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Living in the shadow of death : a rabbi copes with cancer

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Weinblatt, Stuart G. Brooklyn, NY: KTAV Publishing House, Inc. , 2015.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 W423 2015
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Weinblatt, Stuart G.
Place of Publication
Brooklyn, NY
Publisher
KTAV Publishing House, Inc.
Publication Date
2015
Physical Description
96 p. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Emotional Adjustment
Life Change Events
Clergy
Judaism
Spirituality
Pastoral Care
Religion and Medicine
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
ISBN
9789655241709
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ201 W423 2015

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Love and laughter in the time of chemotherapy

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120286
Pawagi, Manjusha. [Toronto, ON]: Second Story Press , 2017.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 P339 2017
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
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Author
Pawagi, Manjusha
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Second Story Press
Publication Date
2017
Physical Description
252 p. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Leukemia - psychology
Life Change Events
Emotional Adjustment
Stem Cell Transplantation - psychology
Family Relations
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
ISBN
9781772600452
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ201 P339 2017
Website Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

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What we wish were true : reflecting on nurturing life and facing death

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124408
Quinn, Tallu Schuyler. New York, NY: Convergent , 2022. 1st ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 D4 Q7w 2022
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
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Author
Quinn, Tallu Schuyler
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Convergent
Publication Date
2022
Physical Description
xiii, 192 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Subjects
Attitude to Death
Brain Neoplasms
Life Change Events
Spirituality
Clergy
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
Notes
"Many of the essays in this work originally appeared in slightly different form on Tallu Schuyler Quinn's blog in 2020 and 2021"-- WorldCat
ISBN
9780593442906
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF789 D4 Q7w 2022

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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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A matter of death and life

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123325
Yalom, Irvin D., Yalom, Marilyn. Stanford, CA: Redwood Press , 2021.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 D4 Y19 2021
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Yalom, Irvin D.
Yalom, Marilyn
Place of Publication
Stanford, CA
Publisher
Redwood Press
Publication Date
2021
Physical Description
xii, 240 p. : ill. ; 22 cm
Subjects
Attitude to Death
Terminally Ill
Grief
Loss
Love
Spouses
Adaptation, Psychological
Aging
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.
ISBN
9781503613768
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
BF789 D4 Y19 2021

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Beautiful death : facing the future with peace

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20165
Eckl, Cheryl. Littletown, CO: Flying Crane Press , 2011.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 D4 E19 2010
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Eckl, Cheryl
Place of Publication
Littletown, CO
Publisher
Flying Crane Press
Publication Date
2011
Physical Description
295 p. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Death - psychology
Neoplasms - psychology
Family Relations
Terminally Ill
Attitude to Death
Bereavement
Autobiography
Popular Work
Personal Narratives
ISBN
9780982810705
0982810709
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
BF789 D4 E19 2010

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Radical acts of love : how we find hope at the end of life

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog122881
Brown, Janie. [Toronto, ON]: Doubleday Canada , 2020.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 D4 B877 2020
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
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Author
Brown, Janie
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Doubleday Canada
Publication Date
2020
Physical Description
xxii, 282 p. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Philosophy
Terminally Ill
Attitude to Death
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
ISBN
9780385694735
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF789 D4 B877 2020
Website Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

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Forever optimistic : fighting brain cancer, finding your best path, and leading a life with purpose

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124344
Brams, Robert S., Coons, Christopher A. New York, NY: Skyhorse Publishing , 2021.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WL358 B815 2021
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
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Author
Brams, Robert S.
Coons, Christopher A.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Publication Date
2021
Physical Description
xii, 170 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm
Subjects
Brain Neoplasms
Life Change Events
Adaptation, Psychological
Optimism
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
ISBN
9781510766167
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WL358 B815 2021

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Riding the cancer coaster : survival guide for teens and young adults

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog119643
Schilstra, Clarissa. [San Bernadino, CA]: Create Space Independent Publishing Platform , 2015.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ200 S334 2015
Availability
6 copies, 6 available
"A diagnosis of cancer is devastating at any age. For teenagers and young adults, it presents a unique challenge both socially and emotionally ... In the pages of this book, I share those stories and strategies, in an effort to provide a guide through the emotional roller coaster that is cancer tre…
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Author
Schilstra, Clarissa
Place of Publication
[San Bernadino, CA]
Publisher
Create Space Independent Publishing Platform
Publication Date
2015
Physical Description
iv, 67 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Neoplasms - rehabilitation
Leukemia
Emotional Adjustment
Adolescent
Young Adult
Survivors
Personal Narratives
Guidebooks
Abstract
"A diagnosis of cancer is devastating at any age. For teenagers and young adults, it presents a unique challenge both socially and emotionally ... In the pages of this book, I share those stories and strategies, in an effort to provide a guide through the emotional roller coaster that is cancer treatment and life as a cancer survivor." - Author
ISBN
978514208083
1514208083
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ200 S334 2015

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Over my head : a doctor's own story of head injury from the inside looking out

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16094
Osborn, Claudia L. Kansas City, MO: Andrews McMeel Publishing , 1998.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WL354 O83 1998
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
Osborn, Claudia L
Place of Publication
Kansas City, MO
Publisher
Andrews McMeel Publishing
Publication Date
1998
Physical Description
xii, 239 p. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Brain Injuries - rehabilitation
Personal Narratives
Biography
ISBN
0836254198
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WL354 O83 1998

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Creating a good death : coping with terminal illness

