tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51633776156560612052012-01-29T10:19:45.732-05:00Useful information on care giving, grief and transition - for anyone coping with lossMarty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.comBlogger4191100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-76129034939692072042012-01-29T10:18:00.001-05:002012-01-29T10:18:30.355-05:00Best selections from <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/GriefHealing">Grief Healing's Twitter stream</a> this week: <br /><ul><li>Realities of long-distance caregiving,&nbsp;<a href="http://t.co/lLiKEO4e">http://on.msnbc.com/zS7dGPMT</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/AFATEENS">@AFATEENS</a> <br /><br /></li><li>What is a Will, and Why Does Every Senior Need One?&nbsp;<a href="http://t.co/a8ivzQkh">http://bit.ly/xtzVTT</a> by<a href="https://twitter.com/#!/AgingCare">@AgingCare</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/AgingAbundantly">@AgingAbundantly</a><br /><br /></li><li>"I wish we'd let hospice in sooner" -- A Little About The End,&nbsp;<a href="http://t.co/NiO3olrl">http://ht.ly/8IOJT&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;by&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/#!/Freshwidow">@Freshwidow</a><br /><br /></li><li><i>Circle of Care</i> chart depicts holistic continuum of care in hospice,&nbsp;<a href="http://t.co/6YMzWka5">http://bit.ly/xxqBD8</a> by <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/SeasonsHospice">@SeasonsHospice</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/SolariHospice">@SolariHospice</a> <br /><br /></li><li>Physician traces value, history of hospice movement | The Catholic Key,&nbsp;<a href="http://t.co/FxgsbOa3">http://bit.ly/zgrMpe</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/SoalriHospice">@SoalriHospice</a> <br /><br /></li><li>How Patrick Swayze died: why we should care,&nbsp;<a href="http://t.co/YlVzX4n8">http://zite.to/wLjaT8</a> from KevinMD&nbsp;via&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/#!/SocialMediaBySW">@SocialMediaBySW</a><br /><br /></li><li>Lee Woodruff: Caregiving and Coping With Grief, <a href="http://t.co/RNT60OLW">http://j.mp/AvXV1R</a> <br /><br /></li><li>Why do doctors delay hospice referrals? <a href="http://t.co/WMe7ewHp">http://j.mp/yvPy9n</a> <br /><br /></li><li>Screening tests for women after age 75,&nbsp;<a href="http://t.co/m2559uhS">http://hvrd.me/xtXcKX</a> by&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/#!/HarvardHealth">@HarvardHealth</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/AsOurParentsAge">@AsOurParentsAge</a> <br /><br /></li><li>How to tell a school-aged child that a grandparent is dying,&nbsp;<a href="http://t.co/c1rOgxkt">http://ow.ly/8GcOS</a> by <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/HomecareCom">@HomecareCom</a> <br /><br /></li><li>“If I Die” Facebook App | SevenPonds Blog,&nbsp;<a href="http://t.co/mpgSvSUJ">http://j.mp/zo3IR6</a> <br /><br /></li><li>Extremely important message! Brian Goldman: Doctors make mistakes. Can we talk about that?&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="http://t.co/O5Nga1Xx">http://on.ted.com/AFuP</a> <br /><br /></li><li>Grief&nbsp;Bibliography&nbsp;updated today: recommended by the bereaved, for the bereaved, &nbsp;<a href="http://j.mp/9J8Wa4">http://j.mp/9J8Wa4</a><br /><br /></li><li>Dogs lend a helpful woof, woof,&nbsp;<a href="http://t.co/Uxm1bEJU">http://j.mp/x51bZc</a><br /><br /></li><li>Jane Gross talks candidly about aging parents and&nbsp;caregiving on NPR's <i>Tell Me More,</i> <a href="http://j.mp/A5bsZp">http://j.mp/A5bsZp</a>&nbsp;via&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/#!/AsOurParentsAge">@AsOurParentsAge</a><br /><br /></li><li>Mayo Clinic has great podcasts on Caregiving&nbsp;Tips for Alzheimer's,&nbsp;<a href="http://t.co/RctcS03U">http://ow.ly/8EjsW</a> from&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/#!/sallyabrahms">@sallyabrahms</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/LotsaHelping">@LotsaHelping</a> <br /><br /></li><li>Why pets still matter to hospice patients,&nbsp;<a href="http://t.co/fAwSZVfQ">http://tiny.cc/smirc</a> from&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/#!/ThElizabethHosp">@ThElizabethHosp</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/kgounews">@kgounews</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/#!/KOSURadio">@KOSURadio</a> <br /><br /></li><li>What the heck happens in a Hospice? by Steve Hoogenakker, <a href="http://j.mp/ztpX4g">http://j.mp/ztpX4g</a><br /><br /></li><li>Caregiving defined in two simple, yet profound words,&nbsp;<a href="http://t.co/ZRTcoQ6J">bit.ly/zfCBOu</a>&nbsp;by <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/DaveBalch">@DaveBalch</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/WebMD">@WebMD</a> <br /><br /></li><li>The sooner, the better: Hospice works best when utilized early! <a href="http://t.co/PLX9aGd4">http://bit.ly/xVFfeF</a> via&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/#!/SolariHospice">@SolariHospice</a> <br /><br /></li><li>Amazing Alzheimers Help Videos, Via A Small Hyperlink,&nbsp;<a href="http://t.co/kY7ozJzD">http://bit.ly/wDfo92</a> from&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/#!/AsOurParentsAge">@AsOurParentsAge</a> <br /><br /></li><li>Extensive list of Caregiving Resources listed here:<a href="http://t.co/0xR367I8">j.mp/2khU0v</a> <br /><br /></li><li>New to caregiving and struggling? How Social Media Can Help,&nbsp;<a href="http://t.co/ADDKBSYj">http://aarp.us/yKThOk</a> by <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/aarpbulletin">@aarpbulletin</a></li></ul><div class="zemanta-pixie" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://www.zemanta.com/" title="Enhanced by Zemanta"><img alt="Enhanced by Zemanta" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/zemified_e.png?x-id=0b040e80-dcb9-4952-8613-5b051ceb8143" style="border: none; float: right;" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-7612903493969207204?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-56266156941974342692012-01-29T10:18:00.000-05:002012-01-29T10:18:09.368-05:00Best selections from <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/GriefHealing">Grief Healing's Twitter stream</a> this week: <br /><ul><li>Lessons Learned: After Son's Sudden Death, Shock, Grief And Coping <a href="http://t.co/MXOuXiia">http://n.pr/wGcVC0</a> from&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/#!/IDidNotKnow">@IDidNotKnow</a> via<a href="https://twitter.com/#!/TheGriefToolbox">@TheGriefToolbox</a><br /><br /></li><li>Supporting the bereaved by having the courage to listen,&nbsp;<a href="http://j.mp/zeQDDV">http://j.mp/zeQDDV</a><br /><br /></li><li>Beautiful! Parents of stillborns struggle with grief, <a href="http://t.co/V05jUNcK">http://bit.ly/yJxgRv</a>&nbsp;from&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/#!/JenMarsh2">@JenMarsh2</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/dcexaminer">@dcexaminer</a> <br /><br /></li><li>How Long Should Grief Last? <a href="http://j.mp/x7yjWA">http://j.mp/x7yjWA</a><br /><br /></li><li>Film Review: <i>The Descendants</i> | SevenPonds Blog,&nbsp;<a href="http://t.co/T0AZRQRk">http://j.mp/zyfFgj</a> <br /><br /></li><li>Joseph Nowinski, Ph.D.: When Does Grief Become Mental Illness? <a href="http://j.mp/xJZHvw">http://j.mp/xJZHvw</a><br /><br /></li><li>Is It Ever Too late to deal with grief? <a href="http://j.mp/97XmdP">http://j.mp/97XmdP</a><br /><br /></li><li>Anchor Yourself During Grief &lt;&lt; Stunned By Grief, <a href="http://j.mp/ww7ixx">http://j.mp/ww7ixx</a><br /><br /></li><li>Thoughtful post from <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/docjohng">@docjohng</a> on the issue of depression, grief&nbsp;and DSM5, <a href="http://t.co/wD5WXSXo">http://bit.ly/zNdicD</a> via&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/#!/DrDavidBallard">@DrDavidBallard</a> <br /><br /></li><li>7 Obstacles to Healing From Grief, <a href="http://t.co/8qQ0WRXs">http://j.mp/ylynpg</a> by <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/esdeer">@esdeer</a> <br /><br /></li><li>Delightful! Pet Peace of Mind--An Unexpected Outcome,&nbsp;<a href="http://t.co/5C6HqNmC">http://j.mp/ypKidw</a> <br /><br /></li><li>Love Comes With A Broken Heart « Rising Through Grief, <a href="http://j.mp/AFfZqP">http://j.mp/AFfZqP</a><br /><br /></li><li>Excellent! Why Join A SupportGroup? <a href="http://t.co/ux9oqJWx">http://j.mp/ABAzTu</a><br /><br /></li><li>Ashley Davis Bush, LCSW: 6 Steps to a Peaceful Divorce,&nbsp;<a href="http://t.co/JrgQ6l51">http://j.mp/yn8KQR</a> <br /><br /></li><li>We Bought a Zoo: A Movie Recommendation,&nbsp;<a href="http://j.mp/wNcsCl">http://j.mp/wNcsCl</a><br /><br /></li><li>Book Review: In “Kayak Morning” Roger Rosenblatt explores grief following daughter's death,&nbsp;<a href="http://t.co/lyvaOXTs">http://wapo.st/xauvIj</a> via&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/#!/InterregnumInc">@InterregnumInc</a> <br /><br /></li><li>Updated: Using Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) in Grief, <a href="http://j.mp/yRsSDz">http://j.mp/yRsSDz</a><br /><br /></li><li>Using Movies to Move through Grief, <a href="http://j.mp/9OPplm">http://j.mp/9OPplm</a><br /><br /></li><li>Today's Good Grief Express,&nbsp;<a href="http://t.co/CGZvKjvE">http://bit.ly/p5lTdW</a> MT <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/goodgriefkiz">@goodgriefkiz</a><br /><br /></li><li><i>Thriving Loss</i>: new book on moving beyond grief&nbsp;is getting great reviews,&nbsp;<a href="http://j.mp/wGBnMf">http://j.mp/wGBnMf</a>&nbsp;by<a href="https://twitter.com/#!/Tabitha_Jayne">@Tabitha_Jayne</a><br /><br /></li><li>Crying in grief is not mandatory,&nbsp;<a href="http://t.co/GUbpEAxp">http://j.mp/ucxtel</a> by <a href="http://griefminister.com/">griefminister.com</a> <br /><br /></li><li>Don't take another's grief away « Spirit Scraps,&nbsp;<a href="http://t.co/s30iE4Dt">http://j.mp/ABQsuP</a> <br /><br /></li><li>Cinema therapy helps people deal with grief, <a href="http://t.co/n46Lsx9Z">http://ow.ly/8C9zy</a> via&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/#!/VillageMemorial">@VillageMemorial</a> <br /><br /></li><li>A dad, his sons, and&nbsp;grief: beautiful essay not be missed,&nbsp;<a href="http://t.co/CtikHTPN">http://nyti.ms/xyv2PK</a> via&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/#!/InterregnumInc">@InterregnumInc</a> <br /><br /></li><li>Coping with Anger in Grief, <a href="http://j.mp/zVUhp5">http://j.mp/zVUhp5</a></li></ul><div class="zemanta-pixie" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://www.zemanta.com/" title="Enhanced by Zemanta"><img alt="Enhanced by Zemanta" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/zemified_e.png?x-id=729525ac-8564-4a98-9170-f13cf3aa37ee" style="border: none; float: right;" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-5626615694197434269?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-14790610370515070812012-01-29T10:17:00.000-05:002012-01-29T10:17:03.706-05:00Best selections from <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/GriefHealing">Grief Healing's Twitter stream</a> this week:<br /><ul><li>A Time To Weep, A Time To Mourn ~ A Time To Be Disorganized,&nbsp;<a href="http://t.co/UWOBCzlS">http://ow.ly/8jQto</a> by <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/ElvieLook">@ElvieLook</a><br /><br /></li><li>An Old Friend Passes:&nbsp;Eulogy for an old faithful friend,&nbsp;<a href="http://t.co/KcxYaK79">http://wp.me/p241Ig-7D</a>&nbsp; by <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/DavidRothbauer">@DavidRothbauer</a><br /><br /></li><li>IAAHPC Conference 11/2012 – CALL FOR PROPOSALS,&nbsp;<a href="http://t.co/vuN2X8JO">http://j.mp/xvFC0n</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/GeorgiasLegacy">@GeorgiasLegacy</a><br /><br /></li><li>Lessons learned from a beloved cat,&nbsp;<a href="http://t.co/9WuTkt4Y">http://bit.ly/yV89GH&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;by&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/#!/PeggyHaymes">@PeggyHaymes</a><br /><br /></li><li>10 Colleges With Successful PetTherapy Programs,&nbsp;<a href="http://t.co/gdJqTKOQ">http://j.mp/y1gLgB</a><br /><br /></li><li>Healing Traumatized Animals with EFT, <a href="http://t.co/M4r0Pt96">http://j.mp/xyuHER</a><br /><br /></li><li>Finding Support for PetLoss, <a href="http://t.co/YSKxgxtz">http://j.mp/olji4Y</a><br /><br /></li><li>Vet discusses hopice for pets on Talking Animals radio program,&nbsp;<a href="http://t.co/bDsWhgP1">http://bit.ly/xB7JP0</a> via&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/#!/hospice_news">@hospice_news</a>&nbsp;(Note: interview happens about 10 minutes into the audio program)</li></ul><div class="zemanta-pixie" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://www.zemanta.com/" title="Enhanced by Zemanta"><img alt="Enhanced by Zemanta" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/zemified_e.png?x-id=16e7b222-519e-41e2-a8df-ef0c9e8ae730" style="border: none; float: right;" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-1479061037051507081?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-27818835210837556432012-01-25T13:42:00.003-05:002012-01-29T10:19:45.741-05:00I love to read, and I suppose because of the work I do, I am drawn to stories that teach me about grief, most especially those that describe the myriad ways people survive it, as they manage to transcend the most tragic of losses and find meaning in them. I also love to go to the movies, and once again, my favorite films are those about overcoming loss.<br><br>In my article, <a href="http://www.selfhealingexpressions.com/grief_movies.shtml">Grief Observed: Using Movies to Move through Grief</a>, I’ve shared my belief that movies can serve as a valuable tool, because—when selected carefully and intentionally— they can help us get in touch with painful, blocked or pent-up emotions, and help us see our own grief issues from a different perspective.<br><br>Before I see a first-run movie, I like to read the reviews to help me decide if it’s worth my time (and money), but occasionally I take a chance and go see a film despite what I’ve read about it, and sometimes I am pleasantly surprised. Here is one of those pleasant surprises:<br><a href="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2012/01/we-bought-zoo-movie-recommendation.html#more">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-2781883521083755643?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-36913099546151242372012-01-22T09:55:00.004-05:002012-01-27T16:35:51.821-05:00Best selections from <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/GriefHealing">Grief Healing&#39;s Twitter stream</a> this week: <br><ul><li>Hospice volunteers call for new generation to help <a href="http://bit.ly/x9WtZs">http://bit.ly/x9WtZs</a> via @hospicepharmacy</li></ul><ul><li>&#39;Alzheimer’s patients don’t come back to our world. We have to help them in theirs,&#39; <a href="http://t.co/NOnl4c1W">http://bit.ly/w8gThT</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/dlkyorkeditor">@dlkyorkeditor</a></li></ul><ul><li>Caregiving: A Dance Between Guilt and Resentment, <a href="http://t.co/BhkVwezK">ow.ly/8AG9n</a> via<a href="https://twitter.com/#!/eldercarelink1">@eldercarelink1</a></li></ul><ul><li>Palliative Care&#39;s Healing Powers in Caregiving, <a href="http://t.co/VxxIoYRT">aarp.us/zgFhYR</a> from <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/hospicepharmacy">@hospicepharmacy</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/RedefineHospice">@RedefineHospice</a></li></ul><ul><li>Ambiguous Loss in Caregiving, <a href="http://t.co/Nw8mLMBY">caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/…</a> from <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/YourOCTherapist">@YourOCTherapist</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/caregiverally">@caregiverally</a></li></ul><a href="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2012/01/caregiving-and-hospice-january-15.html#more">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-3691309954615124237?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-14642590218268831432012-01-22T09:55:00.003-05:002012-01-27T16:34:48.765-05:00Best selections from <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/GriefHealing">Grief Healing&#39;s Twitter stream</a> this week: <br><ul><li>Creative Healing: using the arts in dealing with grief of at-risk youth, <a href="http://t.co/3XXlLDYF">http://j.mp/wHTRjT</a><br><br></li><li>Darcie Sims: You know you&#39;re making progress through griefwhen..., <a href="http://j.mp/wgIC5o">http://j.mp/wgIC5o</a><br><br></li><li>Disenfranchised grief and infertility, <a href="http://t.co/gZaw54CN">http://huff.to/yu8oHO</a> by<a href="https://twitter.com/#!/savvyauntie">@savvyauntie</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/sBaffone">@sBaffone</a><br><br></li><li>When the pain of grief starts to subside, <a href="http://t.co/riAXoWmi">http://bit.ly/zDMYCp</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/AliveHospice">@AliveHospice</a><br><br></li><li>Tools to help others in grief, <a href="http://j.mp/wMpSQb">http://j.mp/wMpSQb</a> by <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/TheGriefToolbox">@TheGriefToolbox</a></li></ul><a href="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2012/01/understanding-and-managing-grief_22.html#more">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-1464259021826883143?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-10743213215696590572012-01-22T09:54:00.000-05:002012-01-22T09:54:42.526-05:00Best selections from <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/GriefHealing">Grief Healing's Twitter stream</a> this week:<br /><ul><li>Helping Children Cope with A Pet's Euthanasia, <a href="http://j.mp/iPJoT9">http://j.mp/iPJoT9</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Helping Kids Cope with PetLoss, <a href="http://t.co/uG5MSPkC">http://bit.ly/xafOeB</a> from&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/#!/Kidlutions">@Kidlutions</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/411Voices">@411Voices</a><br /><br /></li><li>Life lessons learned from pet loss, <a href="http://t.co/RR31OlTG">http://bit.ly/zqszzg</a> by&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/#!/Precious_Mettle">@Precious_Mettle</a><br /><br /></li><li>Helping children with pet loss, <a href="http://t.co/PGfG78MK">http://bit.ly/zkRgvd</a> by <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/sBaffone">@sBaffone</a><br /><br /></li><li>Animal Communication: What is It and How Does it Work?&nbsp;<a href="http://t.co/s1U1WiI4">http://j.mp/yZT79v</a></li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-1074321321569659057?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-42429407332054978022012-01-19T19:50:00.002-05:002012-01-27T16:44:53.785-05:00<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jXCcwpQLGWw/Txda7CMsSGI/AAAAAAAABus/pQNnpFUT3SA/s1600/Cheza_pins_Peyto_C24S9064.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jXCcwpQLGWw/Txda7CMsSGI/AAAAAAAABus/pQNnpFUT3SA/s320/Cheza_pins_Peyto_C24S9064.jpg" width="320"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo source: <a href="http://www.firstpeople.us/" target="_blank">Native American</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div><i>Legend has it that one evening an elderly Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside every one of us. The battle, he said, is between two wolves. One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority and ego. The other is Good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith. His grandson thought about this for a moment, then asked his grandfather, &quot;Which wolf wins?&quot; His grandfather simply replied, &quot;The one you feed.&quot;</i><br></div><a href="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2012/01/is-anger-one-of-stages-of-grief.html#more">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-4242940733205497802?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-33610290506239162742012-01-15T08:59:00.004-05:002012-01-20T11:40:28.765-05:00Best selections from <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/GriefHealing">Grief Healing&#39;s Twitter stream</a> this week:<br><div><ul><li>Saying no to your oncologist is sometimes the right thing to do, <a href="http://t.co/8F1v7pYG">http://bit.ly/rEBuYY</a> RT <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/AlithiaCarol">@AlithiaCarol</a><br><br></li><li>On what is really important in life, <a href="http://t.co/88C96PfL">http://awe.sm/5dR2O</a> by<a href="https://twitter.com/#!/LiaLondon1RT">@LiaLondon1RT</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/ShelleyWebbRN">@ShelleyWebbRN</a> <br><br></li><li>Helping employees with caregiving, <a href="http://t.co/7VjdLAi4">http://bit.ly/AysrIm</a><br><br></li><li>Some companies are doing it right! via <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/ShelleyWebbRN">@ShelleyWebbRN</a> <br><br></li><li>Preparing Your Home For Alzheimers Caregiving, <a href="http://t.co/MVm7P3oX">http://bit.ly/AFaiVD</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/ClickForFitness">@ClickForFitness</a> </li></ul></div><a href="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2012/01/caregiving-and-hospice-january-8.html#more">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-3361029050623916274?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-80551654798797815202012-01-15T08:59:00.003-05:002012-01-20T11:39:30.724-05:00Best selections from <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/GriefHealing">Grief Healing&#39;s Twitter stream</a> this week:<br><ul><li>Effects of unresolved grief can be devastating, <a href="http://t.co/TSD13FUg">http://j.mp/Av3Qug</a> </li></ul><ul><li>How faith changes through grief « Memoirs from Widow Island, <a href="http://t.co/Q3UtutcA">http://j.mp/x5V0Nh</a> </li></ul><div><ul><li>Gloria Horsley: 4R’s of Recovery For Those Who&#39;ve Experienced <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/search?q=%23Loss">#Loss</a> <a href="http://t.co/VvnbUY2f">http://j.mp/xHngHA</a><br><br></li><li>Teen loses step-dad, now making a documentary, <a href="http://t.co/e0v2ueRN">http://j.mp/Aa8ZTL</a> by <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/jetlifefilm">@jetlifefilm</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/LosingParents">@LosingParents</a><br><br></li><li>How Twitter can act as a social support group in mourning and grief, <a href="http://t.co/4He36I1Z">http://j.mp/xsZqPz</a> by <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/mysendoff">@mysendoff</a> </li></ul></div><a href="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2012/01/understanding-and-managing-grief_15.html#more">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-8055165479879781520?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-8247196712258873322012-01-15T08:59:00.000-05:002012-01-15T08:59:20.111-05:00Best selections from <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/GriefHealing">Grief Healing's Twitter stream</a> this week:<br /><div><ul><li>What really happens inside a pet crematorium? <a href="http://t.co/BR4M8eZH">http://j.mp/x9cRp7</a><br /><br /></li><li>After-death pet care: What really happens to your animal companion? <a href="http://j.mp/xmdSVo">http://j.mp/xmdSVo</a><br /></li></ul></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-824719671225887332?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-10085432617562305202012-01-09T10:46:00.005-05:002012-01-27T16:54:03.856-05:00<a bitly="BITLY_PROCESSED" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CiQ-rIh-7cE/TMWWYv-e5PI/AAAAAAAAADY/6HUfkSwYHIA/s1600/SleepyEye.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="130" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CiQ-rIh-7cE/TMWWYv-e5PI/AAAAAAAAADY/6HUfkSwYHIA/s200/SleepyEye.jpg" width="200"></a><span style="font-size: small;"><i>[Note: Originally published a while ago, this post has been updated regularly with links to additional articles, below.]</i></span><b><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><br><br>A reader writes</b>, “I  can&#39;t seem to get to sleep until after 3:00. I am tired all day, but I don&#39;t seem to be tired enough when everyone else is going to bed. I was having problems before my husband died, but now it is a LOT worse. Benedryl makes me sleepy but it has not helped at all. How long should I let this go on before being concerned?”<br><br><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Disruptions in normal sleep patterns are very common in the first weeks and months of grief.</b>  If you&#39;re having trouble sleeping, you might try some of the simple methods recommended by experts in accredited sleep centers:<br></div><a href="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2010/11/tips-for-coping-with-sleeplessness-in.html#more">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-1008543261756230520?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-31241084974897257452012-01-08T08:57:00.001-05:002012-01-20T11:43:43.226-05:00Best selections from <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/GriefHealing">Grief Healing&#39;s Twitter stream</a> this week:<br><div><ul><li>Joseph Nowinski, Ph.D.: Tips for Talking to Children About Terminal Illness, <a href="http://j.mp/z68RR7">http://j.mp/z68RR7</a><br><br></li><li>Accepting Death As an Inevitability, <a href="http://t.co/w1E0ayTo">http://j.mp/wdluU8</a><br><br></li><li>Should for-profit hospices be banned? Or are they victims of a witch hunt? <a href="http://t.co/qtpMhJsN">http://j.mp/A6dpia</a><br><br></li><li><a href="http://www.hov.org/" target="_blank">Hospice of the Valley</a> pets featured in calendar <a href="http://t.co/POCp8QsW">j.mp/xCjC28</a><br><br></li><li>Guidelines: when hospice and palliative care may be appropriate for CHF, heart disease, <a href="http://j.mp/zJ2wIr">http://j.mp/zJ2wIr</a></li></ul></div><a href="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2012/01/caregiving-and-hospice-january-1.html#more">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-3124108497489725745?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-83098296198522217352012-01-08T08:56:00.002-05:002012-01-20T11:43:00.513-05:00Best selections from <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/GriefHealing">Grief Healing&#39;s Twitter stream</a> this week:<br><div><ul><li>Powerful story about teen grief and loss in adoption, <a href="http://j.mp/wOf4qu">http://j.mp/wOf4qu</a><br><br></li><li>What Is Complicated Grief? <a href="http://j.mp/wqrhif">http://j.mp/wqrhif</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/TheGriefToolbox">@TheGriefToolbox</a><br><br></li><li>What Does Letting Go Mean? <a href="http://wp.me/p7Gtm-1Hc">http://wp.me/p7Gtm-1Hc</a> by <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/FaithLotus" target="_blank">@FaithLotus</a><br><br></li><li>Journalist Roger Rosenblatt struggles to accept daughter&#39;s death, <a href="http://t.co/aWIMvxXz">http://yhoo.it/wG3xwK</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/GlobalTwitizen">@GlobalTwitizen</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/YahooNews">@YahooNews</a><br><br></li><li>Jan Warner&#39;s New Year&#39;s Gratitude not Resolution List, <a href="http://j.mp/xyNWLQ">http://j.mp/xyNWLQ</a></li></ul></div><a href="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2012/01/understanding-and-managing-grief_08.html#more">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-8309829619852221735?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-49161998180573946722012-01-08T08:56:00.000-05:002012-01-08T08:56:40.317-05:00Best selections from <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/GriefHealing">Grief Healing's Twitter stream</a> this week:<br /><div><ul><li>Pet cemeteries gaining popularity,&nbsp;<a href="http://t.co/2FCsuTOq">http://ow.ly/8jZtn</a> via&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/#!/VillageMemorial">@VillageMemorial</a><br /><br /></li><li>New England Pet Hospice: More Lessons from Human Hospice,&nbsp;<a href="http://t.co/6LXuSx4b">http://j.mp/v9vXkJ</a><br /><br /></li><li>Helping Another with Pet Loss, <a href="http://t.co/Y86R721H">http://j.mp/flN3Js</a><br /><br /></li></ul></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-4916199818057394672?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-43878125985906602272012-01-02T14:51:00.001-05:002012-01-08T08:57:55.414-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RyK4OCFXb_Y/TwDNRR3j4rI/AAAAAAAABuc/lkn0zm-UO1k/s1600/OlderManWithCat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RyK4OCFXb_Y/TwDNRR3j4rI/AAAAAAAABuc/lkn0zm-UO1k/s200/OlderManWithCat.jpg" width="200"></a></div>When someone we love loses a special companion animal, we may not be sure what we can do to help. If anything, we feel helpless, since we know there&#39;s nothing we can do to bring the pet back. We can&#39;t take away the pain of the loss. We have no answer to the question, &quot;Why?&quot; <br><br>Sometimes another person&#39;s loss reminds us of our own past losses -- or of ones we ourselves eventually must face. If we&#39;ve never been as strongly attached to a pet as our friend or family member was, we may not consider the loss as significant as it really was to them. If we&#39;ve yet to experience the loss of a special friend or loved one, human or otherwise, we may not be familiar with how painful such grief can be. And some of us were raised in families that didn&#39;t express feelings openly, so we never learned how to comfort others. <br><br>Sadly, for fear of saying or doing the wrong thing, many of us shy away from the person who is grieving, or we never go beyond saying &quot;I&#39;m sorry.&quot;<br><div><br></div><div>What else can we do to help a friend who&#39;s hurting when a cherished pet is lost?<br></div><a href="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2012/01/helping-another-with-pet-loss.html#more">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-4387812598590660227?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-16043022642405310242012-01-01T08:35:00.001-05:002012-01-20T11:45:10.281-05:00Best selections from <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/GriefHealing">Grief Healing&#39;s Twitter stream</a> this week:<br><ul><li>Open the discussion on dying, <a href="http://t.co/VGNzHecx">http://shar.es/WuCPz</a> RT <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/_lizzy_">@_lizzy_</a><br><br></li><li>Lovely! On the work of hospice and palliative care: &quot;Short Week,&quot; <a href="http://t.co/Zr7l2aP6">http://j.mp/vsX9Gc</a> by <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/hospice_doctor">@hospice_doctor</a><br><br></li><li>German shepherd dog offers comfort, companionship to hospice patients, <a href="http://t.co/2BeSWCY6">http://bit.ly/rEGbZ6</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/hospice_news">@hospice_news</a><br><br></li><li>Most popular elder care articles of 2011, <a href="http://t.co/ibxb7Obt">http://owl.li/8cexK</a> by<a href="https://twitter.com/#!/EasyLivingFL">@EasyLivingFL</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/CaringPeopleInc">@CaringPeopleInc</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/agingwisely">@agingwisely</a><br><br></li><li>Palliative care gaining popularity, credibility, <a href="http://j.mp/vn31GF">http://j.mp/vn31GF</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/_lizzy_">@_lizzy_</a></li></ul><a href="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2012/01/caregiving-and-hospice-december-25-31.html#more">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-1604302264240531024?