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Aarvy aardvark finds hope

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O'Toole, Donna. Burnsville, N.C.: Mountain Rainbow Publications , 1988.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF575 C5 O88 1988

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: O'Toole, Donna

Place of Publication: Burnsville, N.C.

Publisher: Mountain Rainbow Publications

Publication Date: 1988

Subjects: Death; Grief; Loss; Juvenile Literature

ISBN: 1878321250

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF575 C5 O88 1988

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Alex's journey

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American Brain Tumor Association. Des Plaines, IL: American Brain Tumor Association , 2006.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WL358 A849a 2006

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

This is a fiction story about a boy named Alex who has a brain tumor. Alex gets better with the help of many people who care about him.

Alternate Title: Alex's journey : the story of a child with a brain tumor

Corporate Author: American Brain Tumor Association

Place of Publication: Des Plaines, IL

Publisher: American Brain Tumor Association

Publication Date: 2006

Physical Description: 30 minutes

Subjects: Brain Neoplasms - psychology; Fictional Works; Child; Juvenile Literature

Abstract: This is a fiction story about a boy named Alex who has a brain tumor. Alex gets better with the help of many people who care about him.

Language: English

Material Type: Video; DVD

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: WL358 A849a 2006

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Alex's journey : the story of a child with a brain tumor

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American Brain Tumor Association. Des Plaines, Ill.: American Brain Tumor Association , 1999.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 C5 A849a 1999

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

This is a fiction story about a boy named Alex who has a brain tumor. Alex gets better with the help of many people who care about him.

Corporate Author: American Brain Tumor Association

Place of Publication: Des Plaines, Ill.

Publisher: American Brain Tumor Association

Publication Date: 1999

Subjects: Brain Neoplasms - psychology; Fictional Works; Child; Juvenile Literature

Abstract: This is a fiction story about a boy named Alex who has a brain tumor. Alex gets better with the help of many people who care about him.

ISBN: 0944093299

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ201 C5 A849a 1999

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Art of conversation in cancer care : lessons for caregivers

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New York, NY: Oxford University Press , 2022. 2nd ed.

Audience: Patient or Public

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Alternate Title: Art of conversation through serious illness

Edition: 2nd ed.

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Publication Date: 2022

Series: Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Caregivers - psychology; Terminally Ill - psychology; Terminal Care - psychology; Popular Work

Notes: Revised edition of Art of conversation through serious illness

ISBN: 9780197500293; 9780197500316

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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Art of dying : how to leave this world with dignity and grace, at peace with yourself and your loved ones

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Weenolsen, Patricia. New York, NY: St. Martin's Press , 1996.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 D4 W397 1996

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Discusses coming to terms with the disease itself; managing pain; planning funerals; making peace with loved ones; deciding about terminal care; and learning what the final experience of death is like. Although the author argues the pros and cons of euthanasia and belief in an afterlife, her obviou…

Author: Weenolsen, Patricia

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: St. Martin's Press

Publication Date: 1996

Subjects: Death - psychology; Terminally Ill - psychology; Loss - psychology

Abstract: Discusses coming to terms with the disease itself; managing pain; planning funerals; making peace with loved ones; deciding about terminal care; and learning what the final experience of death is like. Although the author argues the pros and cons of euthanasia and belief in an afterlife, her obvious bias in favour of both may be off-putting to some readers.

ISBN: 0312167768; 9780312167769

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF789 D4 W397 1996

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Aunt Mary buttons

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Jones, Diane Jarvis. [Vancouver, BC?]: Diane Jarvis Jones , 1995.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF575 C5 J76 1995

Availability: 6 copies, 6 available

The narrator remembers being a baby and being given a button blanket by Aunt Mary. Aunt Mary comes to live with the family when the narrator is five and she is seriously ill and dying. She sings a song to the young child who is afraid of death but does not understand its meaning. After the death of…

Author: Jones, Diane Jarvis

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: Diane Jarvis Jones

Publication Date: 1995

Subjects: Grief; Family; Attitude to Death; Parent-Child Relations; Infant; Child; Juvenile Literature

Abstract: The narrator remembers being a baby and being given a button blanket by Aunt Mary. Aunt Mary comes to live with the family when the narrator is five and she is seriously ill and dying. She sings a song to the young child who is afraid of death but does not understand its meaning. After the death of Aunt Mary, the child continues to give others buttons in remembrance.

