]: University of British Columbia Press , 1988.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: HQ1061 E83 1988

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Editor: Thornton, James E; Winkler, Earl R; Stuart-Stubbs, Megan

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: University of British Columbia Press

Publication Date: 1988

Physical Description: xiii, 256 p. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Social Conditions; Aged; Ethics; Delivery of Health Care; Aging - ethics; Geriatrics - ethics; Right to Die

ISBN: 9780774803106; 077480310X

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Kelowna Library

Call Number: HQ1061 E83 1988

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My mother, your mother : embracing "slow medicine" : the compassionate approach to caring for your aging loved ones

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McCullough, Dennis M. New York, NY: Harper , 2009.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WT120 M131 2009

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: McCullough, Dennis M

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Harper

Publication Date: 2009

Physical Description: xxiii, 263 p. ; 21 cm.

Subjects: Aging; Adult Children; Family; Caregivers; Health Services for the Aged; Parent-Child Relations; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780061243035

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WT120 M131 2009

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Don't sweat the small stuff...and it's all small stuff : simple ways to keep the little things from taking over your life

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Carlson, Richard. New York, NY: Hyperion , 1997.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WM172 C2841 1997

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Carlson, Richard

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Hyperion

Publication Date: 1997

Subjects: Adaptation, Psychological - popular works; Behavior Therapy; Interpersonal Relations; Stress, Psychological - popular works; Life Style; Life Change Events - popular works

ISBN: 0786881852

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WM172 C2841 1997

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Fall of Freddie the leaf : a story of life for all ages

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Buscaglia, Leo. New York, NY: Slack Incorporated , 1982.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF575 C5 B977 1982

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

As Freddie experiences the changing seasons along with his companion leaves, he learns that death is part of life.

Author: Buscaglia, Leo

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Slack Incorporated

Publication Date: 1982

Subjects: Life Change Events; Death; Stress, Psychological; Juvenile Literature

Abstract: As Freddie experiences the changing seasons along with his companion leaves, he learns that death is part of life.

ISBN: 94343232898

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF575 C5 B977 1982

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Chasing daylight : how my forthcoming death transformed my life : a final account

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O'Kelly, Eugene, Postman, Andrew. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill , 2008.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 D4 O41 2008

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Chasing daylight is the inspirational memoir of former KPMG CEO Eugene O'Kelly, written in the three-and -a-half months between his terminal diagnosis with a brain cancer and his death in September 2005. Interweaving details of his illness with reflections on life, death and success, this passiona…

Author: O'Kelly, Eugene; Postman, Andrew

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Publication Date: 2008

Physical Description: 201 p. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Death - psychology; Terminally Ill - psychology; Brain Neoplasms; Emotional Adjustment; Life Change Events; Quality of Life; Attitude to Death; Personal Narratives; Biography; Popular Work

Abstract: Chasing daylight is the inspirational memoir of former KPMG CEO Eugene O'Kelly, written in the three-and -a-half months between his terminal diagnosis with a brain cancer and his death in September 2005. Interweaving details of his illness with reflections on life, death and success, this passionate, deeply insightful book provides an unforgettable account of O'Kelly's final journey, and is a compelling reminder of the importance of living a balanced and meaningful life.