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10 percent happier : how I tamed the voice in my head, reduced stress without losing my edge, and found self-help that actually works : a true story

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120079
Harris, Dan. New York, NY: Dey St. , 2014.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WM172.4 H313 2014
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Alternate Title
Ten percent happier
Author
Harris, Dan
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Dey St.
Publication Date
2014
Physical Description
xvi, 237 p. ; 21 cm.
Subjects
Mind Body Therapies
Stress, Psychological - therapy
Spiritual Therapies
Spirituality
Meditation
Buddhism
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
ISBN
9780062265432
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WM172.4 H313 2014

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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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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
More Information
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

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Blogs for the brain : a collection of blogs from my first year with cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20552
Woloshyn, Alyson. [Toronto, ON]: Blurb Inc. , 2010.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WL358 W866 2010
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
More Information
  1 read online  
Author
Woloshyn, Alyson
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Blurb Inc.
Publication Date
2010
Physical Description
149 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Brain Neoplasms - psychology
Blogging
Communications Media
Autobiography
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WL358 W866 2010
Website Notes
Excerpts of blogs.
Read Online
http://alysonwoloshyn.com/treatment-updates/

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Called back : my reply to cancer, my reply to life

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123316
Cappello, Mary. New York, NY: Fordham University Press , 2021.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 C244 2021
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
  1 read online  
Author
Cappello, Mary
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Publication Date
2021
Physical Description
217 p. ; 21 cm.
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Breast Neoplasms - prevention & control
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
Notes
Originally published in 2009 by Alyson Books.
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.
ISBN
9780823294053
9780823294046
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WP870 C244 2021
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.
Read Online
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Calling my spirit back

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124507
Alec, Elaine. [Victoria, BC]: Tellwell Talent , 2020.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WB885 A366 2020
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
"These stories are teachings, prophecy and protocols shared throughout the years by elders, language speakers, medicine people and helpers. They have been the foundation to individual healing and learning self-love."--Back cover
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Author
Alec, Elaine
Place of Publication
[Victoria, BC]
Publisher
Tellwell Talent
Publication Date
2020
Physical Description
vi, 183 pages ; 22 cm
Subjects
First Nations
Indigenous Canadians
Spiritual Therapies
Self Care - methods
Child Abuse, Sexual - rehabilitation
Substance-related disorders - rehabilitation
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
Abstract
"These stories are teachings, prophecy and protocols shared throughout the years by elders, language speakers, medicine people and helpers. They have been the foundation to individual healing and learning self-love."--Back cover
ISBN
9780228830696
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WB885 A366 2020

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Cancer : my story

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21576
Feist, Daniel, Shatenstein, Stan. [Toronto, ON]: CanWest Books Inc. , 2006.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 F310 2006
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
Series of articles originally published in The Gazette, Montreal
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Author
Feist, Daniel
Shatenstein, Stan
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
CanWest Books Inc.
Publication Date
2006
Physical Description
125 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Lung Neoplasms
Adaptation, Psychological
Personal Narratives
Abstract
Series of articles originally published in The Gazette, Montreal
ISBN
9781897229088
1897229089
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 F310 2006

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Cancer rainbow : snapshots from my journey

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15244
Krimstein, Becky, Krimstein, Gary. North Potomac, MD: Beckstein Productions , 2003.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 K92 2003
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
More Information
Author
Krimstein, Becky
Krimstein, Gary
Place of Publication
North Potomac, MD
Publisher
Beckstein Productions
Publication Date
2003
Physical Description
57 minutes
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - personal narratives - popular works - DVD
Breast Neoplasms - psychology - popular works - DVD
Language
English
Material Type
Video
DVD
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WP870 K92 2003

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

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15970
O'Kelly, Eugene, Postman, Andrew. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill , 2008.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 D4 O41 2008
Availability
1 copy, 0 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…
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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.
ISBN
9780071499934
0071499938
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
BF789 D4 O41 2008

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Chemo and me : my hair loss experience

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18644
Miller, Tani. Atlanta, GA: American Cancer Society/Health Promotions , 2009.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ200 M651 2009
Availability
5 copies, 5 available
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Author
Miller, Tani
Place of Publication
Atlanta, GA
Publisher
American Cancer Society/Health Promotions
Publication Date
2009
Physical Description
1 v. : ill ; 19 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - complications
Beauty
Antineoplastic Agents - adverse effects
Breast Neoplasms - therapy
Neoplasms - rehabilitation
Scarves
Hair
Alopecia
Personal Narratives
Pictorial Works
Popular Work
ISBN
9781604430097
1604430095
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ200 M651 2009

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Deadly intruder : my fight against brain cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21996
Cayouette, Gilles, Cayouette, Toby. Quebec: Celestia Lwms Corp. Editions , 2008.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WL358 C385 2008
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
More Information
Author
Cayouette, Gilles
Cayouette, Toby
Place of Publication
Quebec
Publisher
Celestia Lwms Corp. Editions
Publication Date
2008
Physical Description
138 p. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Brain Neoplasms - psychology
Glioblastoma - psychology
Personal Narratives
Autobiography
Popular Work
ISBN
9780981047515
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WL358 C385 2008

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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.
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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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Dream new dreams : reimagining my life after loss