ISBN: 096994070X; 9780969940708

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr; Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF575 C5 J76 1995

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Badger's parting gifts

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Varley, Susan. London, U.K.: Anderson Press Ltd. , 1984.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF575 C5 V315 1984

Availability: 5 copies, 5 available

Badger's friends are overwhelmed with their loss when he dies. By sharing their memories of his gifts, they find the strength to face the future with hope.

Author: Varley, Susan

Place of Publication: London, U.K.

Publisher: Anderson Press Ltd.

Publication Date: 1984

Subjects: Grief; Death; Infant; Child; Attitude to Death; Parent-Child Relations; Juvenile Literature

Abstract: Badger's friends are overwhelmed with their loss when he dies. By sharing their memories of his gifts, they find the strength to face the future with hope.

ISBN: 0006643175 (Collins); 0862640628

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: BF575 C5 V315 1984

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Because... someone I love has cancer : kids' activity book

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American Cancer Society. Atlanta, GA: American Cancer Society , 2003.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 C5 B388 2003

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Offers children support, encouragement, and opportunity for imaginative personal expression.

Corporate Author: American Cancer Society

Editor: Smith, Anneke

Place of Publication: Atlanta, GA

Publisher: American Cancer Society

Publication Date: 2003

Physical Description: xvi, 79 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Family Relations; Art Therapy; Juvenile Literature

Abstract: Offers children support, encouragement, and opportunity for imaginative personal expression.

ISBN: 0944235328

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ201 C5 B388 2003

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Becky and the worry cup

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Harpham, Wendy Schlessel. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers , 1997.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 C5 H296b 1997

Availability: 12 copies, 12 available

Six year old Becky has many adjustments to make and new feelings to deal with when her mother is diagnosed with cancer.

Author: Harpham, Wendy Schlessel

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Publication Date: 1997

Physical Description: 46 p. ; 21 cm.

Subjects: Parent-Child Relations; Neoplasms - psychology; Family Relations; Juvenile Literature

Abstract: Six year old Becky has many adjustments to make and new feelings to deal with when her mother is diagnosed with cancer.

Notes: Surrey CIC keep 2022 PFC; Accompanying book: When a parent has cancer QZ201 H296 2004.

ISBN: 0060952113; 9780060952112

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Surrey Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr; Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ201 C5 H296b 1997

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Big D : explaining death and dying to young children

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Kelly, Kate M. Burnstown, ON: , 2016.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF575 C5 K29 2016

Availability: 6 copies, 5 available

What is death? Where do we go when we die? What happens to our bodies? These are some the many questions children may have when a loved one dies. The Big D helps parents talk about death and offers answers to help families through this difficult time. - Cover

Author: Kelly, Kate M.

Place of Publication: Burnstown, ON

Publication Date: 2016

Physical Description: 39 unnumbered pages : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Elephant in the room series book

Subjects: Loss; Grief; Death; Adaptation, Psychological; Emotional Adjustment; Parent-Child Relations; Pictorial Works; Juvenile Literature; Popular Work

Abstract: What is death? Where do we go when we die? What happens to our bodies? These are some the many questions children may have when a loved one dies. The Big D helps parents talk about death and offers answers to help families through this difficult time. - Cover

ISBN: 9781772570878

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: BF575 C5 K29 2016

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Bright hour : a memoir of living and dying

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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…

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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Butterfly kisses and wishes on wings : when someone you love has cancer ... a hopeful, helpful book for kids

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McVicker, Ellen, Hersh, Nanci. Aurora, CO: s.n. , 2006.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 C5 M176b 2006

Availability: 6 copies, 6 available

A listen-to / read-along book for children

Author: McVicker, Ellen; Hersh, Nanci

Place of Publication: Aurora, CO

Publisher: s.n.