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-36433932107702327482012-01-01T08:34:00.001-05:002012-01-01T08:34:59.296-05:00Best selections from <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/GriefHealing">Grief Healing's Twitter stream</a> this week:<br /><ul><li>The Power of Grief, <a href="http://t.co/Yte9UJNl">http://j.mp/umawDY</a> by <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/PatBertram">@PatBertram</a><br /><br /></li><li>Coping with the death of your Mum or Dad,&nbsp;<a href="http://t.co/gqDk1miA">http://bit.ly/sSXPxq</a> by<a href="https://twitter.com/#!/SueAtkins">@SueAtkins</a><br /><br /></li><li>In the film, <i>The Descendants</i>, George Clooney's character knows how to say goodbye,&nbsp;<a href="http://t.co/o231MY1S">http://bit.ly/shQOiY</a>&nbsp;by <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/authordhallman">@authordhallman</a><br /><br /></li><li>After-Christmas Break: A Lesson from the Animals,&nbsp;<a href="http://t.co/BKv4qO8Y">http://j.mp/vWxLmN</a><br /><br /></li><li>Post-Holiday Blues: Why do I feel SO Sad? <a href="http://t.co/NiNCCzyq">http://j.mp/t0DL7A</a><br /><br /></li><li>A Christmas Message, from My Heart to Yours, <a href="http://j.mp/vihE5t">http://j.mp/vihE5t</a><br /><br /></li></ul><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-3643393210770232748?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-33646494534557903522012-01-01T08:34:00.000-05:002012-01-01T08:34:43.593-05:00Best selections from <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/GriefHealing">Grief Healing's Twitter stream</a> this week:<br /><div><ul><li>Animal hospice helps owners say goodbye,&nbsp;<a href="http://t.co/JvJjUA82">http://ow.ly/8dpsd</a> via&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/#!/MVIsystems">@MVIsystems</a><br /><br /></li><li>Animal hospice care lets owners say goodbye to pets at home,&nbsp;<a href="http://t.co/NieaxOo2">http://tnne.ws/tTshAB</a> via&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/#!/MarthaRaymondRN">@MarthaRaymondRN</a></li></ul></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-3364649453455790352?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-28334442656570181692011-12-26T09:10:00.000-05:002011-12-26T09:10:01.703-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qYi4tJq4qns/TvTAh-6Y3jI/AAAAAAAABuA/o07FN6hS2aU/s1600/BeriXmas10+004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qYi4tJq4qns/TvTAh-6Y3jI/AAAAAAAABuA/o07FN6hS2aU/s320/BeriXmas10+004.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><i>. . . You are a good person doing the best you can. So, remember that new book under the Christmas tree? Pick it up and start reading. Those music CDs in your stocking? Borrow your daughter’s portable player, close your eyes and listen for a while. Unwrap those bath salts and scented soaps, and claim the tub for a quiet soak.</i><br /><i><br />Humans are the only creatures who are too hard on themselves. Dogs loll. Birds roost. When cats get tired, they sleep; when they’re hungry, they eat. &nbsp;Mostly, they lie in the sun and yawn. There’s a lesson there.</i><br /><i><br />Next week, we enter the New Year. Life will just keep getting faster and faster as our lives become shorter and shorter. In this brief intermission, as the world waits for the next act, take time to stand still, lie down, nap. You’ve earned it.</i><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">— <a href="http://tadbartimus.com/" target="_blank">Tad Bartimus</a>, in </span><i style="font-size: small;">The Arizona Republic</i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">, December 29, 1999</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-2833444265657018169?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-2857077295613318482011-12-24T10:01:00.000-05:002011-12-24T10:01:53.920-05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4Zh-yR0pbmU" width="480"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><i><br />When the song of the angels is stilled, </i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><i>when the star in the sky is gone,</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><i>when the kings and princes are home,</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><i>when the shepherds are back with the flocks,</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><i>the work of Christmas begins:</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><i>to find the lost, to heal the broken,</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><i>to feed the hungry, to release the prisoner,</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><i>to rebuild the nations, to bring peace among peoples,</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><i>to make music with the heart.</i></span><br /><span style="color: #38761d;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b><i>~</i></b></span></span><br /><i style="color: #38761d;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Whatever our individual religious or spiritual traditions, <br />may the peace of the season be with all of us&nbsp;</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><i> throughout the coming year.<br /></i></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-285707729561331848?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-68231844281924343072011-12-23T19:28:00.005-05:002011-12-24T10:26:45.837-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-B4K_LQj-xkA/TvUc6XviM-I/AAAAAAAABuM/Q5J6YkHQl6A/s1600/sock_twitter.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-B4K_LQj-xkA/TvUc6XviM-I/AAAAAAAABuM/Q5J6YkHQl6A/s200/sock_twitter.png" width="153"></a></div>Best selections from <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/GriefHealing">Grief Healing&#39;s Twitter stream</a> this week:<br><ul><li>Nice video! Holiday tips on caregiving, <a href="http://t.co/3tJoP5hx">http://aarp.us/rWShQp</a> by<a href="https://twitter.com/#!/ColoradoAARP">@ColoradoAARP</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/denverhospice">@denverhospice</a><br><br></li><li>Dealing with family and friends regarding your special needs child, <a href="http://t.co/POMPfNsa">http://bit.ly/vNlRbm</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/humagaia">@humagaia</a><br><br></li><li>How to manage caregiving with an aging loved one, <a href="http://t.co/JUWyq8WG">http://ow.ly/87Tph</a> from <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/ctffox">@ctffox</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/villagememorial">@villagememorial</a><br><br></li><li>Forging Adult Children-Aging Parent Connections <i>before</i> the Challenging Years, <a href="http://t.co/Np965D00">http://tinyurl.com/88othtl</a> by <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/AsOurParentsAge">@AsOurParentsAge</a><br><br></li><li>A Christmas letter to touch your heart, <a href="http://t.co/yVPUMwwr">http://bit.ly/vDKETi</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/benjaminmast1">@benjaminmast1</a></li></ul><a href="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2011/12/caregiving-and-hospice-december-18-23.html#more">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-6823184428192434307?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-15320168185849844642011-12-23T19:28:00.004-05:002011-12-24T10:26:09.543-05:00Best selections from <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/GriefHealing">Grief Healing&#39;s Twitter stream</a> this week: <br><ul><li>Walking With Jane: The Day of Sun Return, <a href="http://t.co/nwK6AbQs">http://j.mp/rY9h5m</a><br><br></li><li>What Grief Taught Me About Love « Bertram&#39;s Blog, <a href="http://j.mp/vkZtSN">http://j.mp/vkZtSN</a><br><br></li><li>Complicated Grief: I Love You, But I Hate the Choices You Made, <a href="http://t.co/ERCt05jm">http://j.mp/adF1M9</a><br><br></li><li>Coping with Grief during the Holidays, <a href="http://t.co/XTIO1uSE">http://WebTalkRadio.net</a><a href="http://t.co/PoH8HEWy">http://j.mp/uuXE9G</a> (interview with <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/JoAnneFunch">@JoAnneFunch</a>)<br><br></li><li>Use holidays to create Your Own Personal &quot;Big Chill&quot; Moment, <a href="http://t.co/XWxIpJGs">http://bit.ly/sA89Yx</a> by <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/friendgrief">@friendgrief</a></li></ul><a href="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2011/12/understanding-and-managing-grief_23.html#more">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-1532016818584984464?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-71994134736640882862011-12-23T19:28:00.000-05:002011-12-23T19:28:00.198-05:00Best selections from&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/GriefHealing">Grief Healing's Twitter stream</a>&nbsp;this week:<br /><ul><li>Pet Peace of Mind: A Wish Fulfilled By a Hospice Volunteer,&nbsp;<a href="http://t.co/EG4TfgdP">http://j.mp/txUU0M</a><br /><br /></li><li>Does caring about pets mean you care less about people? NO!&nbsp;<a href="http://t.co/nKzldmA6">http://ow.ly/85xXf</a> via&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/#!/DrMartyBecker">@DrMartyBecker</a><br /></li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-7199413473664088286?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-62895567000310158392011-12-19T15:45:00.001-05:002011-12-19T15:46:30.134-05:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The following is a gift from&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.thediscipleshipplace.org/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=185&amp;Itemid=1" target="_blank">Harold Ivan Smith</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">, noted writer, teacher, storyteller and grief expert. &nbsp;It is reprinted here with his permission. &nbsp;Especially over the holidays, you may wish to copy, paste and print it, fill it in and share it with anyone who needs help in understanding and accepting where you are at this point in your grief journey.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><i>Permission to Mourn</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The holder of this certificate, &nbsp;</span>________________________________________,</i><br /><i><br /></i><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">is hereby entitled&nbsp;</span>to publicly acknowledge his or her loss, mourn openly,</i></span></i><br /><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br /></i></span></i><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">to share narratives of the loss,&nbsp;</span>and to recruit social support in his or her own way and time,</i><br /><i><br /></i><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">without apology or embarrassment&nbsp;</span>during this holiday season.</i><br /><i><br /></i><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Tears, memories, silence, uncertainty,&nbsp;</span>and strong emotions are hereby enfranchised.</i><br /><i><br /></i><i>Please treat this griever with kindness, compassion, and love.</i><br /><i><br /></i><i>Signed this _____ day of __________, in the year _____.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>This certification has no expiration date.</i><br /><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b>~</b></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">© 2004 by </span><a href="http://www.thediscipleshipplace.org/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=185&amp;Itemid=1" style="font-size: small;" target="_blank">Harold Ivan Smith</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">&nbsp;and reprinted with permission</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-6289556700031015839?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-17778231438381046192011-12-18T19:22:00.004-05:002012-01-20T11:47:58.432-05:00Best selections from <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/GriefHealing">Grief Healing&#39;s Twitter stream</a> this week:<br><ul><li>I Don&#39;t Feel Your Pain, <a href="http://t.co/2SvP9eoW">http://j.mp/uxAvht</a> by <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/PatBertram">@PatBertram</a><br><br></li><li>7 Healing Questions To Ask Yourself When Mourning, <a href="http://t.co/W55kHt0M">http://j.mp/tg6T25</a><br><br></li><li>Grief in Alzheimers caregiving is unique, <a href="http://t.co/d4pFyaAD">http://bit.ly/sVDur3</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/usagainstalz">@usagainstalz</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/theobserver">@theobserver</a><br><br></li><li>Friend Grief and Guilt, <a href="http://t.co/xN1KZ3xZ">j.mp/ti4ojT</a> by <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/FriendGrief">@FriendGrief</a><br><br></li><li>12 Gifts of Christmas for a Grieving Heart (That Money Can’t Buy), <a href="http://t.co/HQt4IwzS">http://j.mp/t1zdV9</a></li></ul><a href="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2011/12/understanding-and-managing-grief_18.html#more">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-1777823143838104619?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-27310937951570330042011-12-18T19:22:00.003-05:002012-01-20T11:46:45.771-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-H5I8gWEsdHA/Tu6EOvNjnxI/AAAAAAAABto/f0s9Cpt5Fl0/s1600/sock_twitter.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-H5I8gWEsdHA/Tu6EOvNjnxI/AAAAAAAABto/f0s9Cpt5Fl0/s200/sock_twitter.png" width="153"></a></div>Best selections from <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/GriefHealing">Grief Healing&#39;s Twitter stream</a> this week:<br><div><ul><li>Clever! Work with Santa to turn generic offers of help into reality, <a href="http://t.co/YiNbsg2W">http://bit.ly/s6WFny</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/caregiverblog">@caregiverblog</a><br><br></li><li>Plain Speaking at the End of Life, <a href="http://t.co/mQrpR2hs">http://ow.ly/80yYf</a> from <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/ContinuumHCH">@ContinuumHCH</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/villagememorial">@villagememorial</a><br><br></li><li>Clearing up a few more common hospice myths, <a href="http://j.mp/tDwxtm">http://j.mp/tDwxtm</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/SolariHospice">@SolariHospice</a><br><br></li><li>Don’t Let Death Panel Debate Kill Better Way to Die, <a href="http://t.co/AaXdajCN">http://bloom.bg/tfUlfE</a> by <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/ezraklein">@ezraklein</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/hospicepharmacy">@hospicepharmacy</a><br><br></li><li>Senior Massage Therapy: &quot;Thriving through touch,&quot; <a href="http://t.co/s1ZJGj2q">trib.in/vGxPyw</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/Hospicecny">@Hospicecny</a><br><br></li><li>How hospice helped to care for a man&#39;s wife and support his family, <a href="http://t.co/A7Kg53b1">http://bit.ly/v8LNns</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/MDelaCalzada">@MDelaCalzada</a></li></ul></div><a href="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2011/12/caregiving-and-hospice-december-11.html#more">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-2731093795157033004?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-45866361751136586762011-12-18T19:21:00.000-05:002011-12-18T19:21:43.105-05:00Best selections from&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/GriefHealing">Grief Healing's Twitter stream</a>&nbsp;this week:<br /><ul><li>Pets: our best source of unconditional love,&nbsp;<a href="http://t.co/V15bi1EC">http://ow.ly/7fHV3</a> from&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/#!/faymclean">@faymclean</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/Esdeer">@Esdeer</a><br /><br /></li><li>Animals Can Teach Us the Value of Vulnerability,&nbsp;<a href="http://t.co/5gcDiqlq">http://j.mp/ueCFxE</a></li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-4586636175113658676?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-82812464554691923322011-12-12T12:27:00.001-05:002011-12-18T19:25:49.583-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4kY0XoAkKaA/TuIbToEVHPI/AAAAAAAABtE/0NVq6UJe-Is/s1600/220px-Swing-Time-1935.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4kY0XoAkKaA/TuIbToEVHPI/AAAAAAAABtE/0NVq6UJe-Is/s320/220px-Swing-Time-1935.jpg" width="210"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">From the heart of Bill Whittaker</div><br>My wife, Helen, and Fred Astaire went way back. At least, it seemed that way to me. It started in the 1960s, when Helen moved from Connecticut to Chicago to take a job as a dance instructor at the Fred Astaire Dance Studio in the Loop district.<br><br>Some twenty years later, Helen and I were in Paris when Fred Astaire died. We got the news on television – French television. Our language challenge was broken when a Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire movie was broadcast in tribute to the deceased dancer.<br><br>Now, nearly 20 years after Fred Astaire&#39;s death, Helen was dead, too. She had been totally bedridden for the last four years of her life. During that time, we watched a lot of television, a lot of movies. We watched Rogers and Astaire musicals whenever they were broadcast. We liked those movies. They always made us feel good.<br><a href="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2011/12/voices-of-experience-helens-christmas.html#more">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-8281246455469192332?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-20539577619267473852011-12-11T08:08:00.004-05:002011-12-13T10:17:55.834-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iHSQ8wjXtLI/TuJ8HxDwv6I/AAAAAAAABtU/Cl-S_dgNhRY/s1600/sock_twitter.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iHSQ8wjXtLI/TuJ8HxDwv6I/AAAAAAAABtU/Cl-S_dgNhRY/s200/sock_twitter.png" width="153"></a></div>Best selections from <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/GriefHealing">Grief Healing&#39;s Twitter stream</a> this week:<br><ul><li>Caregiving Confessions: When You Lose Your Temper, <a href="http://t.co/9PxJf8UI">bit.ly/rt7XpK</a> from <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/LeezaGibbons">@LeezaGibbons</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/Caring">@Caring</a><br><br></li><li>Hospice volunteer brings comfort with his music, <a href="http://t.co/OCfT9CvB">shebpr.es/uoav1n</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/hospicepharmacy">@hospicepharmacy</a><br><br></li><li>Teen describes her role as a hospice volunteer, <a href="http://t.co/oh4c9xK4">http://j.mp/ud4H99</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/FlHospicesPC">@FlHospicesPC</a><br><br></li><li>Another wonderful hospice video from 2011 Creative Arts Contest<a href="http://t.co/wKQDhzXk">http://bit.ly/rDlnD7</a> MT <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/NHPCO_news">@NHPCO_news</a><br><br></li><li>If you wonder what hospice care is, watch this! <a href="http://t.co/PpQ9Virr">http://bit.ly/uY6VY2</a> by <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/HelptheHospices">@HelptheHospices</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/Georgefan67">@Georgefan67</a></li></ul><a href="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2011/12/caregiving-and-hospice-december-4.html#more">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-2053957761926747385?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-91012659211102094872011-12-11T08:08:00.003-05:002011-12-13T10:17:04.975-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Best selections from <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/GriefHealing">Grief Healing&#39;s Twitter stream</a> this week:<br><ul><li>In this touching video, a widow eulogizes her &quot;beautifully imperfect&quot; husband, <a href="http://t.co/oZ4rnecf">http://j.mp/vCvmdb</a><br><br></li><li>Grief: Counting the Days, Weeks, Months « Bertram&#39;s Blog, <a href="http://t.co/FWJ4oqnv">j.mp/skCTs7</a><br><br></li><li>When There Is No Jingle In The Bells - Grief Healing Discussion Groups, <a href="http://t.co/WEHSNQbM">http://j.mp/v5OWVE</a><br><br></li><li>Blogs (and Books) for Bereaved Parents <a href="http://t.co/ACQoaDUf">http://j.mp/v577pf</a><br><br></li><li>Understanding Secondary Losses In Grief - Grief Healing Discussion Groups, <a href="http://t.co/lr6zIYVn">http://j.mp/sfnbWR</a></li></ul><a href="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2011/12/understanding-and-managing-grief_11.html#more">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-9101265921110209487?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-22242320912278028572011-12-11T08:08:00.000-05:002011-12-11T08:08:06.744-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Best selections from <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/GriefHealing">Grief Healing's Twitter stream</a> this week:<br /><ul><li>Veterinary Euthanasia: Under What Circumstances?&nbsp;<a href="http://t.co/yNoPiRKb">http://bit.ly/tT6nCY</a> via&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/#!/Death_411">@Death_411</a><br /><br /></li><li>Coping with grief over pet loss and thinking about adopting a new one? <a href="http://t.co/PgZmk6es">http://is.gd/3Xw0wV</a> by <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/HowtoStuffHSW">@HowtoStuffHSW</a><br /><br /></li><li>Do You Remember Love? | Love Poem from a Dog by James Jacobson,&nbsp;<a href="http://t.co/z2PG0Jcx">http://j.mp/uIFWay</a><br /><br /></li><li>Informative article on animal hospice, <a href="http://t.co/gkM1GPwK">http://bit.ly/sKFo5P</a> from&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/#!/SolariHospice">@SolariHospice</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/commconn">@commconn</a><br /><br /></li><li>Why Does Pet Loss Hurt So Much? <a href="http://t.co/HrjPxHTD">http://ow.ly/7fHQr</a> via&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/#!/Esdeer">@Esdeer</a></li></ul><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-2224232091227802857?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-20890950748084418622011-12-05T11:21:00.000-05:002011-12-05T11:21:38.902-05:00<div style="text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PIQBsyK_Q18/TrAoTZ0I-cI/AAAAAAAABpM/YqQ79B7loHc/s1600/WorldwideCandleLighting2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PIQBsyK_Q18/TrAoTZ0I-cI/AAAAAAAABpM/YqQ79B7loHc/s320/WorldwideCandleLighting2011.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Excitement is building in anticipation of the <b>15th annual Worldwide Candle Lighting, </b>this year taking place on<b> Sunday, December 11, 2011</b>. <b><a href="http://www.compassionatefriends.org/News_Events/Worldwide_Candle_Lighting.aspx">The Compassionate Friends Worldwide Candle Lighting</a></b> unites family and friends around the globe in lighting candles for one hour to honor and remember children who have died at any age from any cause. As candles are lit at 7 p.m. local time, creating a virtual wave of light, hundreds of thousands of persons commemorate and honor the memory of children in a way that transcends all ethnic, cultural, religious, and political boundaries.<br /><br />Now believed to be the largest mass candle lighting on the globe, the <b>Worldwide Candle Lighting</b>, a gift to the bereavement community from <b>The Compassionate Friends</b>, creates a virtual 24-hour wave of light as it moves from time zone to time zone. Hundreds of formal candle lighting events are held and thousands of informal candle lightings are conducted in homes as families gather in quiet remembrance of children who have died, but will never be forgotten. (A simpler, even more private alternative is to <a href="http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/enter.cfm?l=eng&amp;gi=GfHlg&amp;p=Personal%20Grief%20Rituals%20are%20those%20loving%20activities%20that%20help%20us%20remember%20our%20loved%20ones,%20and%20give%20us%20a%20sense%20of%20connectedness,%20healing%20and%20peace.%20Creating%20and%20practicing%20personal%20grief%20rituals%20can%20also%20help%20us%20release%20painful%20situations%20and%20unpleasant%20memories,%20freeing%20us%20to%20make%20our%20memories%20a%20positive%20influence%20in%20our%20lives.Memorialize%20your%20beloved%20by%20lighting%20a%20candle%20in%20memory%20of%20your%20loved%20one.%20%20%28Your%20candle%20will%20burn%20with%20others%20in%20our%20Grief%20Healing%20group,%20GfHlg.%29">light a candle online</a>.)<br /><div><div><br />You're also invited to visit TCF's national Web site on Sunday, December 11 to leave a message in their Remembrance Book. Although messages can only be added during this day, the Remembrance Book will be left open throughout the year to enable visitors to read these touching messages from around the world.&nbsp;Last year in that short one day span, nearly five thousand messages of love were received and posted from every U.S. state and Washington D.C., every territory, as well as dozens of other countries, with some posts in foreign languages. You are welcome to view last year's entries here,&nbsp;<a href="http://www.compassionatefriends.org/ViewRemembranceEntry.aspx">2010 WCL Remembrance Book</a>.&nbsp;You also can join in the <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=cwwhcpbab&amp;et=1103964077969&amp;s=24091&amp;e=001os3b4OHuPkOWsv80fGQPX_KJDhof48247dGGfBJ6lLy0-nFFV0XxqBN_Cbbpx2Sh-UWywAeKdr_ren9ftMadHE1fkOFIiqem_E3Pdj9-Qh1y7aduwAoG21gxX8BehEDfvSRIh2FDsXU6w76e6Ba3-2JpPyQNj2K065vVsQ3nwho=">Online Support Community</a> during its extended Worldwide Candle Lighting Hours.<br /><br />Find a Worldwide Candle Lighting Service in your own community here: <a href="http://www.compassionatefriends.org/WCL_Misc/2011_services.aspx">2011 Annual Worldwide Candle Lighting Services</a>, or visit the <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=cwwhcpbab&amp;et=1103964077969&amp;s=24091&amp;e=001os3b4OHuPkMZrsFHP5Wmnpw2sZbL0geSczH6aCsv7BbFm37a46gJkey0dUbSAIxnjbPOI10ucp1zZN2vOM8Bz0CUQUeYpApKBlpnOoUeyx8NjGzJJ9jhNHV6-NhhY39n8Gyrobhouj2oyuL_kVN_SfgsFsI9o47qp_Yt8cSxQ3ThKyH_IzNel06wBU2aGYvoDAwRWgsxz9V69EHRvZSYwFTR64Z9zwY7YvU3xWCcFUFOc0Bm4GRoXQkJ1MlIPSa0np0mavWzobY=">Compassionate Friends/USA Facebook Page</a>. For information of any type related to the Worldwide Candle Lighting, write&nbsp;<a href="mailto:nationaloffice@compassionatefriends.org">nationaloffice@compassionatefriends.org</a> or call 877-969-0010.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div><br /></div><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/N1TDZWr_j_I?rel=0" width="420"></iframe><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-2089095074808441862?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-52183338943016245572011-12-04T14:53:00.003-05:002011-12-09T16:28:25.335-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Best selections from <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/GriefHealing">Grief Healing&#39;s Twitter stream</a> this week:<br><ul><li>Great article: How doctors handle their own dying, <a href="http://bit.ly/rI39ox">http://bit.ly/rI39ox</a> MT <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/_lizzy_">@_lizzy_</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/search?q=%23hpm">#hpm</a><br><br></li><li>Why are we afraid of talking about death? <a href="http://bit.ly/spB1co">http://bit.ly/spB1co</a> by <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/globeandmail">@globeandmail</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/_lizzy_">@_lizzy_</a><br><br></li><li>How Should I Know When a Person Is Ready for Hospice Services? <a href="http://t.co/eGZsXFL7">http://bit.ly/tFkMxG</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/HorizonHCH">@HorizonHCH</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/hospice_news">@hospice_news</a><br><br></li><li>Eldercare and chronic pain management, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/rUYbpQ" data-ultimate-url="http://blog.eldercarelink.com/2011/11/dealing-with-elders-and-chronic-pain-management" href="http://t.co/hOgFnSIx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://blog.eldercarelink.com/2011/11/dealing-with-elders-and-chronic-pain-management">http://bit.ly/rUYbpQ</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="WeCareTogether" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/WeCareTogether" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>WeCareTogether</a> </li></ul><ul><li>On The Right to Die (see comments on this post, too!) <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/rDZKVO" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/rDZKVO" data-ultimate-url="http://stangoldbergwriter.com/about/shoot-me-please-the-right-to-die" href="http://t.co/f2OQKhXR" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://stangoldbergwriter.com/about/shoot-me-please-the-right-to-die">http://bit.ly/rDZKVO</a> by <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="stangoldberg" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/stangoldberg" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>stangoldberg</a></li></ul><a href="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2011/12/caregiving-and-hospice-november-27.html#more">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-5218333894301624557?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-43820780745875972362011-12-04T14:52:00.003-05:002011-12-09T13:32:22.504-05:00Best selections from <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/GriefHealing">Grief Healing&#39;s Twitter stream</a> this week:<s class="hash"> </s><br><ul><li>Infant Loss: Healing Through the Anniversaries, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/rIn8zK" data-ultimate-url="http://healafterloss.com/healing-through-the-anniversaries" href="http://bit.ly/rIn8zK" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://healafterloss.com/healing-through-the-anniversaries">http://bit.ly/rIn8zK</a> by <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="KristineBrite" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/KristineBrite" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>KristineBrite</a></li></ul><ul><li><i>Fear of Loss</i> from Grieving Dads Project, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="j.mp/tGrC87" data-expanded-url="http://j.mp/tGrC87" data-ultimate-url="http://www.grievingdads.com/fear-of-loss" href="http://t.co/vN6Hyuvt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.grievingdads.com/fear-of-loss">http://j.mp/tGrC87</a> </li></ul><ul><li>Tips for riding waves of grief when parenting a child with special needs this Christmas, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/sOAutC" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/sOAutC" data-ultimate-url="http://www.differentdream.com/2011/12/tools-to-overcome-grief-waves-this-holiday-season" href="http://t.co/ds0OmegD" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.differentdream.com/2011/12/tools-to-overcome-grief-waves-this-holiday-season">http://bit.ly/sOAutC</a> by <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="jolenephilo" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/jolenephilo" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>jolenephilo</a></li></ul><ul><li>Ashley Davis Bush: 6 Ways to Get a Handle on Holiday Stress, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="j.mp/vnexPX" data-expanded-url="http://j.mp/vnexPX" data-ultimate-url="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ashley-davis-bush/six-holiday-stress-tips_b_1121027.html?ref=tw" href="http://t.co/133PPwsW" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ashley-davis-bush/six-holiday-stress-tips_b_1121027.html?ref=tw">http://j.mp/vnexPX</a></li></ul><ul><li>December Newsletter, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="j.mp/sq33v9" data-expanded-url="http://j.mp/sq33v9" data-ultimate-url="http://www.icontact-archive.com/25YcFAmGreYjQD_wOeFFrKXHd0day5nr?w=2" href="http://t.co/qwNbPN0V" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.icontact-archive.com/25YcFAmGreYjQD_wOeFFrKXHd0day5nr?w=2">http://j.mp/sq33v9</a>  from <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="OpenToHope" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/OpenToHope" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>OpenToHope</a></li></ul><a href="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2011/12/understanding-and-managing-grief.html#more">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-4382078074587597236?