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20846
Pausch, Jai. New York, NY: Crown Archetype , 2012.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 P334 2012
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
More Information
Author
Pausch, Jai
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Crown Archetype
Publication Date
2012
Physical Description
xi, 228 p. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Caregivers - psychology
Pancreatic Neoplasms
Family Relations
Death - psychology
Autobiography
ISBN
9780307888501
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 P334 2012

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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
More Information
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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Finger up the bum : a guide to my prostate cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120302
Izen, Michael Hart. [Vancouver, BC?]: Leola Productions , 2016.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WJ752 I98 2016
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
How do you deal with a terminal diagnosis in your forties? How are you supposed to talk about it with friends and family? "Finger up the bum" tells of Michael Izen's experience with prostate cancer with in-your-face humor and original, off-the-wall illustrations about everything from his 'fallen wa…
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Author
Izen, Michael Hart
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
Leola Productions
Publication Date
2016
Physical Description
79 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Prostatic Neoplasms
Prostatic Neoplasms - diagnosis
Prostatic Neoplasms - therapy
Men's Health
Humor
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
Abstract
How do you deal with a terminal diagnosis in your forties? How are you supposed to talk about it with friends and family? "Finger up the bum" tells of Michael Izen's experience with prostate cancer with in-your-face humor and original, off-the-wall illustrations about everything from his 'fallen warrior' to hot flashes, as well as touching thoughts on what really matters in the end - Cover
ISBN
9780995278707
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WJ752 I98 2016

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Flat : reclaiming my body from breast cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121704
Guthrie, Catherine. New York, NY: Skyhorse Publishing , 2018.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 G984 2018
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
"As a young queer woman, Catherine Guthrie worked hard to feel at home in her body. However, after years writing about women's health and breast cancer, Guthrie is thrust into the role of the patient after a devastating diagnosis at age thirty-eight. At least, she thinks, I know what I'm up against…
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Author
Guthrie, Catherine
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Publication Date
2018
Physical Description
255 p. ; 24 cm
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms
Body Image - psychology
Feminism
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
Abstract
"As a young queer woman, Catherine Guthrie worked hard to feel at home in her body. However, after years writing about women's health and breast cancer, Guthrie is thrust into the role of the patient after a devastating diagnosis at age thirty-eight. At least, she thinks, I know what I'm up against. She is wrong ... Filled with candor, vulnerability, and resilience, Guthrie upends the "pink ribbon" narrative and offers a unique perspective on womanhood, what it means to be "whole," and the importance of women advocating for their desires. This book is the story of how she found the strength to forge an unconventional path - one of listening to her body - that she'd been on all along." - Cover
ISBN
1510732918
9781510732919
9781510732940
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Ebook
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Internet
Call Number
WP870 G984 2018
Website Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.
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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Grace follows me : my story about kissing cancer in the face!

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog119946
Liu, Macy. [Charleston, SC]: Macy Liu , 2016.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 L783 2016
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
This book is a collection of blog posts by Chinese-Canadian author Macy Liu and describes her daily journey through breast cancer treatment and recovery.
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Author
Liu, Macy
Place of Publication
[Charleston, SC]
Publisher
Macy Liu
Publication Date
2016
Physical Description
160 p. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Breast Neoplasms
Breast Neoplasms - rehabilitation
Survivors
Adaptation, Psychological
China - ethnology
Culture
Blogging
Personal Narratives
Abstract
This book is a collection of blog posts by Chinese-Canadian author Macy Liu and describes her daily journey through breast cancer treatment and recovery.
ISBN
9780995237605
0995237603
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WP870 L783 2016

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I am not my breast cancer : women talk openly about love and sex, hair loss and weight gain, mothers and daughters, and being a woman with breast cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21410
Peltason, Ruth. New York, NY: William Morrow , 2008. 1st ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 P394 2008
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
This book is based on an online dialogue created by Marc N. Weiss and Ruth Peltason and hosted by Web Lab (verso of title page).
More Information
Author
Peltason, Ruth
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
William Morrow
Publication Date
2008
Physical Description
xix, 379 p. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Parent-Child Relations
Sexual Behavior
Alopecia
Adaptation, Psychological
Popular Work
Abstract
This book is based on an online dialogue created by Marc N. Weiss and Ruth Peltason and hosted by Web Lab (verso of title page).
ISBN
9780061174100
0061174106
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WP870 P394 2008

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I get to keep my vagina, don't I? : pregnant with cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20553
Farmer-Shave, Christa L. , 2011.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 F234 2011
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
Farmer-Shave, Christa L
Publication Date
2011
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Pregnancy
Breast Neoplasms
Survivors
Autobiography
ISBN
9781257791736
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ201 F234 2011

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Indigenous psychology of spirituality : in my beginning is my end

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123453
Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing AG , 2021.
Audience
Patient or Public
More Information
  1 read online  
Editor
Dueck, Alvin
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Publication Date
2021
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Palgrave studies in indigenous psychology
Subjects
Spirituality
Religion and Psychology
Cultural Diversity
ISBN
9783030508685
9783030508692
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
Website Notes
This title is licensed for one user at a time on BC Cancer-network computers. If you are denied access while on a network computer, try again later.
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https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/bccancer-ebooks/detail.action?docID=6362820
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