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Life in the balance : my journey with breast cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15527
Shapiro, Marla. [Toronto, ON]: HarperCollins , 2006.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 S529L 2006
Availability
7 copies, 7 available
Author
Shapiro, Marla
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
HarperCollins
Publication Date
2006
Physical Description
347 p. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms
Patients - psychology
Physicians - psychology
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
ISBN
9780002008143
9780002243841 (pbk.)
0002008149
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WP870 S529L 2006

Copies

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Everything happens for a reason : and other lies I've loved

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120569
Bowler, Kate. New York, NY: Random House , 2018.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 D4 B787 2018
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
Author
Bowler, Kate
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Random House
Publication Date
2018
Physical Description
xviii, 178 p. ; 20 cm.
Subjects
Attitude to Death
Bereavement
Loss
Love
Uncertainty
Adaptation, Psychological
Colorectal Neoplasms - psychology
Family Relations
Christianity
Life Change Events
Personal Narratives
Autobiography
Popular Work
Notes
Copies may differ by ISBN and pagination.
ISBN
9780399592065
9780399592089
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF789 D4 B787 2018

Copies

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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
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.

Copies

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Love & death : my journey through the valley of the shadow

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124142
Church, Forrest. Boston, MA: Beacon Press Books , 2008.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 D4 C561 2008
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
" Nearing his final days, a beloved Unitarian minister meditates on life, love, and death: 'The goal is to live in such a way that our lives will prove worth dying for.' Love & Death is imbued with ideas and exemplars for achieving that goal, and the stories he offers--all drawn from his own expe…
Alternate Title
Love and death
Author
Church, Forrest
Place of Publication
Boston, MA
Publisher
Beacon Press Books
Publication Date
2008
Subjects
Attitude to Death
Christianity
Religious Philosophies
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
Abstract
" Nearing his final days, a beloved Unitarian minister meditates on life, love, and death: 'The goal is to live in such a way that our lives will prove worth dying for.' Love & Death is imbued with ideas and exemplars for achieving that goal, and the stories he offers--all drawn from his own experiences and from the lives of his friends, family, and parishioners--are both engrossing and enlightening." - Provided by publisher
ISBN
9780807072974
0807072974
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
BF789 D4 C561 2008

Copies

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This is not the end of me : lessons on living from a dying man

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124494
Bascaramurty, Dakshana. [Toronto, ON]: McClelland & Stewart , 2020.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 D4 B298 2020
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
"The moving, inspiring story of a young husband and father who, when diagnosed with terminal cancer at the age of thirty-three, sets out to build a legacy for his infant son...Powerful and unvarnished, drawing on her conversations with Layton, and his own writing, This Is Not the End of Me contains…
Author
Bascaramurty, Dakshana
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
McClelland & Stewart
Publication Date
2020
Physical Description
285 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Subjects
Attitude to Death
Melanoma
Life Change Events
Death and dying
Popular Work
Personal Narratives
Abstract
"The moving, inspiring story of a young husband and father who, when diagnosed with terminal cancer at the age of thirty-three, sets out to build a legacy for his infant son...Powerful and unvarnished, drawing on her conversations with Layton, and his own writing, This Is Not the End of Me contains moments of great beauty and humour, and addresses the consequences of fearing death and what we can gain by accepting its inevitability, as well as reminding us of what it means to live."-- Provided by publisher
ISBN
9780771009631
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF789 D4 B298 2020

Copies

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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
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

Copies

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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…
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

Copies

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Reflections on the C-word : at the centre of the cancer labyrinth

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16482
Matthews, Carol. Sidney, BC: Hedgerow Press , 2007.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 M429 2007
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
Author
Matthews, Carol
Place of Publication
Sidney, BC
Publisher
Hedgerow Press
Publication Date
2007
Physical Description
xi, 67 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Patients
British Columbia
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
ISBN
9780973688252
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WP870 M429 2007

Copies

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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
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.

Copies

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With the end in mind : dying, death and wisdom in an age of denial

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124442
Mannix, Kathryn. New York, NY: Little, Brown Spark , 2018.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 D4 M284 2018
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
"Dr. Kathryn Mannix has studied and practiced palliative care for thirty years. In With the End in Mind, she shares beautifully crafted stories from a lifetime of caring for the dying, and makes a compelling case for the therapeutic power of approaching death not with trepidation, but with openness…
Author
Mannix, Kathryn
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Little, Brown Spark
Publication Date
2018
Physical Description
viii, 341 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Subjects
Popular Work
Personal Narratives
Palliative Care
Attitude to Death
Terminal Care
Hospice Care
Abstract
"Dr. Kathryn Mannix has studied and practiced palliative care for thirty years. In With the End in Mind, she shares beautifully crafted stories from a lifetime of caring for the dying, and makes a compelling case for the therapeutic power of approaching death not with trepidation, but with openness, clarity, and understanding. Weaving the details of her own experiences as a caregiver through stories of her patients, their families, and their distinctive lives, Dr. Mannix reacquaints us with the universal, but deeply personal, process of dying." -- Back cover
Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.
ISBN
9780316504478
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF789 D4 M284 2018

Copies

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Breast cancer legacy : your family history, your future