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-63489796636393253142011-12-04T14:52:00.002-05:002011-12-09T13:31:53.559-05:00Best selections from <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/GriefHealing">Grief Healing&#39;s Twitter stream</a> this week:<br><ul><li>Comforting video by New England Pet Hospice: <i>Hold On Love</i>, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="j.mp/uZBt5R" data-expanded-url="http://j.mp/uZBt5R" data-ultimate-url="http://newenglandpethospice.blogspot.com/2011/12/our-video.html?showComment=1322783584825" href="http://t.co/5mtkc7T2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://newenglandpethospice.blogspot.com/2011/12/our-video.html?showComment=1322783584825">http://j.mp/uZBt5R</a></li></ul><ul><li>Coping with Pet loss: <i>Pet Burial, Goldfish to Horse</i>, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="j.mp/vkn9eW" data-expanded-url="http://j.mp/vkn9eW" data-ultimate-url="http://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2011/nov/30/best-buys-pet-burial" href="http://t.co/Hld8Tari" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2011/nov/30/best-buys-pet-burial">http://j.mp/vkn9eW</a></li></ul><ul><li>Pet Peace of Mind (PPOM): Intervening Before It&#39;s Too Late, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="j.mp/u40Pm5" data-expanded-url="http://j.mp/u40Pm5" data-ultimate-url="http://petpeace.blogspot.com/2011/11/intervening-before-its-too-late.html" href="http://t.co/NAGPsntR" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://petpeace.blogspot.com/2011/11/intervening-before-its-too-late.html">http://j.mp/u40Pm5</a> </li></ul><ul><li> <i>Handling The Holidays When You&#39;re Feeling Blue</i> about Pet Loss, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="j.mp/taqxx5" data-expanded-url="http://j.mp/taqxx5" data-ultimate-url="http://www.griefhealing.com/article-handling-the-holidays.htm" href="http://t.co/GT00j9B4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.griefhealing.com/article-handling-the-holidays.htm">http://j.mp/taqxx5</a></li></ul><ul><li>Yay! ADEC lists resources for Coping With Pet Loss, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/shd82o" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/shd82o" data-ultimate-url="http://www.adec.org/AM/Template.cfm?ContentID=2845&amp;amp;Section=Coping_With_Loss_New_&amp;amp;Template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm" href="http://t.co/44mDVkZz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.adec.org/AM/Template.cfm?ContentID=2845&amp;Section=Coping_With_Loss_New_&amp;Template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm">http://bit.ly/shd82o</a></li></ul><a href="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2011/12/coping-with-pet-loss-november-27.html#more">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-6348979663639325314?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-37380680811884979352011-11-29T14:37:00.002-05:002011-12-04T14:54:29.849-05:00<div>For many Western Christians this past Sunday marked the beginning of the season of Advent ~ the four weeks before Christmas, originally intended to be a time of spiritual reflection and preparation before celebrating the nativity of Jesus. </div><div><br></div><div>In recent years, those same four weeks have become a peak shopping period for retailers known as &quot;the Christmas shopping season.&quot; For those of us engaged in caregiving, or in the midst of mourning the loss of a loved one, these four weeks can seem like little more than an additional and overwhelming burden. </div><div><br></div><div>This year, given the state of the world and our struggling economy here at home, many more people may be looking for a different way to get ready for Christmas.      </div><div><br></div>If you find yourself wishing to spend less and give more presence during the holiday season, you&#39;ll be happy to know that a movement is challenging the idea that consumerism brings happiness ~ and fosters the hope that the spirit of Christmas still can change the world for the better.<br><div><br></div><div>To read more, visit <a href="http://www.adventconspiracy.org/">The Advent Conspiracy</a> ~ and be sure to watch this video, too:<br></div><a href="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2011/11/advent-conspiracy.html#more">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-3738068081188497935?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-84040213137974066732011-11-27T10:45:00.002-05:002011-11-29T14:39:44.764-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gs8Drnl0yvI/TtKNJywiTfI/AAAAAAAABsk/6_eK-5Gqe3U/s1600/twitter48.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gs8Drnl0yvI/TtKNJywiTfI/AAAAAAAABsk/6_eK-5Gqe3U/s200/twitter48.png" width="200"></a></div>Best selections from <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/GriefHealing">Grief Healing&#39;s Twitter stream</a> this week:<br><div class="tweet-row"><div class="tweet-text js-tweet-text"><ul><li>Hospice and palliative care from professional journalist and widow&#39;s perspective, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/mUQJZk" data-ultimate-url="http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/30/8/1606.full" href="http://t.co/Tr1Wc4S6" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/30/8/1606.full">bit.ly/mUQJZk</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="Robert_Fried" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/Robert_Fried" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>Robert_Fried</a></li></ul></div><div class="tweet-text js-tweet-text"><ul><li>Proactive Caregiving during the Holidays, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/v0ClFv" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/v0ClFv" data-ultimate-url="http://suesalach-cutler.hubpages.com/hub/pro-active-caregiving-during-the-holidays" href="http://t.co/3WTSNnsC" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://suesalach-cutler.hubpages.com/hub/pro-active-caregiving-during-the-holidays">http://bit.ly/v0ClFv</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="SueSalach" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/SueSalach" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>SueSalach</a> </li></ul></div><div class="tweet-text js-tweet-text"><ul><li>Inside Chronic Illness, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/sJw1Qn" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/sJw1Qn" data-ultimate-url="http://stangoldbergwriter.com/about/my-brain-is-fried-inside-chronic-illnesses" href="http://t.co/qTWCwBsx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://stangoldbergwriter.com/about/my-brain-is-fried-inside-chronic-illnesses">http://bit.ly/sJw1Qn</a> by <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="stangoldberg" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/stangoldberg" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>stangoldberg</a> </li></ul></div><div class="tweet-text js-tweet-text"><ul><li>Engage with Grace, 2011, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/rKBGP8" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/rKBGP8" data-ultimate-url="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2011/11/engage-with-grace-2011.html" href="http://t.co/gKRRNgXD" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2011/11/engage-with-grace-2011.html">http://bit.ly/rKBGP8</a> </li></ul></div><div class="tweet-text js-tweet-text"><ul><li>Caregivers: We&#39;re not Mother Teresa, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/tZecjW" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/tZecjW" data-ultimate-url="http://stangoldbergwriter.com/about/cargivers-were-not-mother-teresa" href="http://t.co/uJmooQhG" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://stangoldbergwriter.com/about/cargivers-were-not-mother-teresa">http://bit.ly/tZecjW</a> by <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="stangoldberg" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/stangoldberg" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>stangoldberg</a></li></ul></div></div><a href="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2011/11/caregiving-and-hospice-november-20.html#more">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-8404021313797406673?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-88547004620996815502011-11-27T10:42:00.002-05:002011-11-29T14:40:23.388-05:00Best selections from <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/GriefHealing">Grief Healing&#39;s Twitter stream</a> this week:<br><ul><li>The Unspoken Feeling: Grief And Its Impact on Teens, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/t9LAWi" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/t9LAWi" data-ultimate-url="http://childswork.com/blog/2011/09/the-unspoken-feeling-%E2%80%93-grief-%E2%80%93-and-it%E2%80%99s-impact-on-teens?-grief-???-and-it???s-impact-on-teens/" href="http://t.co/uXumxaLk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://childswork.com/blog/2011/09/the-unspoken-feeling-%E2%80%93-grief-%E2%80%93-and-it%E2%80%99s-impact-on-teens?-grief-???-and-it???s-impact-on-teens/">http://bit.ly/t9LAWi</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="ChildsWork" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/ChildsWork" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>ChildsWork</a></li></ul><ul><li>Cheryl Eckl: What Does It Mean to Be Grateful? <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/s6e71p" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/s6e71p" data-ultimate-url="http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/beautiful-grief/201111/what-does-it-mean-be-grateful" href="http://t.co/gJGiq3Vx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/beautiful-grief/201111/what-does-it-mean-be-grateful">http://bit.ly/s6e71p</a> </li></ul><ul><li>Do you have books that have helped you deal with grief? by <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="raidswindmills" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/raidswindmills" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>raidswindmills</a> [Yes! Go see <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/9J8Wa4" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/9J8Wa4" data-ultimate-url="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2010/02/grief-bibliography.html" href="http://t.co/IomNTBtS" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2010/02/grief-bibliography.html">http://bit.ly/9J8Wa4</a>]</li></ul><ul><li>Bittersweet Paradox: Talking about Death is Talking about Life, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/tTqyca" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/tTqyca" data-ultimate-url="http://mariashriver.com/blog/2011/11/bittersweet-paradox-talking-about-death-talking-about-life" href="http://t.co/3ng7SGGC" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://mariashriver.com/blog/2011/11/bittersweet-paradox-talking-about-death-talking-about-life">http://bit.ly/tTqyca</a> by <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="jen_c_taylor" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/jen_c_taylor" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>jen_c_taylor</a></li></ul><ul><li>Terrific grief support for teens: &quot;Teens&#39; Talk about Grief,&quot; <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="ow.ly/7i4ML" data-expanded-url="http://ow.ly/7i4ML" data-ultimate-url="http://www.comfortzonecamp.org/grief-resources/teens/teens-talk" href="http://t.co/4rV8F2o2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.comfortzonecamp.org/grief-resources/teens/teens-talk">http://ow.ly/7i4ML</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="HelloGrief" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/HelloGrief" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>HelloGrief</a></li></ul><a href="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2011/11/understanding-and-managing-grief_27.html#more">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-8854700462099681550?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-63834500942682823062011-11-27T10:42:00.000-05:002011-11-27T10:42:13.890-05:00Best selections from <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/GriefHealing">Grief Healing's Twitter stream</a> this week:<br /><ul><li>On Pets Dying, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="ow.ly/7C4mh" data-expanded-url="http://ow.ly/7C4mh" data-ultimate-url="http://authordhallman.posterous.com/on-pets-dying" href="http://t.co/ptm94C6L" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://authordhallman.posterous.com/on-pets-dying">http://ow.ly/7C4mh</a> by <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="authordhallman" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/authordhallman" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>authordhallman</a>&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li> Excellent info on hospice for pets, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/u6UHcD" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/u6UHcD" data-ultimate-url="http://blog.petmeds.com/1800petmeds/hospice-for-pets" href="http://t.co/ZVsaGDrq" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://blog.petmeds.com/1800petmeds/hospice-for-pets">http://bit.ly/u6UHcD</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="SolariHospice" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/SolariHospice" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>SolariHospice</a></li></ul><ul><li>Resources for petloss (watch video, too!), <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/uCeyHi" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/uCeyHi" data-ultimate-url="http://annarbor.com/pets/grief-hurts-resources" href="http://t.co/ojMZ1ZLa" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://annarbor.com/pets/grief-hurts-resources">http://bit.ly/uCeyHi</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="psa2" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/psa2" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>psa2</a> on <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="AnnArborcom" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/AnnArborcom" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>AnnArborcom</a></li></ul><ul><li>Must read! Changing the Language of Euthanasia, <a href="http://j.mp/ur4GaQ">http://j.mp/ur4GaQ</a>&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Touching Story About Shakespeare's Last Day (Dog Tale), <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="shar.es/ogL5W" data-expanded-url="http://shar.es/ogL5W" data-ultimate-url="http://mysmartpuppy.com/services/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=20&amp;p=72898&amp;t=6486" href="http://t.co/ORuSCrdd" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://mysmartpuppy.com/services/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=20&amp;p=72898&amp;t=6486">http://shar.es/ogL5W</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="MySmartPuppy" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/MySmartPuppy" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>MySmartPuppy</a> <b>&nbsp;</b></li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-6383450094268282306?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-73196031923030992492011-11-25T09:19:00.001-05:002011-11-27T10:49:32.091-05:00<strong>Occupy With Grace</strong><br><div><br>Once again, this Thanksgiving we are grateful to all the people who keep this mission alive day after day: to ensure that each and every one of us understands, communicates, and has honored their end of life wishes.<br><br>Seems almost more fitting than usual this year, the year of making change happen. 2011 gave us the Arab Spring, people on the ground using social media to organize a real political revolution. And now, love it or hate it - it&#39;s the Occupy Wall Street movement that&#39;s got people talking.<br><br>Smart people (like our good friend <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/SusannahFox">Susannah Fox</a>) have made the point that unlike those political and economic movements, our mission isn&#39;t an issue we need to raise our fists about - it&#39;s an issue we have the luxury of being able to hold hands about.<br></div><a href="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2011/11/engage-with-grace-2011.html#more">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-7319603192303099249?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-54475608376547375842011-11-23T10:48:00.001-05:002011-11-23T17:08:23.292-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-v_bLPl_E1zE/Ts0R5LSuwQI/AAAAAAAABsc/_B5KJL0jdGs/s1600/Happy-Thanksgiving.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-v_bLPl_E1zE/Ts0R5LSuwQI/AAAAAAAABsc/_B5KJL0jdGs/s320/Happy-Thanksgiving.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>When I count my blessings, I find that what I value most in life are the treasures that are free: family, loved ones, friends, neighbors, colleagues, and my fellow travelers in life's journey: those who are finding their way through loss and inspiring me daily with their wisdom, courage and determination ~ all as valued as you are to me.<br /></i></span><br /><i style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Wishing all of you life's dearest blessings on this Thanksgiving Day and always ~&nbsp;</i><i style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Marty T</i><br /><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-5447560837654737584?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-6515547630398022382011-11-20T11:55:00.005-05:002011-11-23T10:50:33.740-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WQGPEfvmTsY/Tsh3kyWcTYI/AAAAAAAABsE/psEcpxunYUA/s1600/large_thanksgiving-turkey-twitter-icons.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WQGPEfvmTsY/Tsh3kyWcTYI/AAAAAAAABsE/psEcpxunYUA/s200/large_thanksgiving-turkey-twitter-icons.jpg" width="200"></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Best selections from <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/GriefHealing">Grief Healing&#39;s Twitter stream</a> this week:</span><br><ul><li>Five Myths About Hospice Care, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="ow.ly/7yBHV" data-expanded-url="http://ow.ly/7yBHV" data-ultimate-url="http://ezinearticles.com/?Five-Myths-About-Hospice-Care&amp;amp;id=6698267" href="http://t.co/ChSh8ZNh" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://ezinearticles.com/?Five-Myths-About-Hospice-Care&amp;id=6698267">http://ow.ly/7yBHV</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="ctffox" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/ctffox" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>ctffox</a></li></ul><div class="tweet-row"><div class="tweet-text js-tweet-text"><ul><li>Hospice helps you live well to the end, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/ut17Ee" data-ultimate-url="http://www.google.com/url?cad=CAEQARgAIAAoATAAOABAjMme9gRIAlAAWABiBWVuLVVT&amp;amp;cd=nk-YzUx9ykU&amp;amp;ct=ga&amp;amp;q=http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20111119/OPINION02/111190310&amp;amp;sa=X&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHzqh3efyZ65DrQu59cRHlF3aftnw" href="http://t.co/8ToQr1yt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.google.com/url?cad=CAEQARgAIAAoATAAOABAjMme9gRIAlAAWABiBWVuLVVT&amp;cd=nk-YzUx9ykU&amp;ct=ga&amp;q=http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20111119/OPINION02/111190310&amp;sa=X&amp;usg=AFQjCNHzqh3efyZ65DrQu59cRHlF3aftnw">bit.ly/ut17Ee</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="hospice_news" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/hospice_news" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>hospice_news</a></li></ul></div><div class="tweet-text js-tweet-text"><ul><li>Ten Caregiving Secrets We Aren’t Proud Of, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="dlvr.it/wkM2J" data-expanded-url="http://dlvr.it/wkM2J" data-ultimate-url="http://patriciagriecci.playmorepublishing.com/2011/11/19/ten-caregiver-secrets-we-aren%E2%80%99t" href="http://t.co/kvtkA94D" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://patriciagriecci.playmorepublishing.com/2011/11/19/ten-caregiver-secrets-we-aren%E2%80%99t">http://dlvr.it/wkM2J</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="pagfoundation" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/pagfoundation" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>pagfoundation</a> </li></ul></div><div class="tweet-text js-tweet-text"><ul><li>Very touching video, <i>I Will Remember For You</i>, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="youtu.be/9MOb5V1s6Ow" data-expanded-url="http://youtu.be/9MOb5V1s6Ow" href="http://t.co/KlRnIczQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://youtu.be/9MOb5V1s6Ow">http://youtu.be/9MOb5V1s6Ow</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="homeinstead402" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/homeinstead402" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>homeinstead402</a></li></ul></div><div class="tweet-text js-tweet-text"><ul><li>Plan Ahead to Make Thanksgiving Special for Aging Relatives, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="ow.ly/7y6vG" data-expanded-url="http://ow.ly/7y6vG" data-ultimate-url="http://www.aarp.org/relationships/caregiving/news-11-2011/holidays-with-aging-relatives.html" href="http://t.co/FHHrd37I" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.aarp.org/relationships/caregiving/news-11-2011/holidays-with-aging-relatives.html">http://ow.ly/7y6vG</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="ctffox" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/ctffox" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>ctffox</a><b> </b></li></ul></div><div class="tweet-text js-tweet-text"><ul><li><a href="http://www.hov.org/">Hospice of the Valley</a> awarded grant to support children nearing end of life and their families, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/sCqRsn" data-ultimate-url="http://hov.org/press_release_details.aspx?id=204" href="http://t.co/5qjnsfVf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://hov.org/press_release_details.aspx?id=204">bit.ly/sCqRsn</a></li></ul></div></div><a href="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2011/11/caregiving-and-hospice-november-13.html#more">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-651554763039802238?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-6841712100953433632011-11-20T11:55:00.004-05:002011-11-23T10:49:49.234-05:00Best selections from <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/GriefHealing">Grief Healing&#39;s Twitter stream</a> this week:<br><ul><li>Different roads: How others&#39; grief helps us cope with our own, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/uaBOsl" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/uaBOsl" data-ultimate-url="http://widowisland.wordpress.com/2011/11/19/different-roads" href="http://t.co/gN58mDyP" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://widowisland.wordpress.com/2011/11/19/different-roads">http://bit.ly/uaBOsl</a></li></ul><ul><li>Passage quilting: helping people through grief, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/vxlcxK" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/vxlcxK" data-ultimate-url="http://blog.sevenponds.com/professional-advice/passagequiltingtoheal" href="http://t.co/7z3otVfK" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://blog.sevenponds.com/professional-advice/passagequiltingtoheal">http://bit.ly/vxlcxK</a></li></ul><ul><li>HPNA&#39;s Position Statement: Role of the Nurse When Hastened Death Is Requested, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/s6Eq9x" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/s6Eq9x" data-ultimate-url="http://www.hpna.org/DisplayPage.aspx?Title=Position%20Statements" href="http://t.co/vfMK1ZmE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.hpna.org/DisplayPage.aspx?Title=Position%20Statements">http://bit.ly/s6Eq9x</a> by <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="HPNAinfo" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/HPNAinfo" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>HPNAinfo</a></li></ul><ul><li>Photos from NHPCO&#39;s 2011 Creative Arts Contest portray hospice, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="on.fb.me/tVtjKa" data-expanded-url="http://on.fb.me/tVtjKa" data-ultimate-url="https://www.facebook.com/media/set?set=a.10150378178853907.358382.157468538906&amp;amp;type=1" href="http://t.co/RHc5OHpK" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="https://www.facebook.com/media/set?set=a.10150378178853907.358382.157468538906&amp;type=1">http://on.fb.me/tVtjKa</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="NHPCO_news" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/NHPCO_news" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>NHPCO_news</a></li></ul><ul><li>The Empty Chair at the Holiday Table, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/u13nc6" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/u13nc6" data-ultimate-url="http://psychcentral.com/lib/2011/the-empty-chair-at-the-holiday-table" href="http://t.co/kNuBoZ0U" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://psychcentral.com/lib/2011/the-empty-chair-at-the-holiday-table">http://bit.ly/u13nc6</a><b> </b></li></ul><a href="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2011/11/understanding-and-managing-grief_20.html#more">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-684171210095343363?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-63339591420761347992011-11-20T11:55:00.000-05:002011-11-20T11:55:09.413-05:00Best selections from <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/GriefHealing">Grief Healing's Twitter stream</a> this week:<br /><ul><li>Rev. Dr. Lillian Capehart: End-of-life care and animals <a href="http://t.co/tNjmSTZx">http://t.co/tNjmSTZx</a><br />&nbsp;</li><li>When is it time to say goodbye to a pet? <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/u3BFSy" data-ultimate-url="http://syvnews.com/lifestyles/pets/when-is-it-time-to-say-goodbye-to-a-pet/article_95a220b0-1004-11e1-aa3b-001cc4c002e0.html" href="http://t.co/0ueU3y4K" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://syvnews.com/lifestyles/pets/when-is-it-time-to-say-goodbye-to-a-pet/article_95a220b0-1004-11e1-aa3b-001cc4c002e0.html">bit.ly/u3BFS</a>&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li> Finding support for pet loss, <a href="http://j.mp/rYdAYs">http://j.mp/rYdAYs</a> by <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="NatashaOnTV" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/NatashaOnTV" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>NatashaOnTV</a></li></ul><ul><li>Review: Katz book explains why pet loss hurts so much, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/sAVREP" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/sAVREP" data-ultimate-url="http://www.benningtonbanner.com/entertainment/ci_19329475" href="http://t.co/oMt4aq9F" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.benningtonbanner.com/entertainment/ci_19329475">http://bit.ly/sAVREP</a><b> </b></li></ul><ul><li>Research: How Animals Cope with Grief, <a href="http://j.mp/ssUoA9">http://j.mp/ssUoA9</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="HubbleandHattie" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/HubbleandHattie" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>HubbleandHattie</a></li></ul><ul><li>Using Books to Help Children with Grief, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/w4PFMh" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/w4PFMh" data-ultimate-url="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2011/11/using-childrens-books-to-help-with.html" href="http://t.co/J5V4Ozz8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2011/11/using-childrens-books-to-help-with.html">http://bit.ly/w4PFMh</a></li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-6333959142076134799?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-52940651096613780262011-11-14T15:22:00.001-05:002011-11-20T11:58:08.998-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nlZ38MBH4ik/Tr_o40rK94I/AAAAAAAABqg/KJVoomgvjAk/s1600/SnortsSpecialGift.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nlZ38MBH4ik/Tr_o40rK94I/AAAAAAAABqg/KJVoomgvjAk/s1600/SnortsSpecialGift.jpg"></a></div><i>There is no substitute for books in the life of a child.</i>  ~ Mary Ellen Chase<br><br><b>Helping children understand death </b>and the powerful emotions that come with any disappointment or loss is not easy, especially when other members of the family may be grieving, too. When adults are struggling with major life events such as divorce, serious illness, an accident, fire, natural disaster, a crisis in the world or the death of someone close, children may feel lost, frightened and confused. Under such circumstances, they need stable and consistent attention from their caregivers, accurate and factual information, and freedom to ask questions and express their feelings. Like the adults around them, they need time to explore and come to terms with the meaning of their loss.<br><br><b>One of the most effective ways </b>to help children understand normal grief reactions ~ their own and that of the people around them ~  is to tell them a story, or you can read together one of the many wonderful <b>children&#39;s books</b> now available on loss, dying, death and grief.<br><a href="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2011/11/using-childrens-books-to-help-with.html#more">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-5294065109661378026?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-20456626044554367582011-11-13T09:23:00.002-05:002011-11-13T16:31:37.485-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vhfF2Entm9s/Tr2ZeHZRKvI/AAAAAAAABqQ/gnKdbbwwh_M/s1600/twitter.