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15965
Schmidt, Laura. Princeton, NY: Films Media Group , 2004.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 D4 C912 2004
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Originally broadcast on December 10, 2003 on ABC News program Nightlines.
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Author
Schmidt, Laura
Place of Publication
Princeton, NY
Publisher
Films Media Group
Publication Date
2004
Physical Description
26 minutes
Series
Films for the Humanities and Sciences 33509
Subjects
Attitude to Death
Pancreatic Neoplasms - psychology
Hospice Care
Social Support
Terminally Ill
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
Abstract
Originally broadcast on December 10, 2003 on ABC News program Nightlines.
ISBN
9780736596473
Language
English
Material Type
Video
DVD
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
BF789 D4 C912 2004

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I'll carry the fork! : recovering a life after brain injury

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16093
Swanson, Kara L. Scotts Valley, CA: Rising Star Press , 2003.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WL354 S974 2003
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
Swanson, Kara L
Place of Publication
Scotts Valley, CA
Publisher
Rising Star Press
Publication Date
2003
Physical Description
204 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Brain Injuries - rehabilitation
Patients
Adaptation, Psychological
Biography
Personal Narratives
ISBN
9780933670044
0933670044
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WL354 S974 2003

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Top five regrets of the dying : a life transformed by the dearly departing

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124441
Ware, Bronnie. Carlsbad, CA: Hay House, Inc. , 2019.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 D4 W561 2019
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
"After too many years of unfulfilling work, Bronnie Ware began searching for a job with heart. Despite having no formal qualifications or previous experience in the field, she found herself working in palliative care.; During the time she spent tending to those who were dying, Bronnie's life was tr…
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Author
Ware, Bronnie
Place of Publication
Carlsbad, CA
Publisher
Hay House, Inc.
Publication Date
2019
Physical Description
xiii, 303 pages ; 22 cm
Subjects
Popular Work
Personal Narratives
Palliative Care
Self-Help
Attitude to Death
Abstract
"After too many years of unfulfilling work, Bronnie Ware began searching for a job with heart. Despite having no formal qualifications or previous experience in the field, she found herself working in palliative care.
During the time she spent tending to those who were dying, Bronnie's life was transformed. Later, she wrote an Internet blog post, outlining the most common regrets that the people she had cared for had expressed. By applying the lessons of those nearing their death to her own life, she developed an understanding that it is possible for everyone, if we make the right choices, to die with peace of mind.
Bronnie's delightful memoir is a courageous, life-changing book that will leave you feeling more compassionate and inspired to live the life you are truly here to live" --Back cover
Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.
ISBN
9781401956004
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF789 D4 W561 2019

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When breath becomes air

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog113896
Kalanithi, Paul. New York, NY: Random House , 2016.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 D4 K14 2016
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
More Information
Author
Kalanithi, Paul
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Random House
Publication Date
2016
Physical Description
xix, 228 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Attitude to Death
Lung Neoplasms - psychology
Personal Narratives
Autobiography
Quality of Life
Family Relations
Terminally Ill
Neurosurgeons
Popular Work
ISBN
9780812988406
081298840X
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF789 D4 K14 2016

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Off script : what to do when God rewrites your life

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21298
Schmidt, Cary. Lancaster, CA: Striving Together Publications , 2011.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 S349 2011
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
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Author
Schmidt, Cary
Place of Publication
Lancaster, CA
Publisher
Striving Together Publications
Publication Date
2011
Physical Description
xxiii, 207p. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Hodgkin Disease - psychology
Spiritual Therapies
Adaptation, Psychological
Life Change Events
Christianity
Personal Narratives
ISBN
9781598941692
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 S349 2011

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Storied companions : cancer, trauma, and discovering guides for living in Buddhist narratives

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123374
Derris, Karen. Somerville, MA: Wisdom Publications , 2021.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 D4 D477 2021
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Facing a terminal cancer diagnosis, Karen Derris--professor, mother, and Buddhist practitioner--turned to books. By reading ancient Buddhist stories with new questions and a new purpose, finding a way to live with her dying body, she discovers new ways to make them immediate and real. - Provided by…
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Author
Derris, Karen
Place of Publication
Somerville, MA
Publisher
Wisdom Publications
Publication Date
2021
Physical Description
216 p. ; 23 cm
Subjects
Buddhism
Terminally Ill
Attitude to Death
Suffering
Uncertainty
Philosophy
Brain Neoplasms
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
Abstract
Facing a terminal cancer diagnosis, Karen Derris--professor, mother, and Buddhist practitioner--turned to books. By reading ancient Buddhist stories with new questions and a new purpose, finding a way to live with her dying body, she discovers new ways to make them immediate and real. - Provided by publisher.
Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.
ISBN
9781614295754
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
BF789 D4 D477 2021

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Dying to be me : my journey from cancer, to near death, to true healing

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21458
Moorjani, Anita. Carlsbad, CA: Hay House , 2012.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 M825 2012
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
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Author
Moorjani, Anita
Place of Publication
Carlsbad, CA
Publisher
Hay House
Publication Date
2012
Physical Description
xv, 191 p. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Death
Spiritual Therapies
Mind-Body Therapies
Adaptation, Psychological
Personal Narratives
ISBN
9781401937515
9781401937539
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 M825 2012

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Year of magical thinking

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15408
Didion, Joan. New York, NY: A.A. Knopf , 2005. 1st ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF575 D556 2005
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
More Information
Author
Didion, Joan
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
A.A. Knopf
Publication Date
2005
Physical Description
227 p. ; 21 cm.
Subjects
Loss - psychology
Grief - psychology
Grief
Attitude to Death
Family Health
Family Relations
Life Change Events
Widowhood - psychology
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
ISBN
140004314X
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF575 D556 2005

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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, 3 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…
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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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Dying in public : living with metastatic breast cancer

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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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