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15586
Murphy, Beth, Santos, Jody, Baxter, Meredith. New York, NY: Principle Pictures, Inc. , 2004.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 B828m 2004
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
Author
Murphy, Beth
Santos, Jody
Baxter, Meredith
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Principle Pictures, Inc.
Publication Date
2004
Physical Description
50 minutes
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - diagnosis
Breast Neoplasms - genetics
Breast Neoplasms
Patients
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Popular Work
Personal Narratives
Language
English
Material Type
Video
DVD
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WP870 B828m 2004

Copies

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Only 10 seconds to care : help and hope for busy clinicians

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18164
Harpham, Wendy Schlessel. Philadelphia, PA: ACP Press , 2009.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
W62 H295 2009
Availability
6 copies, 6 available
Author
Harpham, Wendy Schlessel
Corporate Author
American College of Physicians
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, PA
Publisher
ACP Press
Publication Date
2009
Physical Description
xvii, 195 p. ; 21 cm.
Subjects
Physician-Patient Relations
Professional-Patient Relations
Empathy
Neoplasms - psychology
Communication
Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin
Patients - psychology
Quality of Life
Personal Narratives
ISBN
9781934465394
1934465399
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Library
Surrey Library
Victoria Library
Abbotsford Library
Call Number
W62 H295 2009

Copies

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Truth of it : an unscripted video series about cancer : palliative care experience

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120819
Canadian Partnership Against Cancer. [Toronto, ON]: Cancer View Canada , [2010].
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 T875p 2010 v.6
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Bringing to light the concerns and needs of palliative care patients, this set of videos aims to support individuals receiving end-of-life care, as well as caregivers and health care providers working with them.
  1 read online  
Corporate Author
Canadian Partnership Against Cancer
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Cancer View Canada
Publication Date
[2010]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (105 min.)
Series
Truth of it 6
Subjects
Palliative Care
Terminal Care - psychology
Neoplasms - psychology
Adaptation, Psychological
Patient Comfort
Social Support
Caregivers
Family Relations
Patients
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
Abstract
Bringing to light the concerns and needs of palliative care patients, this set of videos aims to support individuals receiving end-of-life care, as well as caregivers and health care providers working with them.
Language
English
Material Type
Video
DVD
Online
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Internet
Call Number
QZ201 T875p 2010 v.6
Read Online

Copies

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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
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

Copies

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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…
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

Copies

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Anatomy of an illness as perceived by the patient : reflections on healing and regeneration

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog17812
Cousins, Norman. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company , 1979.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WD375 C867 1979
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
Author
Cousins, Norman
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Publication Date
1979
Physical Description
173 p. ; 19 cm.
Subjects
Attitude to Health
Consumer Participation
Volition
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
ISBN
9780393038873
0393038874
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WD375 C867 1979

Copies

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Truth of it : an unscripted video series about cancer : breast cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20706
Canadian Partnership Against Cancer. [Toronto, ON]: Cancer View Canada , 2010.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 T875c 2010 v.4
Availability
4 copies, 4 available
Corporate Author
Canadian Partnership Against Cancer
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Cancer View Canada
Publication Date
2010
Series
Truth of it 4
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Social Support
Adaptation, Psychological
Breast Neoplasms - therapy
Breast Neoplasms - rehabilitation
Family Relations
Survivors
Patients
Body Image
Popular Work
Personal Narratives
Language
English
Material Type
Video
DVD
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 T875c 2010 v.4

Copies

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Making every moment count

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16469
Kuttner, Leora, Roth, Lori. Montreal, QC: National Film Board of Canada | Still Water Pictures , 2003.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 D4 M235 2003
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Kuttner, Leora
Roth, Lori
Place of Publication
Montreal, QC
Publisher
National Film Board of Canada
Still Water Pictures
Publication Date
2003
Physical Description
39 minutes
Subjects
Palliative Care
Terminally Ill
Child
Attitude to Death
Parents
Pediatrics
Caregivers
Parent-Child Relations
Family
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
Language
English
Material Type
Video
DVD
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
BF789 D4 M235 2003

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Many shades of green : running toward the finish line, one cancer at a time

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18653
Dallaire, Deny. Moncton, N.B.: Deny Dallaire | Transcontinental Printing , 2010.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 D144 2010
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Dallaire, Deny
Place of Publication
Moncton, N.B.
Publisher
Deny Dallaire
Transcontinental Printing
Publication Date
2010
Physical Description
xviii, 177 p ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Hodgkin Disease
Survivors
Christianity
Adaptation, Psychological
Personal Narratives
ISBN
9780986540806
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 D144 2010

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This is cancer : everything you need to know, from the waiting room to the bedroom

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120367
Haddad, Laura Holmes. Berkeley, CA: Seal Press , [2016].
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 H126 2016
Availability
1 copy, 0 available
Author
Haddad, Laura Holmes
Place of Publication
Berkeley, CA
Publisher
Seal Press
Publication Date
[2016]
Physical Description
316 p. ; 18 cm.
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - diagnosis
Breast Neoplasms--therapy
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Women's Health
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
ISBN
9781580056267
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WP870 H126 2016
Website Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

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c.1 BC Cancer Agency KEL Cancer Info Ctr On Loan, due Wednesday, May 29, 2024
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