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vhfF2Entm9s/Tr2ZeHZRKvI/AAAAAAAABqQ/gnKdbbwwh_M/s1600/twitter.png" /></a></div>Best selections from <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/GriefHealing">Grief Healing's Twitter stream</a> this week:<br /><ul><li>Excellent! What to tell kids about cancer and palliative care, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/shv18i" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/shv18i" data-ultimate-url="http://commonhealth.wbur.org/2011/11/what-do-you-tell-your-children-about-cancer-palliative-care" href="http://t.co/x2ngzek6" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://commonhealth.wbur.org/2011/11/what-do-you-tell-your-children-about-cancer-palliative-care">http://bit.ly/shv18i</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="MassGeneralNews" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/MassGeneralNews" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>MassGeneralNews</a> and <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="CommonHealth" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/CommonHealth" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>CommonHealth</a></li></ul><ul><li>How Veterans Can Get the Help They Need, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/udAfaS" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/udAfaS" data-ultimate-url="http://ezinearticles.com/?How-a-Veteran-Can-Get-the-Help-They-Need&amp;id=6554030" href="http://t.co/Ha4X0QqD" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://ezinearticles.com/?How-a-Veteran-Can-Get-the-Help-They-Need&amp;id=6554030">http://bit.ly/udAfaS</a><b>&nbsp;</b></li></ul><ul><li>Straight Talk for Caregivers of Veterans, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/v219kN" data-ultimate-url="http://redroom.com/member/barbara-rubel/blog/straight-talk-for-caregivers-of-veterans-0" href="http://t.co/ydhQls6u" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://redroom.com/member/barbara-rubel/blog/straight-talk-for-caregivers-of-veterans-0">bit.ly/v219k</a></li></ul><ul><li>Veterans Day, 2011: Honoring All Who Served, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/vQOBOw" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/vQOBOw" data-ultimate-url="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2011/11/veterans-day-2011-honoring-all-who.html" href="http://t.co/txdWUIez" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2011/11/veterans-day-2011-honoring-all-who.html">http://bit.ly/vQOBOw</a>&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Will patients want hospice or palliative care if they don't know what it is? <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/rsFixS" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/rsFixS" data-ultimate-url="http://www.nursingcenter.com/library/static.asp?pageid=1168370" href="http://t.co/C58LpnSu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.nursingcenter.com/library/static.asp?pageid=1168370">http://bit.ly/rsFixS</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="AAHPM" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/AAHPM" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>AAHPM</a></li></ul><ul><li>Top 3 Excuses From Siblings Who Don't Help With Caregiving, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="ow.ly/7g8ew" data-expanded-url="http://ow.ly/7g8ew" data-ultimate-url="http://www.agingcare.com/Articles/siblings-conflicts-caregiving-for-elderly-parents-142138.htm" href="http://t.co/sXC0fP6R" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.agingcare.com/Articles/siblings-conflicts-caregiving-for-elderly-parents-142138.htm">http://ow.ly/7g8ew</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="connectdforlife" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/connectdforlife" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>connectdforlife</a><b>&nbsp;</b></li></ul><ul><li>Wonderful! Magical Thinking in Caregiving, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/tuCrt3" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/tuCrt3" data-ultimate-url="http://twosistersandadementedmom-voyageur.blogspot.com/2011/11/magical-thinking.html" href="http://t.co/sYSCsXav" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://twosistersandadementedmom-voyageur.blogspot.com/2011/11/magical-thinking.html">http://bit.ly/tuCrt3</a> via&nbsp;<a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="prettyzoely" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/prettyzoely" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>prettyzoely</a></li></ul><ul><li>Delightful! Best medicine in caregiving is laughter, <a href="http://j.mp/uCBnw3">http://j.mp/uCBnw3</a> by <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="NurseBarbDehn" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/NurseBarbDehn" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>NurseBarbDehn</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="CaringForYouKel" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/CaringForYouKel" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>CaringForYouKel</a></li></ul><ul><li>Canine Ministers of Healing, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/uKWEqx" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/uKWEqx" data-ultimate-url="http://bustedhalo.com/features/canine-ministers-of-healing" href="http://t.co/9nNSXXAJ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://bustedhalo.com/features/canine-ministers-of-healing">http://bit.ly/uKWEqx</a></li></ul><ul><li>Benefits of using music therapy in hospice, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="ow.ly/7h51I" data-expanded-url="http://ow.ly/7h51I" data-ultimate-url="http://www.seasons.org/serv_pati_musi.html" href="http://t.co/ph6q0Yau" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.seasons.org/serv_pati_musi.html">http://ow.ly/7h51I</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="SeasonsHospice" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/SeasonsHospice" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>SeasonsHospice</a></li></ul><ul><li>Lovely volunteer program: No One Dies Alone, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/tEmfah" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/tEmfah" data-ultimate-url="http://blog.sevenponds.com/something-special/no-one-dies-alone" href="http://t.co/kNBT8aUZ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://blog.sevenponds.com/something-special/no-one-dies-alone">http://bit.ly/tEmfah</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="SevenPonds" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/SevenPonds" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>SevenPonds</a><b>&nbsp;</b></li></ul><ul><li>How Can I Be a Compassionate Caregiver? <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/tYtdxt" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/tYtdxt" data-ultimate-url="http://stangoldbergwriter.com/about/how-can-i-be-a-compassionate-caregiver" href="http://t.co/q3a7vOF0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://stangoldbergwriter.com/about/how-can-i-be-a-compassionate-caregiver">http://bit.ly/tYtdxt</a>&nbsp;<a class=" twitter-hashtag pretty-link" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/search?q=%23hospice" rel="nofollow" title="#hospice"><b></b></a></li></ul><ul><li>How to deal with anger in a caregiving situation, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/o2dd4h" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/o2dd4h" data-ultimate-url="http://www.agingatitsbest.com/2011/09/how-to-deal-with-anger-in-a-caregiving-situation" href="http://t.co/afD0jDNS" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.agingatitsbest.com/2011/09/how-to-deal-with-anger-in-a-caregiving-situation">http://bit.ly/o2dd4h</a> by <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="agingAIB" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/agingAIB" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>agingAIB</a>&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>25 tips: Caring for your loved one on hospice, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="ow.ly/7h4NJ" data-expanded-url="http://ow.ly/7h4NJ" data-ultimate-url="http://www.seasons.org/hosp_tips.html" href="http://t.co/9zxJ6izI" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.seasons.org/hosp_tips.html">http://ow.ly/7h4NJ</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="SeasonsHospice" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/SeasonsHospice" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>SeasonsHospice</a></li></ul><ul><li>40 years later, hospice still misunderstood, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/vQulXJ" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/vQulXJ" data-ultimate-url="http://www.google.com/url?cad=CAEQARgAIAAoATAAOABAlZja9QRIAlAAWABiBWVuLVVT&amp;cd=jcIQ77G57Qo&amp;ct=ga&amp;q=http://www.ocala.com/article/20111106/OPINION/111109807/1001/news01%3FTitle%3D40-years-later-hospice-still-misunderstood&amp;sa=X&amp;usg=AFQjCNFNUb66AGh5OX0ipThvJsVOKkRgXQ" href="http://t.co/85HZTLb3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.google.com/url?cad=CAEQARgAIAAoATAAOABAlZja9QRIAlAAWABiBWVuLVVT&amp;cd=jcIQ77G57Qo&amp;ct=ga&amp;q=http://www.ocala.com/article/20111106/OPINION/111109807/1001/news01%3FTitle%3D40-years-later-hospice-still-misunderstood&amp;sa=X&amp;usg=AFQjCNFNUb66AGh5OX0ipThvJsVOKkRgXQ">http://bit.ly/vQulXJ</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="hospicedave" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/hospicedave" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>hospicedave</a> and <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="hospice_news" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/hospice_news" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>hospice_news</a><b>&nbsp;</b></li></ul><ul><li>Good article on caregiving during the holidays, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="dld.bz/axCBJ" data-expanded-url="http://dld.bz/axCBJ" data-ultimate-url="http://www.agingcare.com/Articles/caregiving-during-the-holidays-104226.htm" href="http://t.co/uycqoTwE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.agingcare.com/Articles/caregiving-during-the-holidays-104226.htm">http://dld.bz/axCBJ</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="Rob_Cares" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/Rob_Cares" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>Rob_Cares</a></li></ul><ul><li>Sneaky Ways To Make Respite Care Accepted, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="j.mp/u4odsS" data-expanded-url="http://j.mp/u4odsS" data-ultimate-url="http://takingcareofthefolks.com/sneaky-ways-to-make-respite-care-accepted" href="http://t.co/8pdWzuor" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://takingcareofthefolks.com/sneaky-ways-to-make-respite-care-accepted">http://j.mp/u4odsS</a> by <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="ShelleyWebbRN" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/ShelleyWebbRN" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>ShelleyWebbRN</a><b>&nbsp;</b></li></ul><ul><li>Understanding Hospice Nursing, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="j.mp/tRBFAt" data-expanded-url="http://j.mp/tRBFAt" data-ultimate-url="http://nursing.advanceweb.com/Features/Articles/Understanding-Hospice-Nursing.aspx" href="http://t.co/3m8N1RQq" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://nursing.advanceweb.com/Features/Articles/Understanding-Hospice-Nursing.aspx">http://j.mp/tRBFAt</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="ShelleyWebbRN" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/ShelleyWebbRN" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>ShelleyWebbRN</a></li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-2045662604455436758?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-52392475211764192182011-11-13T09:22:00.004-05:002011-11-13T16:31:21.769-05:00Best selections from <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/GriefHealing">Grief Healing's Twitter stream</a> this week:<br /><ul><li><i>Handling Grief through the Holiday Season</i>, The Compassionate Friends Webinar on Thursday, November 17, 8-9 pm EST; register at <a href="http://t.co/ffKp0Uap">http://t.co/ffKp0Uap</a> </li></ul><ul><li>Coping with The Holidays: extensive list of articles, books, ideas, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/3jkKKh" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/3jkKKh" data-ultimate-url="http://www.griefhealing.com/coping-with-holidays-articles.htm" href="http://t.co/NSmVF7N0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.griefhealing.com/coping-with-holidays-articles.htm">http://bit.ly/3jkKKh</a> </li></ul><ul><li>Write On! The Storybooks for Healing (SFH) Community is Open, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="conta.cc/ukBZY0" data-expanded-url="http://conta.cc/ukBZY0" data-ultimate-url="http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Write-On--The-SFH-Community-is-Open.html?aid=MoeFR7-CS2c&amp;soid=1102974471817" href="http://t.co/48Tl6BEV" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Write-On--The-SFH-Community-is-Open.html?aid=MoeFR7-CS2c&amp;soid=1102974471817">http://conta.cc/ukBZY0</a> via&nbsp;<a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="StoryForHealing" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/StoryForHealing" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>StoryForHealing</a></li></ul><ul><li>What is patience and where can I buy some? <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/uAQOIX" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/uAQOIX" data-ultimate-url="http://caregiverexchange.ca/blog_comments.aspx?id=439" href="http://t.co/Ze6lvdIE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://caregiverexchange.ca/blog_comments.aspx?id=439">http://bit.ly/uAQOIX</a> via&nbsp;<a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="caregiverblog" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/caregiverblog" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>caregiverblog</a></li></ul><ul><li>What Else I Learned about Myself from Delle Chatman, <a href="http://bit.ly/uguYMn">http://bit.ly/uguYMn</a> by <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="friendgrief" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/friendgrief" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>friendgrief</a></li></ul><ul><li>Brilliant! Using photography as a way to fill the void in grief, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/vc7Egm" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/vc7Egm" data-ultimate-url="http://ezinearticles.com/?Content-Aware-Fill-for-the-Soul&amp;id=6678571" href="http://t.co/HgtfRe02" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://ezinearticles.com/?Content-Aware-Fill-for-the-Soul&amp;id=6678571">http://bit.ly/vc7Egm</a><b>&nbsp;</b></li></ul><ul><li>Therese Rando on <i>Interventions after Traumatic Death</i>, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/w500Ph" data-ultimate-url="http://www.adec.org/source/distanceEd/webinar_details.cfm?mtg=WEB1111" href="http://t.co/0MD243vK" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.adec.org/source/distanceEd/webinar_details.cfm?mtg=WEB1111">bit.ly/w500Ph</a> ADEC webinar on Wednesday, November 16 by <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="ADECnews" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/ADECnews" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>ADECnews</a><b>&nbsp;</b></li></ul><ul><li>Coping: I Miss You So SO Much! <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/rM92xG" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/rM92xG" data-ultimate-url="http://esdeer.com/i-miss-you-so-so-much" href="http://t.co/Hk0vnCCx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://esdeer.com/i-miss-you-so-so-much">http://bit.ly/rM92xG</a> by <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="Esdeer" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/Esdeer" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>Esdeer</a>&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Perinatal loss: the truth about grief, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/vibFXw" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/vibFXw" data-ultimate-url="http://www.hellogrief.org/the-one-where-i-lie-to-my-friends" href="http://t.co/qhIisXkI" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.hellogrief.org/the-one-where-i-lie-to-my-friends">http://bit.ly/vibFXw</a></li></ul><ul><li>Suicide is hard to comprehend for those left behind, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-expanded-url="http://ithacajr.nl/uh83lw" data-ultimate-url="http://www.theithacajournal.com/article/20111108/VIEWPOINTS02/111080314/Suicide-hard-comprehend-those-left-behind?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE%7Cs" href="http://t.co/ekPe3ryt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.theithacajournal.com/article/20111108/VIEWPOINTS02/111080314/Suicide-hard-comprehend-those-left-behind?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE%7Cs">ithacajr.nl/uh83lw</a></li></ul><ul><li>Dealing with a deceased loved one's personal belongings, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="tinyurl.com/7vmqo99" data-expanded-url="http://tinyurl.com/7vmqo99" data-ultimate-url="http://www.55plusonly.com/2011/11/dealing-with-a-deceased-loved-ones-personal-belongings" href="http://t.co/fXnUOQBc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.55plusonly.com/2011/11/dealing-with-a-deceased-loved-ones-personal-belongings">http://tinyurl.com/7vmqo99</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="caracappa" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/caracappa" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>caracappa</a>&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li> What I Learned about Myself from Delle Chatman, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/rGmjli" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/rGmjli" data-ultimate-url="http://www.friendgrief.com/2011/11/what-i-learned-about-myself-from-delle.html?spref=tw" href="http://t.co/vfxvkQwK" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.friendgrief.com/2011/11/what-i-learned-about-myself-from-delle.html?spref=tw">http://bit.ly/rGmjli</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="friendgrief" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/friendgrief" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>friendgrief</a></li></ul><ul><li>"The Surviving Parent's Role" in grief, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="ow.ly/7i4BL" data-expanded-url="http://ow.ly/7i4BL" data-ultimate-url="http://www.comfortzonecamp.org/grief-resources/adults/your-kids-grief/the-surviving-parents-Role" href="http://t.co/e3jljy6I" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.comfortzonecamp.org/grief-resources/adults/your-kids-grief/the-surviving-parents-Role">http://ow.ly/7i4BL</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="HelloGrief" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/HelloGrief" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>HelloGrief</a><b>&nbsp;</b></li></ul><ul><li>Ain't No Sunshine: Men Reveal the Pain of Heartbreak, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/oeligm" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/oeligm" data-ultimate-url="http://www.amazon.com/Aint-No-Sunshine-Heartbreak-ebook/dp/B0055T3BIO" href="http://t.co/64W64ee8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.amazon.com/Aint-No-Sunshine-Heartbreak-ebook/dp/B0055T3BIO">http://bit.ly/oeligm</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="KindleSurprise" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/KindleSurprise" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>KindleSurprise</a></li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-5239247521176419218?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-53549717742445899322011-11-13T09:22:00.003-05:002011-11-13T16:30:48.061-05:00Best selections from <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/GriefHealing">Grief Healing's Twitter stream</a> this week:<br /><ul><li>Outstanding! 12 Ideas on Coping and Finding Comfort in Pet Loss, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/uVjRyJ" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/uVjRyJ" data-ultimate-url="http://www.animalsinourhearts.com/comfort/coping.html" href="http://t.co/ePxckbrW" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.animalsinourhearts.com/comfort/coping.html">http://bit.ly/uVjRyJ</a></li></ul><ul><li>New England Pet Hospice: Loving Care Is What Hospice Is All About, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/sNO0dj" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/sNO0dj" data-ultimate-url="http://newenglandpethospice.blogspot.com/2011/11/loving-care.html" href="http://t.co/JxLtk0w4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://newenglandpethospice.blogspot.com/2011/11/loving-care.html">http://bit.ly/sNO0dj</a></li></ul><ul><li>Vet school provides hospice care for pets, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/v2YWIy" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/v2YWIy" data-ultimate-url="http://www.google.com/url?cad=CAEQARgAIAAoATAAOABA6vPn9QRIAlAAWABiBWVuLVVT&amp;cd=uziGJwY_VSM&amp;ct=ga&amp;q=http://www.statenews.com/index.php/article/2011/11/vet_school_provides_hospice_care_for_pets&amp;sa=X&amp;usg=AFQjCNG5P4c8ry4-1f9ESNHqeEkO_hsjCQ" href="http://t.co/lOHr8yrx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.google.com/url?cad=CAEQARgAIAAoATAAOABA6vPn9QRIAlAAWABiBWVuLVVT&amp;cd=uziGJwY_VSM&amp;ct=ga&amp;q=http://www.statenews.com/index.php/article/2011/11/vet_school_provides_hospice_care_for_pets&amp;sa=X&amp;usg=AFQjCNG5P4c8ry4-1f9ESNHqeEkO_hsjCQ">http://bit.ly/v2YWIy</a> by&nbsp;<a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="hospice_news" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/hospice_news" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>hospice_news</a> </li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-5354971774244589932?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-72322886112654922772011-11-07T16:44:00.001-05:002011-11-13T09:24:01.921-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JFAxio-Ex3E/TrbTaQsqJuI/AAAAAAAABqE/_cjHZmkZ4Ic/s1600/VeteransDay2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JFAxio-Ex3E/TrbTaQsqJuI/AAAAAAAABqE/_cjHZmkZ4Ic/s320/VeteransDay2011.jpg" width="206"></a></div>Our country has established two holidays ~ <a href="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2010/11/to-honor-our-troops-and-veterans-on.html"><b>Veterans Day</b></a> and <a href="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2011/05/giving-thanks-on-memorial-day.html"><b>Memorial Day</b></a> ~ to honor the men and women who have worn the uniform of the United States. Unlike Memorial Day (the day we set aside to remember and honor military personnel who died in the service of our country), Veterans Day is intended to thank and honor all those who served honorably in the military, in wartime or peacetime, as well as those who died in battle or as a result of wounds sustained in battle. Veterans Day is intended to thank Veterans and their families for their service, to acknowledge that their contributions to our national security are appreciated, and to underscore the fact that all those who served ~ not only those who died ~ have sacrificed and done their duty.<br><br>In addition to the <a href="http://www.va.gov/opa/vetsday/">Veterans Day National Ceremony</a> held each year on November 11 at Arlington National Cemetery at 11 a.m., <a href="http://www.va.gov/opa/vetsday/regsites.asp">communities across America plan their own ways to observe the holiday</a> ~ but you need not wait until that day to reach out to veterans and their families. <br><br><a href="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2011/11/veterans-day-2011-honoring-all-who.html#more">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-7232288611265492277?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-1607494891523645412011-11-06T09:46:00.003-05:002011-11-07T16:46:39.638-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--crcbXPhSMY/TrQcODrVJKI/AAAAAAAABpU/0yaSwR9VU44/s1600/twitter_37.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--crcbXPhSMY/TrQcODrVJKI/AAAAAAAABpU/0yaSwR9VU44/s1600/twitter_37.png"></a></div>Best selections from <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/GriefHealing">Grief Healing&#39;s Twitter stream</a> this week:<br><div class="tweet-row"><div class="tweet-text js-tweet-text"><ul><li>Caregiving when the recipient is hard to love, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-expanded-url="http://ow.ly/7jj9U" data-ultimate-url="http://supportforhome.wordpress.com/2011/11/04/elder-care-for-the-not-nice/" href="http://t.co/bAZefnYf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://supportforhome.wordpress.com/2011/11/04/elder-care-for-the-not-nice/">ow.ly/7jj9U</a> MT <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="SupportForHome" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/SupportForHome" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>SupportForHome</a></li></ul></div></div><ul><li>Top 10 Rules to Break in Hospice Music Therapy, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="wp.me/pfeG5-qr" data-expanded-url="http://wp.me/pfeG5-qr" data-ultimate-url="http://soundscapemusictherapy.com/2011/10/30/top-10-rules-to-break-in-hospice-music-therapy/" href="http://t.co/3Fgm1Jib" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://soundscapemusictherapy.com/2011/10/30/top-10-rules-to-break-in-hospice-music-therapy/">http://wp.me/pfeG5-qr</a> by <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="RachelleNorman" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/RachelleNorman" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>RachelleNorman</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="ContinuumHCH" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/ContinuumHCH" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>ContinuumHCH</a> </li></ul><ul><li>Learn more about Pet Therapy in hospice, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="ow.ly/7ikQ4" data-expanded-url="http://ow.ly/7ikQ4" data-ultimate-url="http://www.holisticonline.com/stress/stress_pet-therapy.htm/" href="http://t.co/mK5T5eAn" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.holisticonline.com/stress/stress_pet-therapy.htm/">http://ow.ly/7ikQ4</a> MT <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="HouHospice" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/HouHospice" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>HouHospice</a> </li></ul><ul><li>When End-Of-Life Talks Confuse–or Do Not Happen <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="ow.ly/7iGrq" data-expanded-url="http://ow.ly/7iGrq" data-ultimate-url="http://palliativejournal.stanford.edu/?p=3713" href="http://t.co/noe8FUHp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://palliativejournal.stanford.edu/?p=3713">http://ow.ly/7iGrq</a> RT <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="ctffox" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/ctffox" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>ctffox</a> </li></ul><ul><li>Adaptive clothing in eldercare, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="ow.ly/7iGmU" data-expanded-url="http://ow.ly/7iGmU" data-ultimate-url="http://in-lawsuite.com/adaptive-clothing-for-senior-elderly-care/" href="http://t.co/jXVQO3Eq" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://in-lawsuite.com/adaptive-clothing-for-senior-elderly-care/">http://ow.ly/7iGmU</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="ShelleyWebbRN" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/ShelleyWebbRN" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>ShelleyWebbRN</a> and <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="ctffox" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/ctffox" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>ctffox</a></li></ul><a href="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2011/11/caregiving-and-hospice-october-30.html#more">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-160749489152364541?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-46781117409707508952011-11-06T09:46:00.002-05:002011-11-07T16:46:00.645-05:00Best selections from <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/GriefHealing">Grief Healing&#39;s Twitter stream</a> this week:<br><ul><li><a href="http://www.grievingdads.com/"><i>Grieving Dads Project</i></a> aims to support men in grief, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="shar.es/bDwRt" data-expanded-url="http://shar.es/bDwRt" data-ultimate-url="http://www.examiner.com/family-grief-bereavement-in-national/man-let-your-heart-grieve/" href="http://t.co/gNazAH9x" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.examiner.com/family-grief-bereavement-in-national/man-let-your-heart-grieve/">http://shar.es/bDwRt</a> from <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="GrievingDads" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/GrievingDads" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>GrievingDads</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="will_carryon" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/will_carryon" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>will_carryon</a></li></ul><ul><li>Book Review: Robert Orfali&#39;s <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1936400669/griefhealing">Grieving a Soulmate</a>, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/vSqBtN" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/vSqBtN" data-ultimate-url="http://booksatthebeach.blogspot.com/2011/11/review-of-grieving-soulmate.html/" href="http://t.co/UW7Yow42" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://booksatthebeach.blogspot.com/2011/11/review-of-grieving-soulmate.html/">http://bit.ly/vSqBtN</a> by <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="booksatbeach" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/booksatbeach" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>booksatbeach</a><b> </b></li></ul><ul><li>6 needs of mourning, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="ow.ly/7bd3z" data-expanded-url="http://ow.ly/7bd3z" data-ultimate-url="http://esdeer.com/the-revolving-door/" href="http://t.co/PZ47z9vp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://esdeer.com/the-revolving-door/">http://ow.ly/7bd3z</a> by <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="Esdeer" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/Esdeer" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>Esdeer</a> </li></ul><ul><li>Share your story: How mums live on in us, <a href="http://j.mp/vYgOGX">http://j.mp/vYgOGX</a> by <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="storyofmum" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/storyofmum" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>storyofmum</a></li></ul><ul><li>Helping children deal with death, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="j.mp/vpAOrm" data-expanded-url="http://j.mp/vpAOrm" data-ultimate-url="http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/lifestyle/family/parents-in-action:-helping-your-children-deal-with-death-/" href="http://t.co/H3RcvwV6" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/lifestyle/family/parents-in-action:-helping-your-children-deal-with-death-/">http://j.mp/vpAOrm</a></li></ul><a href="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2011/11/understanding-and-managing-grief.html#more">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-4678111740970750895?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-64651726299941626652011-11-06T09:45:00.000-05:002011-11-06T09:45:47.971-05:00Best selection from <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/GriefHealing">Grief Healing's Twitter stream</a> this week:<br /><ul><li>New children's book about pet loss, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1592984231/griefhealing">Snort's Special Gift</a> from <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="BPPress" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/BPPress" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>BPPress</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="MCAmatters" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/MCAmatters" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>MCAmatters</a> </li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-6465172629994162665?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-48093997933462199162011-10-31T11:53:00.001-04:002011-11-06T09:50:13.009-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Y8_NcKgl2hg/Tq68lcSoRQI/AAAAAAAABpE/VP6gQhf0Piw/s1600/2011_Hospice_Quilt-Tag.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Y8_NcKgl2hg/Tq68lcSoRQI/AAAAAAAABpE/VP6gQhf0Piw/s320/2011_Hospice_Quilt-Tag.jpg" width="237"></a></div>By <a href="http://www.nhpco.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageID=6533">proclaiming <b>November 2011</b> as <b>National Hospice and Palliative Care Month</b></a>, the <a href="http://www.nhpco.org/templates/1/homepage.cfm"><b>National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization</b></a> encourages every American to increase our understanding and awareness of care at the end of life and to observe this month with appropriate activities and programs.