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Saying goodbye with love : the tool kit

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog3806
Simpson, Sheila. Surrey, BC: Sea Breeze Press , 1996.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 S613s 1996
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Simpson, Sheila
Place of Publication
Surrey, BC
Publisher
Sea Breeze Press
Publication Date
1996
Subjects
Death - popular works - handbooks
Grief - popular works - handbooks
Funeral Rites - handbooks
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
BF789 S613s 1996

Copies

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Saying goodbye to someone you love : your emotional journey through end of life and grief

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20200
Dresser, Norine, Wasserman, Fredda. New York, NY: Demos Health , 2010.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF575 G7 D773 2010
Availability
4 copies, 4 available
  1 read online  
Author
Dresser, Norine
Wasserman, Fredda
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Demos Health
Publication Date
2010
Physical Description
xix, 210 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
R2 Library
Subjects
Death - psychology
Grief
Bereavement
Terminally Ill
Attitude to Death
Adaptation, Psychological
Autobiography
Popular Work
ISBN
9781932603859
1932603859
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Ebook
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Internet
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF575 G7 D773 2010
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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Remembering well : rituals for celebrating life and mourning death

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16087
York, Sarah. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass , 2000.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF575 G7 Y63 2000
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
York, Sarah
Place of Publication
San Francisco, CA
Publisher
Jossey-Bass
Publication Date
2000
Physical Description
xxii, 216 p. ; 19 cm.
Subjects
Death
Grief
Bereavement
Attitude to Death
Funeral Rites
Ceremonial Behavior
Social Support
Popular Work
ISBN
9780787955076
0787955078
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF575 G7 Y63 2000

Copies

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Saying goodbye to Daddy

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog10983
Vigna, Judith. Morton Grove, Ill.: Albert Whitman & Company , 1991.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF575 V678 1991
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Frightened, lonely, and angry after her father is killed in a car accident, Clare is helped through the grieving process by her mother and grandfather
Author
Vigna, Judith
Place of Publication
Morton Grove, Ill.
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Publication Date
1991
Physical Description
[32] p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm
Subjects
Death - popular works
Grief - popular works
Parent-Child Relations - popular works
Abstract
Frightened, lonely, and angry after her father is killed in a car accident, Clare is helped through the grieving process by her mother and grandfather
ISBN
0807572535
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF575 V678 1991

Copies

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It's your funeral! : plan the celebration of a lifetime--before it's too late

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124457
Benjamin, Kathy. Philadelphia, PA: Quirk Books , 2021.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 B468 2021
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
"A practical guide to planning your funeral, including worksheets and guided journal prompts" --Provided by publisher
Author
Benjamin, Kathy
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, PA
Publisher
Quirk Books
Publication Date
2021
Physical Description
175 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subjects
Popular Work
Funeral Rites - handbooks
Attitude to Death
Abstract
"A practical guide to planning your funeral, including worksheets and guided journal prompts" --Provided by publisher
Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.
ISBN
9781683692584
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF789 B468 2021

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Service of celebration

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog3774
Kelowna, B.C.: , n.d.
Audience
Patient or Public
Place of Publication
Kelowna, B.C.
Publication Date
n.d.
Subjects
Funeral Rites - popular works - handouts
Language
English
Material Type
Handout
Audience
Patient or Public
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You hold me and I'll hold you

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog17818
Carson, Jo, Cannon, Annie. New York, NY: Orchard Books , 1992.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF575 C5 C321 1992
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
When a great-aunt dies, a young child finds comfort in being held and in holding too
Author
Carson, Jo
Cannon, Annie
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Orchard Books
Publication Date
1992
Physical Description
ill. ; 26 cm.
Subjects
Attitude to Death
Death
Bereavement
Grief
Family Relations
Funeral Rites
Juvenile Literature
Abstract
When a great-aunt dies, a young child finds comfort in being held and in holding too
ISBN
9780531058954
0531058956
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
BF575 C5 C321 1992

Copies

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On my way to the funeral parlor : a guide to living and dying in B.C.

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21455
Wright, L. E. Sechelt, BC: Wright Publishing , 2011. 2nd ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
W85.5 W951 2011
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Wright, L. E
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
Sechelt, BC
Publisher
Wright Publishing
Publication Date
2011
Physical Description
42 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Death
Advance Directives
Wills
Funeral Rites
Advance Care Planning
Popular Work
ISBN
9780986638404
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
W85.5 W951 2011

Copies

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Don't take my grief away from me : how to walk through grief and learn to live again

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog3936
Manning, Doug. Oklahoma City, OK.: In-Sight Books, Inc. , 2003. 29th ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF575 M283 2003
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
The first section of the book deals with those first few days after a death and all the plans and decisions that need to be made. The second section provides guidance and hope for healing.
Author
Manning, Doug
Edition
29th ed.
Place of Publication
Oklahoma City, OK.
Publisher
In-Sight Books, Inc.
Publication Date
2003
Subjects
Death - popular works
Grief - popular works
Abstract
The first section of the book deals with those first few days after a death and all the plans and decisions that need to be made. The second section provides guidance and hope for healing.
ISBN
1892785048
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF575 M283 2003

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Meditation to ease grief

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog10837
Naparstek, Belleruth. Akron, OH: Image Paths, Inc. , 1992.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ266 N195m 1992
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
Alternate Title
Ease grief
Author
Naparstek, Belleruth
Place of Publication
Akron, OH
Publisher
Image Paths, Inc.
Publication Date
1992
Physical Description
50 minutes
Series
Health journeys
Subjects
Grief
Stress, Psychological
Popular Work
ISBN
9781881405436
1881405435
Language
English
Material Type
Audio
CD
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library Relax
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ266 N195m 1992

