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Bald in the land of big hair : a true story

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog17789
Rodgers, Joni. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers , 2001.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 R691 2001
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
Rodgers, Joni
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Publication Date
2001
Physical Description
x, 253 p. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Lymphoma - psychology
Adaptation, Psychological
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
ISBN
9780060955267
0060195886
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 R691 2001

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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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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
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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

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Dying in public : living with metastatic breast cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121211
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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Living in the shadow of death : a rabbi copes with cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120445
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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Fall of Freddie the leaf : a story of life for all ages

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog8132
Buscaglia, Leo. New York, NY: Slack Incorporated , 1982.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF575 C5 B977 1982
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
As Freddie experiences the changing seasons along with his companion leaves, he learns that death is part of life.
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Author
Buscaglia, Leo
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Slack Incorporated
Publication Date
1982
Subjects
Life Change Events
Death
Stress, Psychological
Juvenile Literature
Abstract
As Freddie experiences the changing seasons along with his companion leaves, he learns that death is part of life.
ISBN
94343232898
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
BF575 C5 B977 1982

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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
More Information
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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Breast cancer : daughters tell their stories

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15324
Oktay, Julianne S. New York, NY: Haworth Press, Inc. , 2005.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 O41b 2005
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Oktay, Julianne S
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Haworth Press, Inc.
Publication Date
2005
Series
Gerontology and women
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Breast Neoplasms - personal narratives
Parent-Child Relations
Family Relations
Mother-Child Relations
Loss - psychology
Qualitative Research
Bereavement
Life Change Events
ISBN
0789014521
9780789014528
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WP870 O41b 2005

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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
More Information
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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Option B : facing adversity, building resilience, and finding joy

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120298
Sandberg, Sheryl, Grant, Adam. New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf , 2017.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF575 S194 2017
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
Sandberg, Sheryl
Grant, Adam
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Publication Date
2017
Physical Description
226 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Grief
Loss
Bereavement
Adaptation, Psychological
Resilience, Psychological
Life Change Events
Family Relations
Spouses
Widowhood
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
ISBN
9781524732684
1524732680
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
BF575 S194 2017

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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, 1 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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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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Something more than hope : surviving despite the odds, thriving because of them

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120136
Lindsay, Diana, Lindsay, Kelly. Langley, WA: Inroads Press , 2014.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 L748 2014
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Two companion books in one volume, Something More Than Hope is the story of Diana Lindsay who faced a terminal Stage IV lung cancer diagnosis in 2004. The other book, Something More Than Everything, is the commentary of Diana's husband and caregiver, Kelly Lindsay.
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Alternate Title
Something more than everything : a caregiver's commentary on what went right when life went wrong
Author
Lindsay, Diana
Lindsay, Kelly
Place of Publication
Langley, WA
Publisher
Inroads Press
Publication Date
2014
Physical Description
252, 114 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Lung Neoplasms
Caregivers - psychology
Complementary Therapies
Life Change Events
Survivors
Hope
Spouses
Marriage - psychology
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
Abstract
Two companion books in one volume, Something More Than Hope is the story of Diana Lindsay who faced a terminal Stage IV lung cancer diagnosis in 2004. The other book, Something More Than Everything, is the commentary of Diana's husband and caregiver, Kelly Lindsay.
Notes
Titles from separate title pages; works issued back-to-back and inverted.
ISBN
9780991242702
099124270X
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ201 L748 2014

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Kristen's story

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15953
Sanderson, Kristen, Dadwal, Gurbir. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency | Vancouver Island Health Authority , 2007.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WR500 K92 2007
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
  1 read online  
Alternate Title
Kirsten's video from www.suntips.ca
Author
Sanderson, Kristen
Dadwal, Gurbir
Corporate Author
BC Cancer Agency Physicians
Sherlock Communications
BC Cancer Agency. Cancer Prevention Program
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
BC Cancer Agency
Vancouver Island Health Authority
Publication Date
2007
Subjects
Skin Neoplasms - prevention & control
Sunlight - adverse effects
Melanoma - prevention & control
Sunburn
Personal Narratives
Language
English
Material Type
CD
Video
Online
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Internet
Call Number
WR500 K92 2007
Read Online
http://suntips.ca/tan-and-tell/too-young-real-stories