<br><br>Most of us have heard about hospice care.  We know that hospices care for people at the end of life. Many of us know a family or friend who was helped by hospice when faced with the serious illness and death of a loved one.  But there is so much more to know.<br><br>For example, did you know that hospice provides what the majority of Americans say they want at the end of life ~ excellent pain management, comfort, and support for the patient and family caregivers?<br><br><b>Here are ten more things you should know about hospice:</b><br><a href="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2011/10/national-hospice-and-palliative-care.html#more">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-4809399793346219916?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-77183381879033389782011-10-30T12:29:00.002-04:002011-10-31T11:55:09.327-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-K2j2sG5X1jk/Tqr5cSYAoYI/AAAAAAAABdA/2xPbFG9cMGI/s1600/gossip_birds.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-K2j2sG5X1jk/Tqr5cSYAoYI/AAAAAAAABdA/2xPbFG9cMGI/s200/gossip_birds.png" width="200"></a></div>Best selections from <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/GriefHealing">Grief Healing&#39;s Twitter stream</a> this week:<br><ul><li>Denise Brown on generating a national data base for caregiving, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="j.mp/w4Bj1D" data-expanded-url="http://j.mp/w4Bj1D" data-ultimate-url="http://www.caregiving.com/2011/10/a-theme-for-you/" href="http://t.co/g6wK6Gup" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.caregiving.com/2011/10/a-theme-for-you/">http://j.mp/w4Bj1D</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="caregiving" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/caregiving" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>caregiving</a> </li></ul><ul><li>Why Choose A Hospice Care Program? <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/txe9ih" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/txe9ih" data-ultimate-url="http://ezinearticles.com/?Why-Choose-A-Hospice-Care-Program&amp;amp;id=6641910" href="http://t.co/LgDhCZGB" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://ezinearticles.com/?Why-Choose-A-Hospice-Care-Program&amp;id=6641910">http://bit.ly/txe9ih</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="SanDiegoHospice" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/SanDiegoHospice" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>SanDiegoHospice</a> and <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="SolariHospice" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/SolariHospice" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>SolariHospice</a> </li></ul><ul><li>Jesse Hinton&#39;s Testimonial for Hospice and Palliative Care Center, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="ow.ly/7cnEg" data-expanded-url="http://ow.ly/7cnEg" data-ultimate-url="http://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=dWYsuY9W7aI" href="http://t.co/k21zehNh" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=dWYsuY9W7aI">http://ow.ly/7cnEg</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="HospiceCareCntr" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/HospiceCareCntr" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>HospiceCareCntr</a> </li></ul><ul><li>Support of the Fur Family in Caregiving, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="lnkd.in/bsyySu" data-expanded-url="http://lnkd.in/bsyySu" data-ultimate-url="http://herfinalyear.com/wordpress/2011/10/28/the-support-of-the-fur-family/" href="http://t.co/ktYTk1lu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://herfinalyear.com/wordpress/2011/10/28/the-support-of-the-fur-family/">http://lnkd.in/bsyySu</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="RealmQuests" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/RealmQuests" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>RealmQuests</a></li></ul><ul><li>Promise and pitfalls of palliative care, <a href="http://lat.ms/mUeprR">http://lat.ms/mUeprR</a></li></ul><a href="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2011/10/caregiving-and-hospice-october-23.html#more">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-7718338187903338978?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-43225685066096140402011-10-30T12:28:00.002-04:002011-10-31T11:54:35.071-04:00Best selections from <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/GriefHealing">Grief Healing&#39;s Twitter stream</a> this week:<br><ul><li>Lovely! We only think we have forever <a href="http://scr.bi/rNKToT">http://scr.bi/rNKToT</a> by @<a href="https://twitter.com/#!/likes2writealot">likes2writealot</a></li></ul><ul><li>Losing a Child: Connecting Now and Forever, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="j.mp/synhUo" data-expanded-url="http://j.mp/synhUo" data-ultimate-url="http://ezinearticles.com/?Losing-a-Child:-Connecting-Now-and-Forever&amp;amp;id=6656819" href="http://t.co/mA8ljJ8G" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://ezinearticles.com/?Losing-a-Child:-Connecting-Now-and-Forever&amp;id=6656819">http://j.mp/synhUo</a> </li></ul><ul><li>How Not To Respond To News Of A Divorce, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="j.mp/tpn2mE" data-expanded-url="http://j.mp/tpn2mE" data-ultimate-url="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kristin-tennant/how-not-to-respond-to-new_b_1032735.html/" href="http://t.co/Gp3VuYB6" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kristin-tennant/how-not-to-respond-to-new_b_1032735.html/">http://j.mp/tpn2mE</a> by <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="huffingtonpost" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/huffingtonpost" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>huffingtonpost</a>  via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="StoryForHealing" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/StoryForHealing" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>StoryForHealing</a>  </li></ul><ul><li>To Tell or Not to Tell…That You’re Dying, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/sjw0bi" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/sjw0bi" data-ultimate-url="http://www.friendgrief.com/2011/10/to-tell-or-not-to-tellthat-youre-dying.html/?spref=tw" href="http://t.co/s0uIdrvD" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.friendgrief.com/2011/10/to-tell-or-not-to-tellthat-youre-dying.html/?spref=tw">http://bit.ly/sjw0bi</a> by <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="friendgrief" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/friendgrief" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>friendgrief</a> </li></ul><ul><li>Finding a sacred space for grief allows connection, <a href="http://bit.ly/v12sli">http://bit.ly/v12sli</a></li></ul><a href="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2011/10/understanding-and-managing-grief_30.html#more">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-4322568506609614040?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-75407292373338201522011-10-30T12:28:00.000-04:002011-10-30T12:28:40.950-04:00Best selection from <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/GriefHealing">Grief Healing's Twitter stream</a> this week:<br /><ul><li>Veterinary students learn to comfort bereaved clients, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/tPcV3B" data-ultimate-url="http://news.wsu.edu/pages/publications.asp/?Action=Detail&amp;PublicationID=28465&amp;TypeID=1" href="http://t.co/aMXBOMlz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://news.wsu.edu/pages/publications.asp/?Action=Detail&amp;PublicationID=28465&amp;TypeID=1">bit.ly/tPcV3B</a> by <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="WSUvetmed" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/WSUvetmed" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>WSUvetmed</a> </li></ul><ul><li>Mourning the loss of Bella the Dog, dear companion to elephant Tarra, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="j.mp/s2sq4n" data-expanded-url="http://j.mp/s2sq4n" data-ultimate-url="http://www.elephants.com/newsStory.php/?newsID=1319" href="http://t.co/y2d06DQV" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.elephants.com/newsStory.php/?newsID=1319">http://j.mp/s2sq4n</a>&nbsp; </li></ul><ul><li>Wonderful! "Dogs in Heaven,"&nbsp;<a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/qtvewh" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/qtvewh" data-ultimate-url="http://www.dyingdigitally.com/" href="http://t.co/jD2rTdkI" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.dyingdigitally.com/"></a><a href="http://bit.ly/ujKK8m">http://bit.ly/ujKK8m</a> by <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="douggosling" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/douggosling" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>douggosling</a> </li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-7540729237333820152?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-5329187979234006722011-10-24T13:19:00.001-04:002011-10-30T12:34:09.822-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FXr22SySuH4/TqCTA_OpfCI/AAAAAAAABcc/UlnxzSEu8sg/s1600/PieBakingDish3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="256" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FXr22SySuH4/TqCTA_OpfCI/AAAAAAAABcc/UlnxzSEu8sg/s320/PieBakingDish3.jpg" width="320"></a></div><i>It is the miracle of memory that transforms a houseful of stuff into a heritage of love and connection. ~ Emily Barnes, in </i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1565074289/griefhealing">Timeless Treasures: The Charm and Romance of Treasured Memories</a><br><br>Of her beloved grandmother who died earlier this year, the author of this lovely piece* writes, &quot;My Grandma raised me, so she was more like my mom. She was my best friend ~ my biggest supporter ~ the only person I have ever felt would love me no matter what.&quot;<br><br><i>It is amazing how small things can take you back to the one you love. The way the sun streams in the window, a smell, a sound . . . little things.</i><br><a href="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2011/10/voices-of-experience-pie-dish.html#more">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-532918797923400672?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-38284670328881069302011-10-23T08:34:00.011-04:002011-10-24T13:21:11.395-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-F0Oclb5klkk/TqG0FQKDtMI/AAAAAAAABck/KiVF3OXOqJA/s1600/TwitterBird.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="170" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-F0Oclb5klkk/TqG0FQKDtMI/AAAAAAAABck/KiVF3OXOqJA/s200/TwitterBird.jpg" width="200"></a></div>Best selections from <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/GriefHealing">Grief Healing&#39;s Twitter stream</a> this week:<br><ul><li>Keeping a Wheelchair-bound Loved One Comfortable <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="ow.ly/75yP4" data-expanded-url="http://ow.ly/75yP4" data-ultimate-url="http://blog.caregiverpartnership.com/2011/10/tips-for-keeping-your-wheelchair-bound.html/" href="http://t.co/pozDwao9" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://blog.caregiverpartnership.com/2011/10/tips-for-keeping-your-wheelchair-bound.html/">http://ow.ly/75yP4</a> MT <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="CaregiverTweets" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/CaregiverTweets" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>CaregiverTweets</a> </li></ul><ul><li>Benefits of palliative care for seriously ill, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="ow.ly/72zwH" data-expanded-url="http://ow.ly/72zwH" data-ultimate-url="http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/video/?autoStart=true&amp;amp;clipId=6363058&amp;amp;topVideoCatNo=default" href="http://t.co/Id85hgA2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/video/?autoStart=true&amp;clipId=6363058&amp;topVideoCatNo=default">http://ow.ly/72zwH</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="ContinuumHCH" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/ContinuumHCH" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>ContinuumHCH</a> <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="GetPalliative" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/GetPalliative" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>GetPalliative</a></li></ul><ul><li>Personal stories about people&#39;s experience with hospice, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="ow.ly/73Xnq" data-expanded-url="http://ow.ly/73Xnq" data-ultimate-url="http://www.nationalhospicefoundation.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm/?pageID=353" href="http://t.co/AlqHceDc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.nationalhospicefoundation.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm/?pageID=353">http://ow.ly/73Xnq</a> MT <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="HouHospice" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/HouHospice" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>HouHospice</a></li></ul><ul><li>Jane Gross on the Failings of Medicare - Excellent review, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="ow.ly/74Olk" data-expanded-url="http://ow.ly/74Olk" data-ultimate-url="http://www.geripal.org/2011/10/jane-gross-on-failings-of-medicare.html/" href="http://t.co/6YioGZ9s" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.geripal.org/2011/10/jane-gross-on-failings-of-medicare.html/">http://ow.ly/74Olk</a> by <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="geri_doc" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/geri_doc" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>geri_doc</a> on <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="geripalblog" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/geripalblog" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>geripalblog</a> </li></ul><ul><li>Caregiving Dilemma: The Undeserving Parent, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-expanded-url="http://nyti.ms/mQrtuO" data-ultimate-url="http://newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/20/the-undeserving-parent/?seid=auto&amp;amp;smid=tw-nytimeshealth" href="http://t.co/qmwMuf7h" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/20/the-undeserving-parent/?seid=auto&amp;smid=tw-nytimeshealth">nyti.ms/mQrtuO</a> by <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="nytimeshealth" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/nytimeshealth" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>nytimeshealth</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="emilybarryPR" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/emilybarryPR" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>emilybarryPR</a></li></ul><a href="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2011/10/caregiving-and-hospice-october-16.html#more">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-3828467032888106930?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-60043394523826569252011-10-23T08:34:00.010-04:002011-10-24T13:20:31.261-04:00Best selections from <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/GriefHealing">Grief Healing&#39;s Twitter stream</a> this week:<br><ul><li>Book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/193469049X?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=griefhealing&amp;linkCode=shr&amp;camp=213733&amp;creative=393177&amp;creativeASIN=193469049X&amp;redirect=true&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl&amp;link_code=as3&amp;creativeASIN=193469049X">Alone</a> - For All Those Who Grieve by W. F. (Bill) Cento - Beautiful, touching, uplifting  via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="amazon" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/amazon" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>amazon</a> </li></ul><ul><li>Book to help young children understand death and grief: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0061687529/griefhealing"><i>Tess&#39;s Tree</i></a>, via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="forthoodhousing" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/forthoodhousing" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>forthoodhousing</a> </li></ul><ul><li>Is Depression a chronic disease? <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="j.mp/q3cFBH" data-expanded-url="http://j.mp/q3cFBH" data-ultimate-url="http://spiritscraps.wordpress.com/2011/10/21/depression/" href="http://t.co/D8VV8bDG" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://spiritscraps.wordpress.com/2011/10/21/depression/">http://j.mp/q3cFBH</a></li></ul><ul><li>When friends aren&#39;t notified of a death, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/ooMyqw" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/ooMyqw" data-ultimate-url="http://www.friendgrief.com/2011/10/why-friend-grief-is-different-pt-3.html/?spref=tw" href="http://t.co/Vy7KrNmj" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.friendgrief.com/2011/10/why-friend-grief-is-different-pt-3.html/?spref=tw">http://bit.ly/ooMyqw</a> by <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="friendgrief" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/friendgrief" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>friendgrief</a></li></ul><ul><li>Practical, helpful suggestions for Healing After Trauma: Open to Hope interview with Ed Tick, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="j.mp/p5Z8aI" data-expanded-url="http://j.mp/p5Z8aI" data-ultimate-url="http://www.opentohope.com/?open-to-hope-radio=ed-tick-healing-after-trauma" href="http://t.co/iHZYLSyP" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.opentohope.com/?open-to-hope-radio=ed-tick-healing-after-trauma">http://j.mp/p5Z8aI</a></li></ul><a href="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2011/10/understanding-and-managing-grief_23.html#more">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-6004339452382656925?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-72958331051668582412011-10-23T08:34:00.006-04:002011-10-23T12:23:00.171-04:00Best selections from <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/GriefHealing">Grief Healing's Twitter stream</a> this week:<br /><ul><li>Online Studies Program Offers Expert Help in Dealing with Pet Loss, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="ow.ly/732Nq" data-expanded-url="http://ow.ly/732Nq" data-ultimate-url="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi/?f=/g/a/2011/10/19/prweb8880468.DTL" href="http://t.co/5BPCMT2m" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi/?f=/g/a/2011/10/19/prweb8880468.DTL">http://ow.ly/732Nq</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="VillageMemorial" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/VillageMemorial" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>VillageMemorial</a></li></ul><ul><li>Veterinarians: Fluent in Dealing with Death - Vetstreet, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="j.mp/qexSna" data-expanded-url="http://j.mp/qexSna" data-ultimate-url="http://www.vetstreet.com/our-pet-experts/dealing-in-death/?WT.mc_id=pkfacebook;death" href="http://t.co/F2C6NQYI" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.vetstreet.com/our-pet-experts/dealing-in-death/?WT.mc_id=pkfacebook;death">http://j.mp/qexSna</a></li></ul><ul><li>Finding Support for Pet Loss, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="j.mp/olji4Y" data-expanded-url="http://j.mp/olji4Y" data-ultimate-url="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2011/10/finding-support-for-pet-loss.html/" href="http://t.co/YSKxgxtz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2011/10/finding-support-for-pet-loss.html/">http://j.mp/olji4Y</a></li></ul><ul><li>In Caregiving and Grief: Beware of Military and Sports Metaphors, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="fb.me/CYzZx008" data-expanded-url="http://fb.me/CYzZx008" data-ultimate-url="http://www.facebook.com/note.php/?note_id=10150332806767654" href="http://t.co/IYIXigzB" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.facebook.com/note.php/?note_id=10150332806767654">http://fb.me/CYzZx008</a> by <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="BeezerAndBoomer" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/BeezerAndBoomer" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>BeezerAndBoomer</a></li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-7295833105166858241?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-63421749361984735612011-10-17T12:40:00.002-04:002011-10-23T08:36:06.967-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mEqt1087ayU/TpxU5LO7D4I/AAAAAAAABcI/BfHm7VuvfuA/s1600/SayingGoodbyeToGeneral.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mEqt1087ayU/TpxU5LO7D4I/AAAAAAAABcI/BfHm7VuvfuA/s400/SayingGoodbyeToGeneral.jpg" width="400"></a></div>If you are mourning the loss of a cherished pet, you may have some of the same questions and share some of the same concerns I often hear from other bereaved animal lovers:<br><br><b><i>How do I know when it is time to actually get some counseling for grief from loss of a pet?</i></b>  Sometimes we wish that others would just be there for us without our having to ask. Unfortunately, when it comes to loss of a beloved animal companion, that’s not likely to happen. It’s not so much that others are cold and uncaring. If they’re not animal lovers and they’ve never had pets, or if they’ve never allowed themselves to become attached to animals as companions, there simply is no way for them to fully understand the attachment we had to the one who died, the significance of our loss and the depth of our pain.  They may unintentionally minimize our loss or, not wanting to see us hurt, discourage us from expressing our grief.  Sometimes the insensitivity of others can be even more painful for us than grief from the actual loss.<br><a href="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2011/10/finding-support-for-pet-loss.html#more">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-6342174936198473561?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-89605806681014207702011-10-16T10:18:00.001-04:002011-10-17T12:46:18.722-04:00Best selections from Grief Healing&#39;s Twitter stream this week:<br><ul><li>Nutrition As We Age, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-expanded-url="http://ow.ly/6WzVA" data-ultimate-url="http://www.caringpeopleinc.com/news/index.php/2011/10/nutrition-as-we-age/" href="http://t.co/bw15UXcG" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.caringpeopleinc.com/news/index.php/2011/10/nutrition-as-we-age/">ow.ly/6WzVA</a> by <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="CaringPeopleInc" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/CaringPeopleInc" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>CaringPeopleInc</a></li></ul><ul><li>Heartwarming! Pets as Caregivers, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="ow.ly/6Xisn" data-expanded-url="http://ow.ly/6Xisn" data-ultimate-url="http://theworkingcaregiver.org/2011/10/14/feel-good-friday-pets-as-caregivers-watch-this/" href="http://t.co/Lt2pHQbZ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://theworkingcaregiver.org/2011/10/14/feel-good-friday-pets-as-caregivers-watch-this/">http://ow.ly/6Xisn</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="susanavello" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/susanavello" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>susanavello</a></li></ul><ul><li>Beautifully stated observations on end of life care, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/nIkcvK" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/nIkcvK" data-ultimate-url="http://blog.onbeing.org/post/11176428414/hope-at-the-end-of-life/" href="http://t.co/w3UYkS9m" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://blog.onbeing.org/post/11176428414/hope-at-the-end-of-life/">http://bit.ly/nIkcvK</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="StoryForHealing" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/StoryForHealing" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>StoryForHealing</a></li></ul><ul><li>The Double Effect of Aid in Dying, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="huff.to/nmxIAU" data-expanded-url="http://huff.to/nmxIAU" data-ultimate-url="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/barbara-coombs-lee/aid-in-dying_b_1008199.html/?ref=tw" href="http://t.co/3KvibpHO" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/barbara-coombs-lee/aid-in-dying_b_1008199.html/?ref=tw">http://huff.to/nmxIAU</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="EOLnavigator" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/EOLnavigator" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>EOLnavigator</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="huffingtonpost" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/huffingtonpost" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>huffingtonpost</a></li></ul><ul><li>Clearest overview of Medicare hospice payment, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="1.usa.gov/r10sty" data-expanded-url="http://1.usa.gov/r10sty" data-ultimate-url="http://medpac.gov/documents/MedPAC_Payment_Basics_11_hospice.pdf/" href="http://t.co/wDbqEmaT" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://medpac.gov/documents/MedPAC_Payment_Basics_11_hospice.pdf/">http://1.usa.gov/r10sty</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="ContinuumHCH" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/ContinuumHCH" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>ContinuumHCH</a> and <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="donaldhtaylorjr" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/donaldhtaylorjr" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>donaldhtaylorjr</a></li></ul><a href="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2011/10/caregiving-and-hospice-october-9.html#more">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-8960580668101420770?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-37614867060392965132011-10-16T10:17:00.002-04:002011-10-17T12:45:48.662-04:00Best selections from Grief Healing&#39;s Twitter stream this week:<br><ul><li>Why a Parent&#39;s Death is a special kind of loss <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="tinyurl.com/3zdxmjc" data-expanded-url="http://tinyurl.com/3zdxmjc" data-ultimate-url="http://www.caring.com/articles/death-of-a-parent/" href="http://t.co/uma80UMr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.caring.com/articles/death-of-a-parent/">http://tinyurl.com/3zdxmjc</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="HorizonHCH" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/HorizonHCH" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>HorizonHCH</a>  </li></ul><ul><li>Psychic Medium John Edward spends an hour with Anderson Cooper on Monday, October 17, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="j.mp/qiJ0zY" data-expanded-url="http://j.mp/qiJ0zY" data-ultimate-url="http://www.andersoncooper.com/episodes/john-edward-gloria-vanderbilt-can-psychic-reach-deceased-members-of-anderson-and-glorias-family/" href="http://t.co/EbkA5swv" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.andersoncooper.com/episodes/john-edward-gloria-vanderbilt-can-psychic-reach-deceased-members-of-anderson-and-glorias-family/">http://j.mp/qiJ0zY</a></li></ul><ul><li><i>Light Up A Life</i>: Hospice of the Valley&#39;s annual remembrance event, November 11, 20/11, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="j.mp/nyGnJy" data-expanded-url="http://j.mp/nyGnJy" data-ultimate-url="http://www.hov.org/event_details.aspx/?id=69" href="http://t.co/vmxT9xEG" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.hov.org/event_details.aspx/?id=69">http://j.mp/nyGnJy</a></li></ul><ul><li>Birthdays after the gift of grief, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/aeds6z" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/aeds6z" data-ultimate-url="http://sunshineinabluecup.blogspot.com/" href="http://t.co/sRELEtME" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://sunshineinabluecup.blogspot.com/">http://bit.ly/aeds6z</a> by <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="DoyleDiana" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/DoyleDiana" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>DoyleDiana</a></li></ul><ul><li>Helping a Grieving Parent, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="j.mp/oGdFP5" data-expanded-url="http://j.mp/oGdFP5" data-ultimate-url="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2011/10/helping-grieving-parent.html/" href="http://t.co/wXX0jX06" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2011/10/helping-grieving-parent.html/">http://j.mp/oGdFP5</a></li></ul><a href="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2011/10/understanding-and-managing-grief_16.html#more">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-3761486706039296513?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-89147053279106158962011-10-16T10:17:00.000-04:002011-10-16T10:17:31.139-04:00Best selections from Grief Healing's Twitter stream this week:<br /><ul><li>Saying Goodbye to Linus <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="j.mp/oVDViF" data-expanded-url="http://j.mp/oVDViF" data-ultimate-url="http://www.blogher.com/frame.php/?url=http://mypixieblog.com/2011/10/10/saying-goodbye-to-my-furry-companion/" href="http://t.co/iawBGSQV" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.blogher.com/frame.php/?url=http://mypixieblog.com/2011/10/10/saying-goodbye-to-my-furry-companion/">http://j.mp/oVDViF</a> by <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="mypixieblog" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/mypixieblog" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>mypixieblog</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="GDRPempress" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/GDRPempress" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>GDRPempress</a> </li></ul><ul><li><i>CLEO: The Cat Who Mended a Family</i> (Book Review), <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="goo.gl/fb/X7LLT" data-expanded-url="http://goo.gl/fb/X7LLT" href="http://t.co/FiQVRwR6" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://goo.gl/fb/X7LLT">http://goo.gl/fb/X7LLT</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="htmlinputwidth1" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/htmlinputwidth1" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>htmlinputwidth1</a></li></ul><ul><li>Survey: Seeing a favorite pet is the "most common dying wish," <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="ow.ly/6Sl8O" data-expanded-url="http://ow.ly/6Sl8O" data-ultimate-url="http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5idx2Bz4TBnqEmpLRsFmv-n8m-4Yw/?docId=N0839511318145610632A" href="http://t.co/MbmYzjVn" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5idx2Bz4TBnqEmpLRsFmv-n8m-4Yw/?docId=N0839511318145610632A">http://ow.ly/6Sl8O</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="VillageMemorial" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/VillageMemorial" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>VillageMemorial</a><b>&nbsp;</b></li></ul><ul><li>In Home Pet Euthanasia Becoming More Popular, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-expanded-url="http://ow.ly/6Sm7o" data-ultimate-url="http://www.fox2now.com/news/ktvi-home-pet-euthanasia-becoming-more-popular-20111006,0,6596180.story/" href="http://t.co/61VLzmJE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.fox2now.com/news/ktvi-home-pet-euthanasia-becoming-more-popular-20111006,0,6596180.story/">ow.ly/6Sm7o</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="VillageMemorial" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/VillageMemorial" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>VillageMemorial</a></li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-8914705327910615896?