Copies

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Straight talk about death for teenagers : how to cope with losing someone you love

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog4985
Grollman, Earl A. [Boston, MA]: Beacon Press , 1993.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 G875s 1993
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
This book speaks to teens in a way that acknowledges their feelings, promotes discussion and offers hope
Author
Grollman, Earl A
Place of Publication
[Boston, MA]
Publisher
Beacon Press
Publication Date
1993
Subjects
Death - in adolescence - popular works
Attitude to Death - in adolescence - popular works
Grief - in adolescence - popular works
Abstract
This book speaks to teens in a way that acknowledges their feelings, promotes discussion and offers hope
ISBN
0807025011
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF789 G875s 1993

Copies

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Chicken soup for the grieving soul : stories about life, death, and overcoming the loss of a loved one

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog14696
Canfield, Jack, Hansen, Mark Victor. Deerfield Beach, FL: Health Communications , c2003.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF575 G7 C533 2003
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Canfield, Jack
Hansen, Mark Victor
Place of Publication
Deerfield Beach, FL
Publisher
Health Communications
Publication Date
c2003
Physical Description
xv, 270 p. : ill. ; 22 cm
Subjects
Grief - popular works
Death - psychology - popular works
Bereavement - popular works
ISBN
1558749020
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF575 G7 C533 2003

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Before I say goodbye

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog3431
Picardie, Ruth, Seaton, Matt, Picardie, Justine. [Toronto, ON]: Penguin Books , 1998.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 P586 1998
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Picardie, Ruth
Seaton, Matt
Picardie, Justine
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Penguin Books
Publication Date
1998
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - personal narratives - popular works
ISBN
0140276300
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WP870 P586 1998

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Grief works : stories of life, death and surviving

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121875
Samuel, Julia. [Toronto, ON]: Doubleday Canada , 2018.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF575 G7 S193 2018
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
Author
Samuel, Julia
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Doubleday Canada
Publication Date
2018
Physical Description
xxi, 294 p. ; 21 cm.
Subjects
Grief
Loss
Bereavement
Attitude to Death
Adaptation, Psychological
Case Reports
Popular Work
Notes
Copies may differ by pub date, publisher and ISBN.
ISBN
9780385690867
9780385690881
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF575 G7 S193 2018
Website Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

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Surviving death : stories of grief

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15585
Murray, Elizabeth. Montreal, QC: National Film Board of Canada , 1998.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF575 G3 S963 1998
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Murray, Elizabeth
Place of Publication
Montreal, QC
Publisher
National Film Board of Canada
Publication Date
1998
Physical Description
48 minutes
Subjects
Grief - personal narratives - DVD
Grief - popular works - DVD
Death - psychology - popular works - DVD
Bereavement - popular works - DVD
Loss - psychology - popular works - DVD
Life Change Events - popular works - DVD
Language
English
Material Type
Video
DVD
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
BF575 G3 S963 1998

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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.
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
FVC PFCS
Call Number
BF575 C554 2000

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How to go on living when someone you love dies

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog3877
Rando, Therese A. [Toronto, ON]: Bantam Books , 1991.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF575 R194h 1991
Availability
11 copies, 11 available
Author
Rando, Therese A
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Bantam Books
Publication Date
1991
Subjects
Grief - popular works
Death - popular works
Notes
Surrey CIC keep 2022 (F0002406)
Surrey CIC keep 2022 PFC (F0002403, F0002404)
ISBN
0553352695
9780553352696
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF575 R194h 1991

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I will remember you : what to do when someone you love dies : a guidebook through grief for teens

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog10981
Dower, Laura, Lister, Elena. New York, NY: Scholastic Inc , 2001.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF575 D746 2001
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Explores different aspects of grief, such as denial, ritual, remembering, mourning a stranger, and anniversary "aftershocks." It includes personal stories of death and life from real teens, advice from a grief counsellor, and hands-on exercises.
Alternate Title
I will remember you : a guidebook through grief for teens
Author
Dower, Laura
Lister, Elena
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Publication Date
2001
Physical Description
xxiii, 211 p ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Bereavement - in adolescence - popular works
Death - in adolescence - popular works
Grief - in adolescence - popular works
Abstract
Explores different aspects of grief, such as denial, ritual, remembering, mourning a stranger, and anniversary "aftershocks." It includes personal stories of death and life from real teens, advice from a grief counsellor, and hands-on exercises.
ISBN
0439139619 (pbk.)
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF575 D746 2001

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Not the last goodbye : on life and death, healing and cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20751
Servan-Schreiber, David, Gauthier, Ursula. [Toronto, ON]: Collins , 2011.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 S591n 2011
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
Author
Servan-Schreiber, David
Gauthier, Ursula
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Collins
Publication Date
2011
Physical Description
164 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
Subjects
Brain Neoplasms - psychology
Neoplasms - psychology
Autobiography
ISBN
9781443410885
1443410888
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 S591n 2011

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Time to grieve : meditations for healing after the death of a loved one

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog9982
Staudacher, Carol. San Francisco, Ca.: HarperSanFrancisco , 1994.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF575 S798t 1994
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Staudacher, Carol
Place of Publication
San Francisco, Ca.
Publisher
HarperSanFrancisco
Publication Date
1994
Subjects
Grief - popular works
Bereavement - popular works
Death - psychology - popular works
Meditation - popular works
ISBN
0062508458
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
BF575 S798t 1994

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