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Ceri's story

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16060
Smith, Ceri Elizabeth, Dadwal, Gurbir. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency | Vancouver Island Health Authority , 2007.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WR500 C415 2007
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
  1 read online  
Alternate Title
Ceri's video from www.suntips.ca
Author
Smith, Ceri Elizabeth
Dadwal, Gurbir
Corporate Author
BC Cancer Agency Physicians
Sherlock Communications
BC Cancer Agency. Cancer Prevention Program
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
BC Cancer Agency
Vancouver Island Health Authority
Publication Date
2007
Subjects
Skin Neoplasms - prevention & control
Sunlight - adverse effects
Melanoma - prevention & control
Sunburn
Personal Narratives
Language
English
Material Type
CD
Video
Online
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Internet
Call Number
WR500 C415 2007
Read Online
http://suntips.ca/tan-and-tell/too-young-real-stories

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Stewie's story

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog10355
Stewart, Paul. Mississauga, ON: Roche Oncology , 2002?.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WI520 S857 2002
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
Stewart, Paul
Place of Publication
Mississauga, ON
Publisher
Roche Oncology
Publication Date
2002?
Physical Description
15 minutes
Subjects
Colorectal Neoplasms
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
Language
English
Material Type
Video
DVD
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WI520 S857 2002

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Truth of it : an unscripted video series about cancer : First Nations and Inuit stories

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20707
Canadian Partnership Against Cancer. [Toronto, ON]: Cancer View Canada , 2010.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 T875c 2010 v.5
Availability
7 copies, 7 available
More Information
  1 read online  
Alternate Title
Telling our stories : First Nations, Inuit and Metis patient and caregiver stories
Corporate Author
Canadian Partnership Against Cancer
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Cancer View Canada
Publication Date
2010
Series
Truth of it 5
Subjects
First Nations
Inuits
Neoplasms - psychology
Social Support
Adaptation, Psychological
Neoplasms - therapy
Neoplasms - rehabilitation
Caregivers
Family Relations
Survivors
Patients
Body Image
Popular Work
Personal Narratives
Notes
Some branches have a recent version of DVD, Telling our stories: First Nations, Inuit and Metis patient and caregiver stories. 2014.
Language
English
Material Type
Video
DVD
Online
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Internet
Call Number
QZ201 T875c 2010 v.5
Read Online
https://www.partnershipagainstcancer.ca/topics/truth-of-it-video-series/

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Small change : little things make a big difference

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21054
Terkel. Susan, Terkel, Larry. New York, NY: MJF Books , 2004.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WM425 T318 2004
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Author
Terkel. Susan
Terkel, Larry
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
MJF Books
Publication Date
2004
Physical Description
277 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Subjects
Self Concept
Behavior Therapy
Adaptation, Psychological
Life Change Events
ISBN
9781567318036
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WM425 T318 2004

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Change your questions, change your life : 10 powerful tools for life and work

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120981
Adams, Marilee. San Francisco, CA: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc. , 2009. 2nd ed.
Audience
Professional
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF637 C4 A33 2009
More Information
Author
Adams, Marilee
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
San Francisco, CA
Publisher
Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc.
Publication Date
2009
Physical Description
xi, 195 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Series
Inquiry Institute library series
Subjects
Life Style
Life Change Events
Adaptation, Psychological
Personal Satisfaction
Self-Assessment
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
BF637 C4 A33 2009
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Change your questions, change your life : 12 powerful tools for life and work

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21364
Adams, Marilee. San Francisco, CA: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc. , 2015. 3rd ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
BF637 C4 A33 2015
Availability
1 copy, 0 available
More Information
Author
Adams, Marilee
Edition
3rd ed.
Place of Publication
San Francisco, CA
Publisher
Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc.
Publication Date
2015
Physical Description
xi, 233 p. :ill. ; 22 cm.
Series
Inquiry Institute library series
Subjects
Life Style
Life Change Events
Adaptation, Psychological
Personal Satisfaction
Self-Assessment
ISBN
9781626566330
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Kelowna Library
Call Number
BF637 C4 A33 2015

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