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-33294623451393347572011-10-13T12:44:00.001-04:002011-10-16T10:19:08.963-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-H0s_NiLGn_Y/TpcRCSQc8kI/AAAAAAAAA6M/79VvC9OLg-0/s1600/SeniorHoldingRing2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="195" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-H0s_NiLGn_Y/TpcRCSQc8kI/AAAAAAAAA6M/79VvC9OLg-0/s320/SeniorHoldingRing2.jpg" width="320"></a></div><b>A reader writes</b> - My mom died six months ago after a long battle with COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease). Knowing that she had a terminal illness and that she was in the end stages of this disease, our family agreed to take her off life supports. I thought I had this all figured out, her dying. I thought I was prepared for that day. Boy what a shock to myself. This has been the worst thing that I have been through. I miss my mom so much that I feel physically ill. I don&#39;t think you ever really get over it, just need to figure out how to live with it. Now I am very worried about my dad. He has shut down. He drinks too much. He sits on the couch watching TV. He says he has no ambition to do anything. He misses her badly and is very lonely. My adult children do not visit him because they don&#39;t know how to handle him. So I call everyday and visit, have him over two or three times a week for supper. I don&#39;t know how to help him start living again.<br><a href="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2011/10/helping-grieving-parent.html#more">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-3329462345139334757?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-67722981560814132462011-10-09T12:29:00.004-04:002011-10-13T12:45:27.514-04:00Best selections from Grief Healing&#39;s Twitter stream this week:<br><ul><li>Free download: Mystie&#39;s Magical Message for grieving children, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-ultimate-url="http://barbaraannsimone.posterous.com/mysties-magical-message-to-children/" href="http://ow.ly/6Py6r" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://barbaraannsimone.posterous.com/mysties-magical-message-to-children/">http://ow.ly/6Py6r</a> by <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="BarbaraASimone" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/BarbaraASimone" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>BarbaraASimone</a></li></ul><ul><li>Ain&#39;t No Sunshine: Men Reveal the Pain of Heartbreak, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/oeligm" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/oeligm" data-ultimate-url="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0055T3BIO/ref=as_li_ss_tl/?camp=217145&amp;amp;creative=399373&amp;amp;creativeASIN=B0055T3BIO&amp;amp;ie=UTF8&amp;amp;linkCode=as2&amp;amp;tag=kindlsurpr-20" href="http://t.co/64W64ee8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0055T3BIO/ref=as_li_ss_tl/?camp=217145&amp;creative=399373&amp;creativeASIN=B0055T3BIO&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=kindlsurpr-20">http://bit.ly/oeligm</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="KindleCoyote" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/KindleCoyote" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>KindleCoyote</a></li></ul><ul><li>Outstanding! How hospice helps with grief, in <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="upheremag" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/upheremag" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>upheremag</a> <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/oUrs9g" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/oUrs9g" data-ultimate-url="http://uphere.ca/node/762/" href="http://t.co/SPX1Ruxt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://uphere.ca/node/762/">http://bit.ly/oUrs9g</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="OutCareTweets" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/OutCareTweets" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>OutCareTweets</a> <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="virtualhospice" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/virtualhospice" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>virtualhospice</a></li></ul><ul><li>Writing and Creative Expression in overcoming grief, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-ultimate-url="http://www.griefreflection.com/journal/" href="http://ow.ly/6PzcH" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.griefreflection.com/journal/">http://ow.ly/6PzcH</a> by <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="storyforhealing" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/storyforhealing" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>storyforhealing</a></li></ul><ul><li>Grief and Children with Special Needs, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-expanded-url="http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art56822.asp" data-ultimate-url="http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art56822.asp/" href="http://t.co/GMZYWcXV" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art56822.asp/">bellaonline.com/articles/art56…</a> by <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="DownSynAdvocacy" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/DownSynAdvocacy" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>DownSynAdvocacy</a></li></ul><a href="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2011/10/understanding-and-managing-grief_09.html#more">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-6772298156081413246?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-37661099250668271342011-10-09T12:29:00.003-04:002011-10-13T12:44:52.200-04:00Best selections from Grief Healing&#39;s Twitter stream this week:<br><ul><li>Online Prescription Scams and Dangers <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/oSQ9Uy" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/oSQ9Uy" data-ultimate-url="http://www.silverplanet.com/scams/scam-alerts/online-prescription-scams-dangers/58137/" href="http://t.co/4U4EmHow" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.silverplanet.com/scams/scam-alerts/online-prescription-scams-dangers/58137/">http://bit.ly/oSQ9Uy</a> RT <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="SilverPlanet" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/SilverPlanet" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>SilverPlanet</a> </li></ul><ul><li>Retired Seniors Might Be Answer to America&#39;s Aging Problem <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="huff.to/nCbw4y" data-expanded-url="http://huff.to/nCbw4y" data-ultimate-url="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marki-flannery/home-health-aides-baby-boomers_b_994136.html/?ref=tw" href="http://t.co/743aPJaw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marki-flannery/home-health-aides-baby-boomers_b_994136.html/?ref=tw">http://huff.to/nCbw4y</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="CaringPeopleInc" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/CaringPeopleInc" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>CaringPeopleInc</a> </li></ul><ul><li>Today is Hospice and Palliative Care Day. Please share this video: <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/hYxfEn" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/hYxfEn" data-ultimate-url="http://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=yCeZ4bGLd8g" href="http://t.co/lNPVWyh2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=yCeZ4bGLd8g">http://bit.ly/hYxfEn</a> from <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="ctffox" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/ctffox" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>ctffox</a> via @<a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/AAHPM">aahpm</a></li></ul><ul><li>5 Life Lessons Learned from Grandparents | Maria Shriver, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-ultimate-url="http://www.mariashriver.com/blog/2011/10/5-life-lessons-learned-grandparents/" href="http://j.mp/oQ5Qdk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.mariashriver.com/blog/2011/10/5-life-lessons-learned-grandparents/">http://j.mp/oQ5Qdk</a></li></ul><ul><li>Respite Care: A Break for the Caregiver (via AARP), <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-ultimate-url="http://www.aarp.org/relationships/caregiving-resource-center/info-08-2010/pc-respite-care-a-break-for-the-caregiver.html/" href="http://ow.ly/6EtLR" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.aarp.org/relationships/caregiving-resource-center/info-08-2010/pc-respite-care-a-break-for-the-caregiver.html/">http://ow.ly/6EtLR</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="connectdforlife" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/connectdforlife" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>connectdforlife</a></li></ul><a href="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2011/10/caregiving-and-hospice-october-2.html#more">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-3766109925066827134?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-41520475980921926032011-10-09T12:29:00.000-04:002011-10-09T12:29:03.419-04:00Best selections from Grief Healing's Twitter stream this week: <br /><ul><li>How to ease the pain of losing a beloved pet, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-ultimate-url="http://yourlife.usatoday.com/parenting-family/pet-talk/story/2011/10/Pet-Talk-How-to-ease-the-pain-of-losing-a-beloved-pet/50659498/1/" href="http://ow.ly/6PZi0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://yourlife.usatoday.com/parenting-family/pet-talk/story/2011/10/Pet-Talk-How-to-ease-the-pain-of-losing-a-beloved-pet/50659498/1/">http://ow.ly/6PZi0</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="VillageMemorial" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/VillageMemorial" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>VillageMemorial</a></li></ul><ul><li>Beautiful! Lessons learned from loving a dog, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-ultimate-url="http://www.mariashriver.com/blog/2011/09/rocky-roads-and-meaningful-milestones/" href="http://j.mp/qL9OGd" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.mariashriver.com/blog/2011/09/rocky-roads-and-meaningful-milestones/">http://j.mp/qL9OGd</a></li></ul><ul><li>Great information about Pet Hospice and the IAAHPC, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-ultimate-url="http://www.vetwisdomcafe.com/vetwisdomcafe/2011/10/hospice-care-for-our-pets.html/" href="http://ow.ly/6PrYr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.vetwisdomcafe.com/vetwisdomcafe/2011/10/hospice-care-for-our-pets.html/">http://ow.ly/6PrYr</a> by Laurel Lagoni <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="VetWisdom" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/VetWisdom" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>VetWisdom</a></li></ul><ul><li>End-of-Life Care for Animals, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-ultimate-url="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2011/10/end-of-life-care-for-animals.html/" href="http://j.mp/oIgz4E" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2011/10/end-of-life-care-for-animals.html/">http://j.mp/oIgz4E</a></li></ul><ul><li>Spirits In Transition weekend seminar on end-of-life care for animals, Dec 2-4, 2011, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-ultimate-url="http://spiritsintransition.org/seminar.html/" href="http://j.mp/reaMwJ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://spiritsintransition.org/seminar.html/">http://j.mp/reaMwJ</a></li></ul><ul><li>Grief for dog inspired author Jon Katz to write <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0345502698/griefhealing">Going Home: Finding Peace after Pet Loss</a>, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/rfoiNx" data-ultimate-url="http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/life_and_entertainment/2011/10/03/grief-for-dog-inspired-author.html/" href="http://t.co/cXIINLAr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/life_and_entertainment/2011/10/03/grief-for-dog-inspired-author.html/">bit.ly/rfoiNx</a> MT <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="JenMarsh2" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/JenMarsh2" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>JenMarsh2</a></li></ul><ul><li>Grieving The Loss Of Your Special Pet? Attending a pet loss support group can help, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-ultimate-url="http://franklinlakes.patch.com/articles/grieving-the-loss-of-your-special-pet-fc8d7dd5/" href="http://j.mp/qCvEq2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://franklinlakes.patch.com/articles/grieving-the-loss-of-your-special-pet-fc8d7dd5/">http://j.mp/qCvEq2</a> </li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-4152047598092192603?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-17743347001275907582011-10-06T15:43:00.013-04:002011-10-09T12:32:33.123-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-x2emjapGZ8g/To2pNfstBjI/AAAAAAAAA6I/n7mxtRCcyFI/s1600/SpiritsInTransition.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-x2emjapGZ8g/To2pNfstBjI/AAAAAAAAA6I/n7mxtRCcyFI/s400/SpiritsInTransition.jpg" width="307"></a></div><i><q>All we animal lovers ever want is to do the best for our animal. When it comes to dying, what is best can be more complex than euthanizing. There is a way to come to peace with the dying process and discover its life enriching value. Animals can teach us about this if we let them.</q></i> ~ <a href="http://www.spiritsintransition.org/about.html"><span class="person-name">Ella Bittel</span></a>, Holistic Veterinarian<br><br>Coping with the terminal illness of a cherished animal companion presents the same challenges to an animal lover as would anticipating of the death any other family member. Today hospice and palliative care for human beings provides a much needed service to the dying and to those who care for them, but finding such support for a beloved animal close to the end of life can be more difficult. <br><br>Reflecting a growing trend toward allowing companion animals a natural death at home, the concept of providing hospice and palliative care for our four-legged friends is similar to that offered for people. The focus is the same: on providing safety and comfort care in loving, familiar surroundings, rather than on aggressive treatment and cure in a hospital setting. Animal hospice is based on a belief that, with proper preparation and guidance for everyone involved, symptoms can be managed, pain can be controlled, and death can be experienced with dignity and compassion. In this way, pet hospice can be an effective alternative to euthanasia. <br><a href="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2011/10/end-of-life-care-for-animals.html#more">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-1774334700127590758?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-30910310452447094342011-10-02T12:44:00.004-04:002011-10-06T15:49:25.404-04:00Best selections from Grief Healing&#39;s Twitter stream this week:<br><ul><li>Lovely! What my Dad&#39;s dressing gown taught me about grief, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/mPOYbT" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/mPOYbT" data-ultimate-url="http://www.belindapollard.com/what-my-dads-dressing-gown-taught-me-about-grief.html/" href="http://t.co/rA9BFAzJ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.belindapollard.com/what-my-dads-dressing-gown-taught-me-about-grief.html/">http://bit.ly/mPOYbT</a> by <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="Belinda_Pollard" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/Belinda_Pollard" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>Belinda_Pollard</a></li></ul><ul><li>Great read! Making Sense of Surviving Your Friends, <a href="http://j.mp/oLlEjd">http://j.mp/oLlEjd</a> by <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="friendgrief" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/friendgrief" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>friendgrief</a></li></ul><ul><li>Three Ways To Help Children Turn Bad Grief Into Good Grief, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-ultimate-url="http://barbaraannsimone.posterous.com/70067284/" href="http://ow.ly/6vvUL" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://barbaraannsimone.posterous.com/70067284/">http://ow.ly/6vvUL</a> by <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="BarbaraASimone" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/BarbaraASimone" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>BarbaraASimone</a></li></ul><ul><li>Helping Children Deal with Grief, <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="BarbaraASimone" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/BarbaraASimone" rel="nofollow"></a> <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-ultimate-url="http://barbaraannsimone.posterous.com/" href="http://ow.ly/6C8ug" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://barbaraannsimone.posterous.com/">http://ow.ly/6C8ug</a> by <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="BarbaraASimone" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/BarbaraASimone" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>BarbaraASimone</a></li></ul><ul><li>Coping Strategies for Bereaved College Students, <a href="http://j.mp/ofUIpD">http://j.mp/ofUIpD</a> by <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="JeffsPlace" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/JeffsPlace" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>JeffsPlace</a></li></ul><a href="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2011/10/understanding-and-managing-grief.html#more">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-3091031045244709434?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-15877080899513995462011-10-02T12:44:00.003-04:002011-10-06T15:48:46.044-04:00Best selections from Grief Healing&#39;s Twitter stream this week:<br><ul><li>Moving! Caregiving doesn&#39;t make you immune to needing care, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/ojM3Su" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/ojM3Su" data-ultimate-url="http://www.griefreflection.com/incoming-scuds/" href="http://t.co/KLPDhC6d" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.griefreflection.com/incoming-scuds/">http://bit.ly/ojM3Su</a> by <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="StoryForHealing" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/StoryForHealing" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>StoryForHealing</a> </li></ul><ul><li>&quot;Seemingly Innocent Boundary Violations and How to Avoid Them,&quot; <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="fb.me/1b9UQJ9cM" data-expanded-url="http://fb.me/1b9UQJ9cM" data-ultimate-url="http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nhpco/newsline_201110/" href="http://t.co/SrsmzUyA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nhpco/newsline_201110/">http://fb.me/1b9UQJ9cM</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="NHPCO_news" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/NHPCO_news" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>NHPCO_news</a></li></ul><ul><li>Continuing series: Choosing music for selfcare or caregiving, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/nVUTUe" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/nVUTUe" data-ultimate-url="http://soundscapemusictherapy.com/2011/09/29/five-tips-for-choosing-music-to-help-your-body-relax/" href="http://t.co/GuCWdwO3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://soundscapemusictherapy.com/2011/09/29/five-tips-for-choosing-music-to-help-your-body-relax/">http://bit.ly/nVUTUe</a> by <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="RachelleNorman" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/RachelleNorman" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>RachelleNorman</a></li></ul><ul><li>Beautiful post! 1 in 8 people: Could it Be You? <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="wp.me/p1ROGI-I" data-expanded-url="http://wp.me/p1ROGI-I" data-ultimate-url="http://thezenblog.wordpress.com/2011/09/24/just-launched-resource-blog-for-carers-and-caregivers-thezenblog/" href="http://t.co/cwqSVcUi" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://thezenblog.wordpress.com/2011/09/24/just-launched-resource-blog-for-carers-and-caregivers-thezenblog/">http://wp.me/p1ROGI-I</a> by <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="thezenblog" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/thezenblog" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>thezenblog</a></li></ul><ul><li>Heartwarming story shows what hospice can do, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/ohZh1s" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/ohZh1s" data-ultimate-url="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44693654/displaymode/1283/for/facebookvideo/" href="http://t.co/6Yb3oTVu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44693654/displaymode/1283/for/facebookvideo/">http://bit.ly/ohZh1s</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="leighanne41" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/leighanne41" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>leighanne41</a> <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="NHPCO_news" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/NHPCO_news" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>NHPCO_news</a></li></ul><a href="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2011/10/caregiving-and-hospice-september-25.html#more">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-1587708089951399546?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-35375979869771853902011-10-02T12:44:00.000-04:002011-10-02T12:44:12.222-04:00Best selections from Grief Healing's Twitter stream this week:<br /><ul><li>Did My Cat Go to Heaven? | Open to Hope Foundation <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-ultimate-url="http://www.opentohope.com/?post=did-my-cat-go-to-heaven" href="http://j.mp/qABDW4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.opentohope.com/?post=did-my-cat-go-to-heaven">http://j.mp/qABDW4</a> </li></ul><ul><li>Works for pet loss too! On Grief and Grieving: Losing Friend Support, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="dlvr.it/nc80Q" data-expanded-url="http://dlvr.it/nc80Q" data-ultimate-url="http://ezinearticles.com/?On-Grief-and-Grieving:-Losing-Friend-Support&amp;id=6567561" href="http://t.co/Mh2cIBTb" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://ezinearticles.com/?On-Grief-and-Grieving:-Losing-Friend-Support&amp;id=6567561">http://dlvr.it/nc80Q</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="houstonfunerals" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/houstonfunerals" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>houstonfunerals</a></li></ul><ul><li>Helping your child cope with pet loss: Sac Paws Pet Connection, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-ultimate-url="http://www.sacbee.com/2011/09/27/3940001/helping-your-child-cope-with-pets.html/" href="http://j.mp/oiWCDo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.sacbee.com/2011/09/27/3940001/helping-your-child-cope-with-pets.html/">http://j.mp/oiWCDo</a></li></ul><ul><li>3 new children's books on pet loss, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="tinyurl.com/3vccggd" data-expanded-url="http://tinyurl.com/3vccggd" data-ultimate-url="http://booksthathealkids.blogspot.com/2011/09/book-reviews-new-ones-on-death-of-pet.html/" href="http://t.co/vC5fzvTt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://booksthathealkids.blogspot.com/2011/09/book-reviews-new-ones-on-death-of-pet.html/">http://tinyurl.com/3vccggd</a> by <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="Books_Heal_Kids" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/Books_Heal_Kids" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>Books_Heal_Kids</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="ecmmason" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/ecmmason" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>ecmmason</a></li></ul><ul><li>Jon Katz's new book explores life after pets die, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="reut.rs/n05eLU" data-expanded-url="http://reut.rs/n05eLU" data-ultimate-url="http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/25/us-books-pets-idUSTRE78O23H20110925/" href="http://t.co/Jk28fwBu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/25/us-books-pets-idUSTRE78O23H20110925/">http://reut.rs/n05eLU</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="_lizzy_" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/_lizzy_" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>_lizzy_</a> <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="reuters" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/reuters" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>reuters</a></li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-3537597986977185390?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-9983026652122460882011-09-27T20:01:00.005-04:002011-10-02T12:45:34.850-04:00In earlier posts (<a href="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2010/06/after-death-communication.html">After Death Communication</a> and <a href="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2011/03/after-death-communication-list-of.html">After Death Communication: A List of Resources</a>)  I’ve shared my own special interest in this topic because, in my role as a grief counselor, I support grief-stricken individuals in their efforts to maintain loving connections with their deceased loved ones ~ including such post-death encounters as After Death Communications (ADCs). <br><br>I am drawn to and continually amazed by ADC stories, as the bereaved discover and describe the many ways their deceased loved ones still manage to communicate with them, sending messages of comfort and hope from beyond.<br><br>In addition to the resources listed in my earlier posts, I want to recommend two more books I’ve just finished reading. Both authors beautifully acknowledge the power of love in navigating their way through grief to hope, and describe in detail how they cultivated their ability to recognize the ongoing presence of their departed loved ones.  Their stories are personal, convincing, uplifting and life-affirming. <br><a href="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2011/09/after-death-communication-continued.html#more">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-998302665212246088?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-58435462069780054392011-09-25T11:12:00.001-04:002011-09-27T20:01:57.344-04:00Best selections from Grief Healing&#39;s Twitter stream this week:<br><ul><li>A Loveletter to Caregivers by Leeza Gibbons, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-ultimate-url="http://mariashriver.com/blog/2011/09/loveletter-caregivers/" href="http://j.mp/pZMbSe" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://mariashriver.com/blog/2011/09/loveletter-caregivers/">http://j.mp/pZMbSe</a></li></ul><ul><li>Have that crucial conversation with family members! <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="goo.gl/n5eeC" data-expanded-url="http://goo.gl/n5eeC" data-ultimate-url="http://www.babyboomersguide.org/baby-boomers-aging-what-families-need-to-talk-about/" href="http://t.co/A2JZqFM9" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.babyboomersguide.org/baby-boomers-aging-what-families-need-to-talk-about/">http://goo.gl/n5eeC</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="leighanne41" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/leighanne41" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>leighanne41</a></li></ul><ul><li>Ask the right questions when choosing hospice care, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/neT2FW" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/neT2FW" data-ultimate-url="http://www.dailybreeze.com/lifeandculture/ci_18946747/" href="http://t.co/XORzQaxP" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.dailybreeze.com/lifeandculture/ci_18946747/">http://bit.ly/neT2FW</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="hospicepharmacy" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/hospicepharmacy" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>hospicepharmacy</a></li></ul><ul><li>Hospice offers positive strategies for patients, caregivers at end of life, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/pKFSgy" data-ultimate-url="http://murrayledger.com/opinion/columns/main_street/no-doubt-hospice-gives-hope/article_f7b94476-e477-11e0-a004-001cc4c03286.html/" href="http://t.co/QDmltCxn" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://murrayledger.com/opinion/columns/main_street/no-doubt-hospice-gives-hope/article_f7b94476-e477-11e0-a004-001cc4c03286.html/">bit.ly/pKFSgy</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="hospicepharmacy" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/hospicepharmacy" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>hospicepharmacy</a></li></ul><ul><li>No Doubt, Hospice Gives Hope, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/nh5jin" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/nh5jin" data-ultimate-url="http://murrayledger.com/opinion/columns/main_street/no-doubt-hospice-gives-hope/article_f7b94476-e477-11e0-a004-001cc4c03286.html/" href="http://t.co/rqwEfV2M" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://murrayledger.com/opinion/columns/main_street/no-doubt-hospice-gives-hope/article_f7b94476-e477-11e0-a004-001cc4c03286.html/">http://bit.ly/nh5jin</a> from <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="hospicedave" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/hospicedave" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>hospicedave</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="hospice_news" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/hospice_news" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>hospice_news</a></li></ul><a href="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2011/09/caregiving-and-hospice-september-18.html#more">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-5843546206978005439?