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2 videodiscs (278 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inches
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English
Description
Suburban mom Cathy Jamison's cancer is in remission, and Cathy is considering drastic life changes, such as assuming a secret identity and adopting a baby. Cathy's husband, Paul, survives his heart attack and becomes a motivational speaker with the help of a sketchy mentor. Andrea embraces her African heritage, while Cathy's son, Adam, finds religion.
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1 videodisc (approximately 240 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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In the final season of this popular series, Emmy and Golden Globe winner Laura Linney reprises her role as Cathy Jamison, who comes to a realization about her battle with skin cancer. Deciding to quit chemotherapy, Cathy finds peace and resolution with her husband, son and even her estranged father. With four one-hour episodes, Cathy's journey is filled with laughter, tears and poignancy- a fitting farewell to this acclaimed series.
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308 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
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English
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"By exploring the science of cancer, the promising new therapies, and remarkable drugs, Dr. Scadden humanizes it, reveals that progress toward a cure is real--if fitful--and assures those with cancer that they never walk alone"--Dust jacket flap.
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Criterion collection volume 101
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2 videodiscs (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + folded insert.
Language
Swedish
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Two sisters, Karin and Maria, are keeping vigil for a third, Agnes, who is dying of cancer and can find solace only in the arms of a beatific nurse.
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English
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"If you've ever been ugly dumped, knocked off your feet, financially devastated, stunned by a potentially fatal diagnosis, or paralyzed by fear, you'll find comfort and strategies for surviving and eventually thriving in this book. Bunny Terry experienced all of these and was diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer on a day when she thought she was the healthiest person in the world. Her surprising journey through the maze of illness, treatment, surgery,...
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xviii, 178 pages ; 20 cm
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English
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"A divinity professor and young mother with a Stage IV cancer diagnosis explores the pain and joy of living without certainty. Thirty-five-year-old Kate Bowler was a professor at the school of divinity at Duke, and had finally had a baby with her childhood sweetheart after years of trying, when she began to feel jabbing pains in her stomach. She lost thirty pounds, chugged antacid, and visited doctors for three months before she was finally diagnosed...
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345 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
At sixteen, Maddy has loyal friends, a mother with whom she's unusually close, a father she's never met, devoted grandparents, and a crush on a boy named Jack. Maddy also has cancer. Living in the shadow of uncertainty, Maddy seeks out her first romantic relationship, finds solace in music and art, gets involved in the battle against climate change, and tracks down her father. Meanwhile her mother, Eve, must come to terms with the daughter she only...
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361 pages ; 25 cm
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English
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Upbeat cancer survivor Lydia and her pragmatic sister, Margaret, start a "Knit to Quit" group in their Blossom Street yarn store in Seattle, bringing in a delightful assortment of customers for weekly self-help sessions, including a local baker who wants a baby as much as Lydia does, a super-stressed chocolate magnate who takes the knitting class after his doctor suggests it, and a young woman who is trying to quit obsessing about a broken engagement....
12) After ever after
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English
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Although Jeff and Tad, encouraged by a new friend, Lindsey, make a deal to help one another overcome aftereffects of their cancer treatments in preparation for eighth-grade graduation, Jeff still craves advice from his older brother Stephen, who is studying drums in Africa.
14) Wit
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An English professor, who alienates her students, has always had control over her life. That is until she is diagnosed with a devastating illness. She agrees to undergo a series of procedures that are brutal, extensive and experimental. She finds that the fine line between life and death can only be walked with wit.
15) Spoiler alert
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1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Based on Michael Ausiello's best-selling memoir "Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies," the film is a heartwarming, funny, and life-affirming story of how Michael and Kit's relationship is transformed and deepened when one of them falls ill.
16) A monster calls
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English
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Thirteen-year-old Conor awakens one night to find a monster outside his bedroom window, but not the one from the recurring nightmare that began when his mother became ill -- an ancient, wild creature that wants him to face truth and loss.
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