Publication Date: 2006

Physical Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : ill. : 24 cm. + Reading & discussion group guide

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Family; Parent-Child Relations; Mother-Child Relations; Juvenile Literature

Abstract: A listen-to / read-along book for children

Notes: Surrey CIC keep 2022 PFC; The paperback ed. does not include a Reading & discussion group guide.

ISBN: 9781424310562; 9780578159935; 1424310563

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: QZ201 C5 M176b 2006

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Cancer hates kisses

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Sliwerski, Jessica Reid, Song, Mika. New York, NY: Dial Books for Young Readers , 2017.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 C5 S633 2017

Availability: 6 copies, 5 available

"Parents are superheroes, especially when they're battling cancer. This empowering book follows a mother and her family through all the stages of her cancer -- diagnosis, surgery, chemotherapy and radiation -- and provides an honest and encouraging tool for talking with kids about serious illness. …

Author: Sliwerski, Jessica Reid; Song, Mika

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Dial Books for Young Readers

Publication Date: 2017

Physical Description: 34 unnumbered pages : col. ill. ; 29 cm.

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Neoplasms - psychology; Parent-Child Relations; Family Relations; Child; Juvenile Literature; Popular Work

Abstract: "Parents are superheroes, especially when they're battling cancer. This empowering book follows a mother and her family through all the stages of her cancer -- diagnosis, surgery, chemotherapy and radiation -- and provides an honest and encouraging tool for talking with kids about serious illness. Lovingly upbeat and straightforward, this book is a much-needed and welcome source of comfort for any cancer-fighting family." - Cover

ISBN: 9780735227811; 0735227810

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: QZ201 C5 S633 2017

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Caregiving wife's handbook : caring for your seriously ill husband, caring for yourself

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Denholm, Diana B. Alameda, CA: Hunter House Publishers , 2012.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 D4 D393 2012

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Denholm, Diana B

Place of Publication: Alameda, CA

Publisher: Hunter House Publishers

Publication Date: 2012

Physical Description: x, 198 p. ; 22 cm

Subjects: Caregivers - psychology; Spouses - psychology; Terminally Ill - psychology; Empathy; Critical Illness; Communication; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780897936057; 0897936051

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF789 D4 D393 2012

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Caring for people with learning disabilities who are dying

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Blackman, Noelle, Todd, Stuart. London, UK: Worth Publishning , 2005.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WB310 B629 2005

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Blackman, Noelle; Todd, Stuart

Place of Publication: London, UK

Publisher: Worth Publishning

Publication Date: 2005

Physical Description: x, 53 p. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Learning Disorders; Communication disorders; Terminal Care - methods; Mentally Disabled Persons; IIntellectual Disability; Terminally Ill - psychology; Death

ISBN: 9781903269176; 1903269172

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Victoria Library

Call Number: WB310 B629 2005

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Caring for the dying: the doula approach to a meaningful death

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Fersko-Weiss, Henry. Newburyport, MA: Conari Press , 2017.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 D4 F399 2017

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

"The doula approach to death offers opportunities to explore the meaning of a life and to convey that meaning through legacy work. Based on the model of care provided by birth doulas, it emphasized thoughtful planning for how the last days should look, sound, and feel ... and provides emotional and…

Author: Fersko-Weiss, Henry

Place of Publication: Newburyport, MA

Publisher: Conari Press

Publication Date: 2017

Physical Description: xiv, 222 p. ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Terminally Ill - psychology; Doulas; Hospice Care - psychology; Terminal Care; Attitude to Death; Advance Care Planning; Caregivers; Popular Work

Abstract: "The doula approach to death offers opportunities to explore the meaning of a life and to convey that meaning through legacy work. Based on the model of care provided by birth doulas, it emphasized thoughtful planning for how the last days should look, sound, and feel ... and provides emotional and spiritual support for both the dying person and their loved ones." - Cover

Notes: A gentle guide for families and caregivers - Cover

ISBN: 9781573246965; 1573246964

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: BF789 D4 F399 2017

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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, 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…

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.