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-3032406298526666282011-09-25T11:11:00.002-04:002011-09-27T20:02:30.781-04:00Best selections from Grief Healing&#39;s Twitter stream this week:<br><ul><li>No closure for 9/11 survivors, instead change and remembering, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="goo.gl/guZN1" data-expanded-url="http://goo.gl/guZN1" data-ultimate-url="http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/raising-grieving-children/201109/thoughts-about-911/" href="http://t.co/qW6EAZ7t" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/raising-grieving-children/201109/thoughts-about-911/">http://goo.gl/guZN1</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="DrPriceMitchell" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/DrPriceMitchell" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>DrPriceMitchell</a></li></ul><ul><li>Waiting for a Friend’s Funeral, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/qs4HUl" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/qs4HUl" data-ultimate-url="http://www.friendgrief.com/2011/09/waiting-for-friends-funeral.html/?spref=tw" href="http://t.co/Zls2fooa" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.friendgrief.com/2011/09/waiting-for-friends-funeral.html/?spref=tw">http://bit.ly/qs4HUl</a> by <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="friendgrief" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/friendgrief" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>friendgrief</a></li></ul><ul><li>Free download! Death Studies on Predictors of Complicated Grief, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/nMUkCR" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/nMUkCR" data-ultimate-url="http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07481187.2010.496686/" href="http://t.co/YufMrjRJ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07481187.2010.496686/">http://bit.ly/nMUkCR</a> from <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="ClinPsy" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/ClinPsy" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>ClinPsy</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="routledgemh" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/routledgemh" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>routledgemh</a></li></ul><ul><li>Lovely: Houston family transforms grief to help others with infant loss, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-ultimate-url="http://www.thecypresstimes.com/article/News/Local_News/A_LOCALS_FAMILY_GIVING_BACK_STORY/50531/" href="http://ow.ly/6zW6G" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.thecypresstimes.com/article/News/Local_News/A_LOCALS_FAMILY_GIVING_BACK_STORY/50531/">http://ow.ly/6zW6G</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="HouHospice" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/HouHospice" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>HouHospice</a></li></ul><ul><li>Grief Songs: Music for a Grieving Heart. Great list of songs, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-ultimate-url="http://www.selfhealingexpressions.com/blog/?p=41" href="http://ow.ly/6iUeC" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.selfhealingexpressions.com/blog/?p=41">http://ow.ly/6iUeC</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="Selfhealingexpr" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/Selfhealingexpr" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>Selfhealingexpr</a></li></ul><a href="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2011/09/understanding-and-managing-grief_25.html#more">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-303240629852666628?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-22064090238334380212011-09-25T11:11:00.000-04:002011-09-25T11:11:31.059-04:00Best selections from Grief Healing's Twitter stream this week:<br /><ul><li>Grief expert Wendy Packman, JD, PhD discusses profound impact of petloss in Open to Hope radio interview, <a href="http://j.mp/pm8CmL%20">http://j.mp/pm8CmL</a></li></ul><ul><li>What Makes a Condolence Note Helpful? from Vet Wisdom® Café, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-ultimate-url="http://www.vetwisdomcafe.com/vetwisdomcafe/2011/09/what-makes-a-condolence-note-helpful.html/" href="http://j.mp/pDP0OH" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.vetwisdomcafe.com/vetwisdomcafe/2011/09/what-makes-a-condolence-note-helpful.html/">http://j.mp/pDP0OH</a></li></ul><ul><li>Beautiful tribute: Hounded By Grief Over A Canine Companion : NPR, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-ultimate-url="http://www.npr.org/2011/09/20/140598522/hounded-by-grief-over-a-canine-companion/" href="http://j.mp/q3SqMT" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.npr.org/2011/09/20/140598522/hounded-by-grief-over-a-canine-companion/">http://j.mp/q3SqMT</a></li></ul><div class="tweet-row"><div class="tweet-text js-tweet-text"><ul><li>Helping children with pet loss: Go see <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-ultimate-url="http://www.griefhealing.com/children-and-pet-loss-links.htm/" href="http://j.mp/qQqcdB" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.griefhealing.com/children-and-pet-loss-links.htm/">http://j.mp/qQqcdB</a> and <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-ultimate-url="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2011/05/helping-children-cope-with-pets.html/" href="http://j.mp/iPJoT9" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2011/05/helping-children-cope-with-pets.html/">http://j.mp/iPJoT9 </a>via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="The_BMG" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/The_BMG" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>The_BMG</a></li></ul></div><ul><li>Group offers grief support for animal lovers, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-ultimate-url="http://www.kens5.com/home/SA-group-offers-place-of-healing-for-pet-owners-in-mourning-130086228.html/" href="http://j.mp/qakTg7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.kens5.com/home/SA-group-offers-place-of-healing-for-pet-owners-in-mourning-130086228.html/">http://j.mp/qakTg7</a></li></ul></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-2206409023833438021?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-32859290189611791472011-09-19T13:58:00.002-04:002011-09-25T11:13:14.428-04:00<div style="text-align: right;"></div><i>The human organism knows how to heal itself, once it knows its symptoms are normal. ~ Gail Sheehey, in <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0345404459/griefhealing">New Passages<br></a></i><br>This moving post was written by the mother of two teens; she was suddenly widowed when her husband of 17 years was killed in a tragic accident in the summer of 2009. It is reprinted here with her permission.<i><br></i><br><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IMKp_GR5eXc/TnJhk2nmBHI/AAAAAAAAA5o/z_M0q4WfCK4/s1600/Calendar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="132" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IMKp_GR5eXc/TnJhk2nmBHI/AAAAAAAAA5o/z_M0q4WfCK4/s200/Calendar.jpg" width="200"></a><i>He died two years ago tomorrow. Sometimes it feels like he surely can&#39;t be gone and at other times it seems like a century since we last held each other. </i><br><i><br>Two whole years. I have been trying to figure out what I&#39;ve been doing for two years. The first month or two I was numb and I only remember cleaning everything over and over again, trying to keep busy and needing to escape reality. I didn&#39;t dare sip a glass of wine, I was so sure it would lead to a fifth of tequila. I sold my husband’s business, filed for social security for the kids and learned that I might be losing my job. Oh, and my husband’s father found out he had cancer and almost died too. In my spare time I remember spending a lot of time curled up in a ball on the floor or screaming in the shower hoping the kids wouldn&#39;t hear me. I was wrong.  They heard everything and I probably have scarred them for life.</i><br><a href="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2011/09/voices-of-experience-he-died-two-years.html#more">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-3285929018961179147?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-59667297448424323232011-09-18T09:53:00.003-04:002011-09-19T13:59:11.848-04:00Best selections from Grief Healing&#39;s Twitter stream this week:<br><ul><li>Good info about pain awareness in caregiving, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="j.mp/oWNf9g" data-expanded-url="http://j.mp/oWNf9g" data-ultimate-url="http://t.co/gX58ObWq" href="http://t.co/gX58ObWq" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://t.co/gX58ObWq">http://j.mp/oWNf9g</a> from <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/SanDiegoHospice">@SanDiegoHospice</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="NewsUSAUpdates" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/NewsUSAUpdates" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>NewsUSAUpdates</a> </li></ul><ul><li>Love, Divorce and Alzheimers, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="nyti.ms/prmrRn" data-expanded-url="http://nyti.ms/prmrRn" data-ultimate-url="http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/16/love-divorce-and-alzheimers?seid=auto&amp;amp;smid=tw-nytimeshealth" href="http://t.co/P4IynD0Z" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/16/love-divorce-and-alzheimers?seid=auto&amp;smid=tw-nytimeshealth">http://nyti.ms/prmrRn</a> from <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="CaringPeopleInc" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/CaringPeopleInc" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>CaringPeopleInc</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="nytimeshealth" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/nytimeshealth" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>nytimeshealth</a></li></ul><ul><li>Live Caregiving webcast with <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="LeezaGibbons" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/LeezaGibbons" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>LeezaGibbons</a> on Tuesday September 20, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/r7MJnp" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/r7MJnp" data-ultimate-url="https://event.on24.com/eventRegistration/EventLobbyServlet?eventid=333397&amp;amp;key=2320B5E759176545B8F2154729DEC60B&amp;amp;sessionid=1&amp;amp;sourcepage=register&amp;amp;target=registration.jsp" href="http://t.co/HlDAOzwc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="https://event.on24.com/eventRegistration/EventLobbyServlet?eventid=333397&amp;key=2320B5E759176545B8F2154729DEC60B&amp;sessionid=1&amp;sourcepage=register&amp;target=registration.jsp">http://bit.ly/r7MJnp</a> from <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="IRememberBetter" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/IRememberBetter" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>IRememberBetter</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="Novartis" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/Novartis" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>Novartis</a></li></ul><ul><li>Good stuff! The Good Grief Express, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/p5lTdW" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/p5lTdW" data-ultimate-url="http://paper.li/f-1313184634" href="http://t.co/CGZvKjvE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://paper.li/f-1313184634">http://bit.ly/p5lTdW</a> by <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="goodgriefkiz" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/goodgriefkiz" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>goodgriefkiz</a></li></ul><ul><li>Great article about music therapy in the hospice setting, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="ow.ly/6wNdP" data-expanded-url="http://ow.ly/6wNdP" data-ultimate-url="http://postdarkecounty.com/?p=6632" href="http://t.co/DFU69yKq" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://postdarkecounty.com/?p=6632">http://ow.ly/6wNdP</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="musictherapyctr" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/musictherapyctr" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>musictherapyctr</a></li></ul><a href="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2011/09/caregiving-and-hospice-september-11.html#more">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-5966729744842432323?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-67149970833156399172011-09-18T09:53:00.001-04:002011-09-18T09:53:28.374-04:00Best selections from Grief Healing's Twitter stream this week:<br /><ul><li>Know the difference between grief and depression, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-ultimate-url="http://www.mycentraljersey.com/article/20110913/NJNEWS/309130010/Know-the-difference-between-grief-and-clinical-depression" href="http://ow.ly/6x1Pz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.mycentraljersey.com/article/20110913/NJNEWS/309130010/Know-the-difference-between-grief-and-clinical-depression">http://ow.ly/6x1Pz</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="Musicodeon" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/Musicodeon" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>Musicodeon</a></li></ul><ul><li>The Key to Good Grieving, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-ultimate-url="http://goodgriefkiz.blogspot.com/2011/09/key-to-good-grieving.html?spref=tw" href="http://j.mp/oReTEh" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://goodgriefkiz.blogspot.com/2011/09/key-to-good-grieving.html?spref=tw">http://j.mp/oReTEh</a> by <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="goodgriefkiz" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/goodgriefkiz" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>goodgriefkiz</a></li></ul><ul><li>College students find grief support on campus, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="icio.us/3xYTL9" data-expanded-url="http://icio.us/3xYTL9" data-ultimate-url="http://icio.us/3xYTL9" href="http://t.co/AS7fxXUS" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://icio.us/3xYTL9">http://icio.us/3xYTL9</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="kizthewhiz" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/kizthewhiz" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>kizthewhiz</a></li></ul><ul><li>Help a grieving child find happiness again. Learn how here, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="goo.gl/4QB2N" data-expanded-url="http://goo.gl/4QB2N" data-ultimate-url="http://www.google.com/sorry?continue=http://goo.gl/4QB2N" href="http://t.co/geFffYn" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.google.com/sorry?continue=http://goo.gl/4QB2N">http://goo.gl/4QB2N</a> by <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="BarbaraASimone" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/BarbaraASimone" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>BarbaraASimone</a></li></ul><ul><li>Lou LaGrand: Avoiding Conditions of Disconnection That Increase Suffering, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/ojD8fV" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/ojD8fV" data-ultimate-url="http://ezinearticles.com/?Grief-and-Loss:-Avoiding-Conditions-of-Disconnection-That-Increase-Suffering-&amp;id=6551206" href="http://t.co/JhsPq4N" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://ezinearticles.com/?Grief-and-Loss:-Avoiding-Conditions-of-Disconnection-That-Increase-Suffering-&amp;id=6551206">http://bit.ly/ojD8fV</a></li></ul>&nbsp;<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-6714997083315639917?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-80913164598494624282011-09-18T09:53:00.000-04:002011-09-18T09:53:08.386-04:00Best selection from Grief Healing's Twitter stream this week:<br /><ul><li>Her journey to healing began with a pet loss support group, <a href="http://j.mp/qKxAmj">http://j.mp/qKxAmj</a></li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-8091316459849462428?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-74025800366851151082011-09-15T18:38:00.000-04:002011-09-15T18:38:31.577-04:00<i>Volunteers don't get paid, not because they're worthless, but because they're priceless. </i>~Sherry Anderson <i>&nbsp;</i><br /><i><br />The following tribute to hospice <a href="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2010/11/healing-grief-through-gift-of.html">volunteers</a> was written by <a href="http://www.myjoytoday.com/">Joyce Marie Sheldon</a>, author of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0970465181/griefhealing">From Fear to Faith, a Caregiver's Journey</a>, and is reprinted here with her permission:</i><br /><br />She came very quietly into our lives -- the hospice volunteer.&nbsp; It seemed as though someone had chosen a friend for us -- out of a catalog -- matching her sweet and sensitive spirit to our deep despair and emotional fatigue.<br /><br />She sat quietly in the living room on the days when I was unable to speak.&nbsp; She lingered with me over a cup of tea when all I needed was her silent presence.&nbsp; And when my needs grew -- especially my need for words of faith and trust -- she drew a small book from her purse and read a passage that touched my heart.&nbsp; She didn't lecture or preach -- simply shared a few comforting words that seemed to fill every ounce of air that had previously hung so heavily over the room. <br /><br />Oh, I loved that hospice volunteer!<br /><br />On the morning my husband died, all of a sudden she was in the living room, sitting quietly and sedately in a chair near the window.&nbsp; Who had called her?&nbsp; Not me ... but there she was.&nbsp; Her sacred presence, her respectful demeanor, the way she remained outside the circle of family and yet, an integral part -- oh, I am so grateful.&nbsp; I knew she was there, and yet, the blessing of her presence was not fussy or loud or directing or controlling. <br /><br />She was part of the fabric of our faith.&nbsp; She had seen me cry, watched me move thru doubt and despair.&nbsp; When I didn't think I could go on, her hand on my shoulder gave me strength.&nbsp; When I was sinking physically and emotionally, she lifted me up.&nbsp; Her heart reached out to me with understanding and compassion -- a stranger who had become a friend -- a single thread of hospice which had become part of the fabric of my days.<br /><br />Hospice and Home Care have become like another child to me since the experiences of those care giving days 12 years ago -- a child to whom I am totally dedicated -- a child I am committed to nurturing and inspiring -- a child whom I love -- and will love -- forever.<br /><br />Thank you to each and every hospice volunteer.&nbsp; You have woven the fabric of my life.&nbsp; Every stitch in the fabric of my faith has been bound tightly so that I might serve others.&nbsp; Every thread you wove, with vibrant colors of blue and red and gold, has made me who I am today -- a hospice and home care advocate -- and a woman who loves you ... always.<br /><br /><i><b>About the Author</b> – Joyce Marie Sheldon is an i</i><i>nspirational speaker who specializes in keynotes, conferences, retreats and workshops for hospice and home care agencies.</i> <i>The half-day retreat she designed especially for hospice volunteers can be arranged by contacting Joy at <b>704-663-4815</b>, email <a href="mailto:joy@myjoytoday.com">joy@myjoytoday.com</a>, website <a href="http://www.myjoytoday.com/">www.MyJoyToday.com</a>. Her <a href="http://www.myjoytoday.com/freeenewsletter.html">free weekly newsletter</a> offers words of inspiration, updates on her speaking schedule, answers to your questions, excerpts from her books, and other special announcements.&nbsp; </i><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-7402580036685115108?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-23280730427187501672011-09-12T12:34:00.003-04:002011-09-15T18:39:45.421-04:00Best selections from Grief Healing&#39;s Twitter stream this week:<br><ul><li>5 Ways Love Helps Kids Cope with Grief, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-ultimate-url="http://barbaraannsimone.posterous.com/5-ways-love-helps-kids-cope-with-grief/" href="http://ow.ly/6iQEn" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://barbaraannsimone.posterous.com/5-ways-love-helps-kids-cope-with-grief/">http://ow.ly/6iQEn</a> by <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="BarbaraAnnSimon" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/BarbaraAnnSimon" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>BarbaraAnnSimon</a></li></ul><ul><li>Miriam Greenspan on Moving from Grief to Gratitude, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/cCmMpA" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/cCmMpA" data-ultimate-url="http://www.thesunmagazine.org/issues/385/through_a_glass_darkly/" href="http://t.co/MBWHvHd" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.thesunmagazine.org/issues/385/through_a_glass_darkly/">http://bit.ly/cCmMpA</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="assisi" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/assisi" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>assisi</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="loripyeICC" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/loripyeICC" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>loripyeICC</a> <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="bonniebright5" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/bonniebright5" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>bonniebright5</a></li></ul><ul><li>If you work with kids, teens, connect with 9/11 NAGC teacher tools, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-ultimate-url="http://nationalallianceforgrievingchildren.org/9-11-anniversary/" href="http://ow.ly/6jDPl" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://nationalallianceforgrievingchildren.org/9-11-anniversary/">http://ow.ly/6jDPl</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="StoryForHealing" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/StoryForHealing" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>StoryForHealing</a></li></ul><ul><li>September 11: Coping with Aftershocks, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/oLsmLl" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/oLsmLl" data-ultimate-url="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2011/09/september-11-coping-with-aftershocks.html/" href="http://t.co/Qs7VdnP" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2011/09/september-11-coping-with-aftershocks.html/">http://bit.ly/oLsmLl</a></li></ul><ul><li>Touching, personal video: teaching about hospice through Grief Reflection, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/rgx9YZ" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/rgx9YZ" data-ultimate-url="http://www2.providence.org/senior-community-services/hospice-palliative-care/Pages/Celebration-of-Life.aspx/?bckey=AQ~~,AAAAmZUYrnk~,XRdElBHcAr05N7HEoOCsur7RlLss_WyC&amp;amp;bcpid=1146590116001&amp;amp;bctid=1147691885001" href="http://t.co/kCetZ6C" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www2.providence.org/senior-community-services/hospice-palliative-care/Pages/Celebration-of-Life.aspx/?bckey=AQ~~,AAAAmZUYrnk~,XRdElBHcAr05N7HEoOCsur7RlLss_WyC&amp;bcpid=1146590116001&amp;bctid=1147691885001">http://bit.ly/rgx9YZ</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="StoryForHealing" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/StoryForHealing" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>StoryForHealing</a></li></ul><a href="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2011/09/understanding-and-managing-grief.html#more">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-2328073042718750167?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-67048262206758707382011-09-12T12:34:00.002-04:002011-09-15T18:39:10.448-04:00Best selections from Grief Healing&#39;s Twitter stream this week:<br><ul><li>Accepting Help is Essential! Reach out before it is too late, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="dld.bz/ap8jf" data-expanded-url="http://dld.bz/ap8jf" href="http://t.co/0OaRXjn" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://dld.bz/ap8jf">http://dld.bz/ap8jf</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="SeniorLivingMag" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/SeniorLivingMag" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>SeniorLivingMag</a></li></ul><ul><li>When caregiving: Know Your Workplace Rights, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/ppW5pr" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/ppW5pr" data-ultimate-url="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/15108/labor-day-news-for-caregivers-know-your-workplace-rights/" href="http://t.co/XoZRuFu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/15108/labor-day-news-for-caregivers-know-your-workplace-rights/">http://bit.ly/ppW5pr</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="CaringPeopleInc" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/CaringPeopleInc" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>CaringPeopleInc</a> <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="Carebinders" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/Carebinders" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>Carebinders</a></li></ul><ul><li>Audio advice on caregiving: aging in place, when loved one resists help, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="owl.li/6pVPk" data-expanded-url="http://owl.li/6pVPk" data-ultimate-url="http://www.agingwisely.com/eldercare-expert-advice/" href="http://t.co/49BLRht" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.agingwisely.com/eldercare-expert-advice/">http://owl.li/6pVPk</a> by <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="AgingWisely" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/AgingWisely" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>AgingWisely</a></li></ul><ul><li>Ten Tips for an elder&#39;s safe hospital stay, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/plyA7G" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/plyA7G" data-ultimate-url="http://dontgiveuponthem.com/index.php/2011/09/whos-in-charge-of-your-health-care/" href="http://t.co/GDdk9pN" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://dontgiveuponthem.com/index.php/2011/09/whos-in-charge-of-your-health-care/">http://bit.ly/plyA7G</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="colpartners" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/colpartners" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>colpartners</a></li></ul><ul><li>Finding time for what&#39;s important in caregiving, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/qJjIwn" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/qJjIwn" data-ultimate-url="http://www.sageminder.com/HealthResources/Articles/tabid/72/itemid/96/amid/476/annual-checkup-on-priorities.aspx/" href="http://t.co/fNe9oZ7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.sageminder.com/HealthResources/Articles/tabid/72/itemid/96/amid/476/annual-checkup-on-priorities.aspx/">http://bit.ly/qJjIwn</a> by <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="carisalz" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/carisalz" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>carisalz</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply pretty-link" data-screen-name="SageMinder" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/SageMinder" rel="nofollow"><s>@</s>SageMinder</a></li></ul><a href="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2011/09/caregiving-and-hospice-september-4.html#more">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-6704826220675870738?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-23527160012298858352011-09-12T12:33:00.000-04:002011-09-12T12:33:49.150-04:00Best selection from Grief Healing's Twitter stream this week:<br /><ul><li>New England Pet Hospice: When the Ideal and Realty Diverge, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/pQtC0z" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/pQtC0z" data-ultimate-url="http://newenglandpethospice.blogspot.com/2011/09/when-ideal-and-realty-diverge.html/?spref=fb" href="http://t.co/258QpnO" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://newenglandpethospice.blogspot.com/2011/09/when-ideal-and-realty-diverge.html/?spref=fb">http://bit.ly/pQtC0z</a> </li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-2352716001229885835?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-71304174035036902052011-09-09T15:07:00.003-04:002011-09-12T12:35:32.452-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SmpMhVSoKYY/TmuaGfCL3tI/AAAAAAAAA3E/ckjud96pDS4/s1600/EagleCryingSept112001+00000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="196" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SmpMhVSoKYY/TmuaGfCL3tI/AAAAAAAAA3E/ckjud96pDS4/s200/EagleCryingSept112001+00000.jpg" width="200"></a></div><b>Question from a Reader:</b> With all the focus on the tenth anniversary of September 11th, I find myself weepy all day as I remember all those who died that day (including a former colleague who perished in the World Trade Center), as well as other loved ones who&#39;ve died but not on September 11th. Can you offer up any insight into this kind of collective grief? <br><br><b>My Response:</b> You are not alone in the sorrow you&#39;re experiencing, my friend, as this weekend our entire nation is called to remember the tenth anniversary of September 11th. For many Americans the feelings of grief associated with this event may seem as new and as raw as they did when these terrorist attacks first happened in 2001. A newscast or film clip from September 11 can catch us by surprise, acting as a trigger, and it&#39;s as if we&#39;re confronted with the event for the first time, all over again. <br><a href="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2011/09/september-11-coping-with-aftershocks.html#more">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-7130417403503690205?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-54692663927739370602011-09-05T09:32:00.001-04:002011-09-09T15:08:54.904-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZNtVuw6b5Uk/TlvLVOl37_I/AAAAAAAAA20/_6AYsADv0qM/s1600/AlzheimersMotherDaughterJourney.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZNtVuw6b5Uk/TlvLVOl37_I/AAAAAAAAA20/_6AYsADv0qM/s1600/AlzheimersMotherDaughterJourney.jpg"></a></div>Consider clearing some space in your heart for <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B004ZRFK9K/griefhealing">Alzheimer&#39;s: A Mother Daughter Journey</a>, a photojournalistic memoir about the journey of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Celia-Pomerantz/e/B004ZUKD9O/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1">Celia Pomerantz</a>, a woman who embraces the role of caregiver for her mother. At first ambushed by the demands of caregiving, Celia anchored herself by developing a series of compassionate mission statements to meet each phase of the disease, remaking her initial anguish into a blend of marketing, Zen Buddhism, and salsa dancing. <br><br>Like many caregivers, her journey begins with the struggle of convincing her mother to move out of her home and into an assisted living facility, while struggling with the Latina guilt of institutionalizing an elder instead of keeping her at home. Shortly after taking that courageous step, she finds creative ways to manage her mother’s daily living activities like showering, swallowing pills, and general hygiene. <br><a href="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2011/09/book-review-alzheimers-mother-daughter.html#more">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-5469266392773937060?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-34428678613354972272011-09-04T20:49:00.004-04:002011-09-05T09:34:34.557-04:00Best selections from Grief Healing&#39;s Twitter stream this week:<br><ul><li>Accepting the gift of <span class="hash"></span><span class="hash-text">grief</span>: 9/11 <span class="hash"></span><span class="hash-text">widow</span> reflects on decade of rebuilding, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-ultimate-url="http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2011/09/01/2011-09-01_accepting_the_gift_of_grief_a_911_widow_reflects_on_her_loss__and_a_decade_of_pa.html/" href="http://ow.ly/6kcg9" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2011/09/01/2011-09-01_accepting_the_gift_of_grief_a_911_widow_reflects_on_her_loss__and_a_decade_of_pa.html/">http://ow.ly/6kcg9</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply" data-screen-name="VillageMemorial" href="http://twitter.com/VillageMemorial" rel="nofollow"><span class="at">@</span><span class="at-text">VillageMemorial</span></a> </li></ul><ul><li>Winner! &quot;Moving Forward On Your Own&quot; <span class="hash"></span><span class="hash-text">widow</span> &#39;s finance guide <span class="hash"></span><span class="hash-text">book,</span> <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/ogEiyV" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/ogEiyV" data-ultimate-url="http://readersfavorite.com/review/4505/" href="http://t.co/pVCWirj" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://readersfavorite.com/review/4505/">http://bit.ly/ogEiyV</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply" data-screen-name="HelpMePublish" href="http://twitter.com/HelpMePublish" rel="nofollow"><span class="at">@</span><span class="at-text">HelpMePublish</span></a> </li></ul><ul><li>Working in <span class="hash-text">grief</span> support changed how Nancy Weil looks at life, <a href="http://ning.it/qnzKIK">ning.it/qnzKIK</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply" data-screen-name="LegacyConnect" href="http://twitter.com/LegacyConnect" rel="nofollow"><span class="at">@</span><span class="at-text">LegacyConnect</span></a></li></ul><ul><li>LouLaGrand: Critical Importance of Developing Connections in <span class="hash-text">Grief,</span> <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="dlvr.it/jnHPN" data-expanded-url="http://dlvr.it/jnHPN" data-ultimate-url="http://ezinearticles.com/?Grief-and-Loss:-The-Critical-Importance-of-Developing-Connections-When-Mourning&amp;amp;id=6532016" href="http://t.co/laxLn45" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://ezinearticles.com/?Grief-and-Loss:-The-Critical-Importance-of-Developing-Connections-When-Mourning&amp;id=6532016">http://dlvr.it/jnHPN</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply" data-screen-name="houstonfunerals" href="http://twitter.com/houstonfunerals" rel="nofollow"><span class="at">@</span><span class="at-text">houstonfunerals</span></a></li></ul><ul><li>Just added <a class=" twitter-atreply" data-screen-name="ValleyofLife" href="http://twitter.com/ValleyofLife" rel="nofollow"><span class="at">@</span><span class="at-text">ValleyofLife</span></a>&#39;s beautiful site to GriefHealing&#39;s <i>Memorials~Funerals~Rituals</i> page, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/3Qr9gf" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/3Qr9gf" data-ultimate-url="http://www.griefhealing.com/memorials-funerals-rituals.htm/" href="http://t.co/avtMMJX" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.griefhealing.com/memorials-funerals-rituals.htm/">http://bit.ly/3Qr9gf</a></li></ul><a href="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2011/09/understanding-and-managing-grief-august.html#more">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-3442867861335497227?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-80816364514557310892011-09-04T20:49:00.003-04:002011-09-05T09:33:59.604-04:00Best selections from Grief Healing&#39;s Twitter stream this week:<br><ul><li>6 good <span class="hash"></span><span class="hash-text">caregiving</span> tips here: Peace for the <span class="hash"></span><span class="hash-text">Elderly</span> Who Live Alone, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-ultimate-url="http://caregiverpartners.hubpages.com/hub/Peace-for-elderly-who-live-alone/" href="http://ow.ly/6ixpf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://caregiverpartners.hubpages.com/hub/Peace-for-elderly-who-live-alone/">http://ow.ly/6ixpf</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply" data-screen-name="ctffox" href="http://twitter.com/ctffox" rel="nofollow"><span class="at">@</span><span class="at-text">ctffox</span></a> <a class=" twitter-atreply" data-screen-name="caregivertweets" href="http://twitter.com/caregivertweets" rel="nofollow"><span class="at">@</span><span class="at-text">caregivertweets</span></a> </li></ul><ul><li>Top 10 Most Popular <span class="hash"></span><span class="hash-text">CareGiving</span> Articles in August, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-ultimate-url="http://blog.caregiverpartnership.com/2011/09/top-10-most-read-articles-in-august.html/" href="http://ow.ly/6jAV8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://blog.caregiverpartnership.com/2011/09/top-10-most-read-articles-in-august.html/">http://ow.ly/6jAV8</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply" data-screen-name="CaregiverTweets" href="http://twitter.com/CaregiverTweets" rel="nofollow"><span class="at">@</span><span class="at-text">CaregiverTweets</span></a> </li></ul><ul><li>Strong Communication With Medical Staff needed in <span class="hash"></span><span class="hash-text">caregiving,</span> <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-ultimate-url="http://www.aarp.org/relationships/caregiving/info-07-2011/strong-communication-with-medical-staff.html/" href="http://ow.ly/6jTvN" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.aarp.org/relationships/caregiving/info-07-2011/strong-communication-with-medical-staff.html/">http://ow.ly/6jTvN</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply" data-screen-name="AARP" href="http://twitter.com/AARP" rel="nofollow"><span class="at">@</span><span class="at-text">AARP</span></a> <a class=" twitter-atreply" data-screen-name="ShelleyWebbRN" href="http://twitter.com/ShelleyWebbRN" rel="nofollow"><span class="at">@</span><span class="at-text">ShelleyWebbRN</span></a></li></ul><ul><li>8 <span class="hash"></span><span class="hash-text">caregiving</span> questions to ask in a medications review with your patient, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="su.pr/15lo9S" data-expanded-url="http://su.pr/15lo9S" data-ultimate-url="http://www.susanssimplesolutions.com/category/caregiver-series/page/2/" href="http://t.co/saBqiYG" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.susanssimplesolutions.com/category/caregiver-series/page/2/">http://su.pr/15lo9S</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply" data-screen-name="ShelleyWebbRN" href="http://twitter.com/ShelleyWebbRN" rel="nofollow"><span class="at">@</span><span class="at-text">ShelleyWebbRN</span></a> <a class=" twitter-atreply" data-screen-name="ApothecaryMom" href="http://twitter.com/ApothecaryMom" rel="nofollow"><span class="at">@</span><span class="at-text">ApothecaryMom</span></a> </li></ul><ul><li>Preventing <span class="hash-text">falls</span> as happened to First Lady Nancy Reagan last week, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-ultimate-url="http://blog.caregiverpartnership.com/2011/08/elderly-falling.html/" href="http://ow.ly/6ixkL" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://blog.caregiverpartnership.com/2011/08/elderly-falling.html/">http://ow.ly/6ixkL</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply" data-screen-name="CaregiverTweets" href="http://twitter.com/CaregiverTweets" rel="nofollow"><span class="at">@</span><span class="at-text">CaregiverTweets</span></a></li></ul><a href="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2011/09/caregiving-and-hospice-august-28.html#more">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-8081636451455731089?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-70626584520243762042011-09-04T20:48:00.000-04:002011-09-04T20:48:52.498-04:00Best selections from Grief Healing's Twitter stream this week:<br /><ul><li>When a pet is seriously ill: How Do You Make Decisions? <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/qboxGa" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/qboxGa" data-ultimate-url="http://www.vetwisdomcafe.com/vetwisdomcafe/2011/08/how-do-you-make-decisions.html/" href="http://t.co/VGSap09" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.vetwisdomcafe.com/vetwisdomcafe/2011/08/how-do-you-make-decisions.html/">http://bit.ly/qboxGa</a></li> </ul><ul><li>Pets Remembered in-home pet euthanasia service, <a class=" twitter-atreply" data-screen-name="Pets_Remembered" href="http://twitter.com/Pets_Remembered" rel="nofollow"><span class="at">@</span><span class="at-text">Pets_Remembered</span></a> is now listed on GriefHealing's Veterinary Sites page, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/oK6L1k" data-ultimate-url="http://www.griefhealing.com/veterinary-sites.htm/" href="http://t.co/HAVEMn1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.griefhealing.com/veterinary-sites.htm/">bit.ly/oK6L1k</a>&nbsp;</li> </ul><div class="tweet-row"></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-7062658452024376204?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-28043720184072176742011-08-29T09:53:00.004-04:002011-09-04T20:53:29.191-04:00<i>Grief always demands expression, and the wounds of loss heal more quickly and effectively when that expression finds a meaningful path.</i> ~ Laurel Lagoni<br><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-f8P43W82V3k/TlueAC8F-vI/AAAAAAAAA2s/MraClUmzUvQ/s1600/Empty+chair+002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-f8P43W82V3k/TlueAC8F-vI/AAAAAAAAA2s/MraClUmzUvQ/s320/Empty+chair+002.JPG" width="264"></a></div>Mary Friedel-Hunt lost her husband to Alzheimer&#39;s disease in 2010.<i>  </i>As his primary caregiver, she was able to keep her husband at home for more than four years, except for a long hospital stay shortly before he died. They were married almost 24 years. He died at home in her arms on March 27, 2010.<i> </i><i> </i><br><br>Mary writes,<i> &quot;I miss him every day...we were best friends, co-workers . . . After helping hundreds of people [as a clinical social worker] for 40 years, I find this the most devastating loss I have ever experienced. I am changed forever by it. A part of me is gone forever. I am choosing to walk through the grieving...not around it.&quot;</i><br><br>Her beautiful poem is reprinted here with her permission:<br><a href="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2011/08/voices-of-experience-empty-chair.html#more">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-2804372018407217674?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-23093007686997861752011-08-28T09:58:00.004-04:002011-08-29T10:31:02.698-04:00Best selections from Grief Healing&#39;s Twitter stream this week:<br><ul><li>Heartwarming and beautiful! Two women connected by <span class="hash-text">grief</span>, a gift, and <span class="hash-text">healing,</span> <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="wp.me/pLVVn-b2" data-expanded-url="http://wp.me/pLVVn-b2" data-ultimate-url="http://livinginspirit.wordpress.com/2011/08/27/gods-perfect-timing-a-story-of-two-women-connected-by-grief-a-gift-and-healing/" href="http://t.co/dXhXrEL" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://livinginspirit.wordpress.com/2011/08/27/gods-perfect-timing-a-story-of-two-women-connected-by-grief-a-gift-and-healing/">http://wp.me/pLVVn-b2</a> by <a class=" twitter-atreply" data-screen-name="LodiSpirit" href="http://twitter.com/LodiSpirit" rel="nofollow"><span class="at">@</span><span class="at-text">LodiSpirit</span></a></li> </ul><ul><li>Do <span class="hash-text">dogs</span> feel <span class="hash-text">grief</span>? <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="yhoo.it/nUuP2G" data-expanded-url="http://yhoo.it/nUuP2G" data-ultimate-url="http://news.yahoo.com/phenomenon-grieving-dogs-ultimate-loyalty-070000244.html/" href="http://t.co/syWszRS" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://news.yahoo.com/phenomenon-grieving-dogs-ultimate-loyalty-070000244.html/">http://yhoo.it/nUuP2G</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply" data-screen-name="TopDogFDN" href="http://twitter.com/TopDogFDN" rel="nofollow"><span class="at">@</span><span class="at-text">TopDogFDN</span></a></li> </ul><ul><li>Getting married without your parents there, <a href="http://bit.ly/p1CSO5">http://bit.ly/p1CSO5</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply" data-screen-name="kristiewest" href="http://twitter.com/kristiewest" rel="nofollow"><span class="at">@</span><span class="at-text">kristiewest</span></a>  <a class=" twitter-atreply" data-screen-name="BodyAwareGrief" href="http://twitter.com/BodyAwareGrief" rel="nofollow"><span class="at">@</span><span class="at-text">BodyAwareGrief</span></a><span class="at-text"> </span></li> </ul><ul><li>Learn how to support <span class="hash-text">grief</span> in the workplace, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="tiny.cc/agt28" data-expanded-url="http://tiny.cc/agt28" data-ultimate-url="http://www.caringinfo.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm/?pageid=3377" href="http://t.co/L5DdQqd" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.caringinfo.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm/?pageid=3377">http://tiny.cc/agt28</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply" data-screen-name="CaringInfo_news" href="http://twitter.com/CaringInfo_news" rel="nofollow"><span class="at">@</span><span class="at-text">CaringInfo_news</span></a></li> </ul><ul><li>Read grief poetry contest winner &quot;The Scream,&quot; <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/liwplZ" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/liwplZ" data-ultimate-url="http://heartachetohealing.com/blog/grief-poems/" href="http://t.co/ta9RSaw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://heartachetohealing.com/blog/grief-poems/">http://bit.ly/liwplZ</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply" data-screen-name="Joannefunch" href="http://twitter.com/Joannefunch" rel="nofollow"><span class="at">@</span><span class="at-text">Joannefunch</span></a></li></ul><a href="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2011/08/understanding-and-managing-grief-august_28.html#more">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-2309300768699786175?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-3536240092861940302011-08-28T09:58:00.003-04:002011-08-29T10:30:16.450-04:00Best selections from Grief Healing&#39;s Twitter stream this week:<br><ul><li><span class="hash-text">Massage</span> and <span class="hash-text">Hospice</span>, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-expanded-url="http://patricksmithlmt.com/2011/08/26/10/15/massage-hospice/" data-ultimate-url="http://patricksmithlmt.com/2011/08/26/10/15/massage-hospice/" href="http://t.co/0bKPRru" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://patricksmithlmt.com/2011/08/26/10/15/massage-hospice/">patricksmithlmt.com/2011/08/26/10/…</a> by <a class=" twitter-atreply" data-screen-name="PatrickSmithLMT" href="http://twitter.com/PatrickSmithLMT" rel="nofollow"><span class="at">@</span><span class="at-text">PatrickSmithLMT</span></a></li> </ul><ul><li>Be &quot;wellthy&quot; and live a long life, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-ultimate-url="http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2011/08/regrets-patients-lost-health.html/" href="http://ow.ly/6d0Ed" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2011/08/regrets-patients-lost-health.html/">http://ow.ly/6d0Ed</a> MT <a class=" twitter-atreply" data-screen-name="HouHospice" href="http://twitter.com/HouHospice" rel="nofollow"><span class="at">@</span><span class="at-text">HouHospice</span></a></li> </ul><ul><li>Free &quot;Choosing a Quality <span class="hash-text">Hospice</span>&quot; worksheet, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="tinyurl.com/3tfb487" data-expanded-url="http://tinyurl.com/3tfb487" data-ultimate-url="http://www.caringinfo.org/files/public/brochures/Choosing_Hospice.pdf/" href="http://t.co/0KKj0LN" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.caringinfo.org/files/public/brochures/Choosing_Hospice.pdf/">http://tinyurl.com/3tfb487</a> from <a class=" twitter-atreply" data-screen-name="NHPCO_news" href="http://twitter.com/NHPCO_news" rel="nofollow"><span class="at">@</span><span class="at-text">NHPCO_news</span></a></li> </ul><ul><li><span class="hash-text">Hospice</span> program covers <span class="hash-text">pets</span>, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-ultimate-url="http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2011/08/24/1729105/hospice-program-covers-pets.html/" href="http://ow.ly/6dits" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2011/08/24/1729105/hospice-program-covers-pets.html/">http://ow.ly/6dits</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply" data-screen-name="VillageMemorial" href="http://twitter.com/VillageMemorial" rel="nofollow"><span class="at">@</span><span class="at-text">VillageMemorial</span></a></li> </ul><ul><li>Wonderful story! The Dolphin Named Toy, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-ultimate-url="http://ow.ly/url/shorten-url/" href="http://owl.li/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://ow.ly/url/shorten-url/">http://owl.li/</a> by <a class=" twitter-atreply" data-screen-name="ShahinaLakhani" href="http://twitter.com/ShahinaLakhani" rel="nofollow"><span class="at">@</span><span class="at-text">ShahinaLakhani</span></a></li></ul><a href="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2011/08/caregiving-and-hospice-august-21-august.html#more">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-353624009286194030?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-6837406379224584162011-08-28T09:58:00.000-04:002011-08-28T09:58:38.216-04:00Best selections from Grief Healing's Twitter stream this week:<br /><ul><li>Saying Goodbye to Beringer, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/nQLbF8" data-expanded-url="http://bit.ly/nQLbF8" data-ultimate-url="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2011/08/saying-goodbye-to-beringer.html/" href="http://t.co/hnwuBr4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2011/08/saying-goodbye-to-beringer.html/">http://bit.ly/nQLbF8</a></li> </ul><ul><li>Chicagoans find comfort in support groups for <span class="hash"></span><span class="hash-text">petloss,</span> <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="trib.in/pB8K3c" data-expanded-url="http://trib.in/pB8K3c" data-ultimate-url="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-x-pet-grief-0824-20110824,0,7065049.story/" href="http://t.co/OEgjMt3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-x-pet-grief-0824-20110824,0,7065049.story/">http://trib.in/pB8K3</a> </li> </ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-683740637922458416?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-55553676161744764432011-08-22T12:47:00.004-04:002011-08-28T10:00:46.859-04:00Dear Ones,<br><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--N6254qolAM/TlgyIWTb_SI/AAAAAAAAA2g/zEWJkByurwI/s1600/Footstool.4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--N6254qolAM/TlgyIWTb_SI/AAAAAAAAA2g/zEWJkByurwI/s320/Footstool.4.jpg" width="287"></a></div>I&#39;d like you all to know that this morning, August 22, 2011 we said our final farewell to our beloved Tibetan terrier, Beringer. He was born August 15, 1996, and came to us eight weeks later as the most precious and adorable puppy we&#39;d ever seen. Over the years he wrapped his furry self around every aspect of our daily lives, and has been for both of us the source of the most exquisite form of love: complete, pure and unconditional. He has always been everything a dog should be: our most loyal and constant companion. He will be sorely missed.<br><br>My heart is too broken to say any more at the moment, so this will have to do: <br><br><a href="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2011/08/saying-goodbye-to-beringer.html#more">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-5555367616174476443?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-81131635851888574002011-08-21T11:29:00.001-04:002011-08-24T09:28:43.904-04:00Best selections from Grief Healing&#39;s Twitter stream this week:<br><ul><li><span class="hash-text">Pets</span> and <span class="hash-text">Senior</span> Citizens, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-expanded-url="http://scottsvalley.patch.com/articles/pets-and-senior-citizens-2/" href="http://ow.ly/676hp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://scottsvalley.patch.com/articles/pets-and-senior-citizens-2/">http://ow.ly/676hp</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply" data-screen-name="VillageMemorial" href="http://twitter.com/VillageMemorial" rel="nofollow"><span class="at">@</span><span class="at-text">VillageMemorial</span></a></li> </ul><ul><li>Love this collaboration between Girl Scouts and <span class="hash-text">hospice</span>! <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-expanded-url="http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/porter/valparaiso/article_6b4aa66d-0dbd-51d2-a637-02751a8db904.html/" href="http://ow.ly/66UHD" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/porter/valparaiso/article_6b4aa66d-0dbd-51d2-a637-02751a8db904.html/">http://ow.ly/66UHD</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply" data-screen-name="CareAnyware" href="http://twitter.com/CareAnyware" rel="nofollow"><span class="at">@</span><span class="at-text">CareAnyware</span></a></li> </ul><div class="tweet-row"><div class="tweet-text pretty-link"><ul><li><span class="hash-text">Music therapy</span>, a great alternative in <span class="hash-text">hospice</span> and <span class="hash-text">caregiving,</span> <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-expanded-url="http://www.caregiver.com/articles/general/healing_power_of_music.htm/" href="http://ow.ly/66JPM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.caregiver.com/articles/general/healing_power_of_music.htm/">http://ow.ly/66JPM</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply" data-screen-name="HouHospice" href="http://twitter.com/HouHospice" rel="nofollow"><span class="at">@</span><span class="at-text">HouHospice</span></a></li> </ul></div><div class="tweet-text pretty-link"><ul><li><span class="hash-text">Hospice</span> patients record life stories for loved ones, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-expanded-url="http://www.orlandosentinel.com/health/os-hospice-care-florida-20110818,0,1545311.story/" href="http://t.co/KNX7Ul8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.orlandosentinel.com/health/os-hospice-care-florida-20110818,0,1545311.story/">bit.ly/o0O58Q</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply" data-screen-name="hospice_news" href="http://twitter.com/hospice_news" rel="nofollow"><span class="at">@</span><span class="at-text">hospice_news</span></a></li> </ul></div><div class="tweet-text pretty-link"><ul><li>Families need to ask questions early about <span class="hash-text">hospice</span> care, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="usat.ly/qr2l7Q" data-expanded-url="http://yourlife.usatoday.com/health/medical/story/2011/08/Families-need-to-ask-questions-early-about-hospice-care/49853938/1/" href="http://t.co/ecLTlN7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://yourlife.usatoday.com/health/medical/story/2011/08/Families-need-to-ask-questions-early-about-hospice-care/49853938/1/">http://t.co/ecLTlN7</a> by <a class=" twitter-atreply" data-screen-name="USATODAY" href="http://twitter.com/USATODAY" rel="nofollow"><span class="at">@</span><span class="at-text">USATODAY</span></a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply" data-screen-name="CaringPeopleInc" href="http://twitter.com/CaringPeopleInc" rel="nofollow"><span class="at">@</span><span class="at-text">CaringPeopleInc</span></a></li></ul></div></div><a href="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2011/08/caregiving-and-hospice-august-14-20.html#more">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-8113163585188857400?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-10729514087024602042011-08-21T11:28:00.002-04:002011-08-24T09:29:09.851-04:00Best selections from Grief Healing&#39;s Twitter stream this week:<br><ul><li>Disenfranchised <span class="hash-text">Grief</span>: Hierarchies of 9/11 Grief, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="friendgrief.com/2011/08/hierar…" data-expanded-url="http://www.friendgrief.com/2011/08/hierarchies-of-911-grief.html/?spref=tw" href="http://t.co/hYc5InC" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.friendgrief.com/2011/08/hierarchies-of-911-grief.html/?spref=tw">http://t.co/hYc5InC</a> by <a class=" twitter-atreply" data-screen-name="friendgrief" href="http://twitter.com/friendgrief" rel="nofollow"><span class="at">@</span><span class="at-text">friendgrief</span></a></li> </ul><ul><li>Balance <span class="hash-text">grief</span> with remembering well: a life (radically) well lived, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/o9WAvR" data-expanded-url="http://www.livingradicallywell.com/2011/08/remembering/" href="http://t.co/XSBWGq7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.livingradicallywell.com/2011/08/remembering/">http://t.co/XSBWGq7</a> by <a class=" twitter-atreply" data-screen-name="Allison_Peacock" href="http://twitter.com/Allison_Peacock" rel="nofollow"><span class="at">@</span><span class="at-text">Allison_Peacock</span></a></li> </ul><ul><li>Authors of <a class=" twitter-atreply" data-screen-name="newgrief" href="http://twitter.com/newgrief" rel="nofollow"><span class="at">@</span><span class="at-text">newgrief</span></a> on 5-stages of <span class="hash-text">grief</span>, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="webtalkradio.net/2011/08/15/hop…" data-expanded-url="http://webtalkradio.net/2011/08/15/hope-healing-and-wellbeing-%E2%80%93-saying-goodbye-finding-renewal-through-loss-with-dr-barbara-okun-and-dr-joseph-nowinski/" href="http://t.co/9qmYIHE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://webtalkradio.net/2011/08/15/hope-healing-and-wellbeing-%E2%80%93-saying-goodbye-finding-renewal-through-loss-with-dr-barbara-okun-and-dr-joseph-nowinski/">http://t.co/9qmYIHE</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply" data-screen-name="deborahkerr" href="http://twitter.com/deborahkerr" rel="nofollow"><span class="at">@</span><span class="at-text">deborahkerr</span></a> <a class=" twitter-atreply" data-screen-name="HarvardHlthBks" href="http://twitter.com/HarvardHlthBks" rel="nofollow"><span class="at">@</span><span class="at-text">HarvardHlthBks</span></a></li> </ul><ul><li>Children and <span class="hash-text">Grief</span> Interview, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="youtu.be/4fMayvvqxrM" data-expanded-url="http://youtu.be/4fMayvvqxrM" href="http://t.co/gyeyRj8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://youtu.be/4fMayvvqxrM">http://t.co/gyeyRj8</a> by <a class=" twitter-atreply" data-screen-name="katiecouric" href="http://twitter.com/katiecouric" rel="nofollow"><span class="at">@</span><span class="at-text">katiecouric</span></a> <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/n0TcyU" data-expanded-url="http://heart2soul.com/planning-and-arrangements/grief/children-and-grief/" href="http://t.co/gCp6Bhc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://heart2soul.com/planning-and-arrangements/grief/children-and-grief/">http://t.co/gCp6Bhc</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply" data-screen-name="heart2soul" href="http://twitter.com/heart2soul" rel="nofollow"><span class="at">@</span><span class="at-text">heart2soul</span></a></li> </ul><ul><li>Tips to help <span class="hash-text">children</span> deal with <span class="hash-text">grief</span>, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-expanded-url="http://www.hospicecommunitycare.org/_docs/Tips%20for%20Helping%20Grieving%20Children.pdf/" href="http://ow.ly/63OFr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.hospicecommunitycare.org/_docs/Tips%20for%20Helping%20Grieving%20Children.pdf/">http://ow.ly/63OFr</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply" data-screen-name="HouHospice" href="http://twitter.com/HouHospice" rel="nofollow"><span class="at">@</span><span class="at-text">HouHospice</span></a></li></ul><a href="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2011/08/understanding-and-managing-grief-august_21.html#more">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-1072951408702460204?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-8086588173172267572011-08-21T11:28:00.000-04:002011-08-21T11:28:31.260-04:00Best selections from Grief Healing's Twitter stream this week:<br /><ul><li>"A New Beginning," <a href="http://bit.ly/phf4ix">bit.ly/phf4ix</a> by <a class=" twitter-atreply" data-screen-name="gldunnjr" href="http://twitter.com/gldunnjr" rel="nofollow"><span class="at">@</span><span class="at-text">gldunnjr</span></a></li> </ul><ul><li>"A Man's Best Friend," <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/p6ZzHE" data-expanded-url="http://www.gldunnjr.com/2011/08/mans-best-friend.html/" href="http://t.co/faWYMV0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.gldunnjr.com/2011/08/mans-best-friend.html/">http://t.co/faWYMV0</a> by <a class=" twitter-atreply" data-screen-name="gldunnjr" href="http://twitter.com/gldunnjr" rel="nofollow"><span class="at">@</span><span class="at-text">gldunnjr</span></a></li> </ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-808658817317226757?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-91624454612821563382011-08-14T18:53:00.002-04:002011-08-29T09:55:02.642-04:00<i>There is only one thing more painful than learning from experience, and that is not learning from experience.</i>  ~Laurence J. Peter<br><br>Over the weekend, a remarkable series of posts appeared in one of the forums on <a href="http://www.hov.org/">Hospice of the Valley</a>’s online <a href="http://www.hovforum.ipbhost.com/">Grief Healing Discussion Groups</a>.  Entitled <b><i>What I’ve Learned</i></b>, it began when one of our widowed members decided to share what she’s learned from grief—both positive and negative—and she invited others to follow suit.<br><br>The result is a remarkable list of <i><b>helpful tips and insights</b></i>, all containing the wisdom that only comes from the hard-won, gut-wrenching experience of having lost a loved one.  We decided that such wisdom deserves to be shared with others who are grieving.<br><a href="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2011/08/voices-of-experience-what-ive-learned.html#more">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-9162445461282156338?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5163377615656061205.post-86961889321024961352011-08-14T10:06:00.003-04:002011-08-21T11:31:08.484-04:00Best selections from Grief Healing&#39;s Twitter stream this week:<br><ul><li>Funny moments within tough situations can be magic, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/mQvvuW" data-expanded-url="http://www.bodyawaregrieving.com/grief-funny/" href="http://t.co/jtSMI2M" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.bodyawaregrieving.com/grief-funny/">http://t.co/jtSMI2M</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply" data-screen-name="BodyAwareGrief" href="http://twitter.com/BodyAwareGrief" rel="nofollow"><span class="at">@</span><span class="at-text">BodyAwareGrief</span></a></li> </ul><ul><li>How has Harry Potter taught you to embrace life and <span class="hash-text">death</span>? <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/oaxucZ" data-expanded-url="http://blog.sevenponds.com/lending-insight/the-end-of-harry-potter/" href="http://t.co/j6trJWe" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://blog.sevenponds.com/lending-insight/the-end-of-harry-potter/">http://t.co/j6trJWe</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply" data-screen-name="SevenPonds" href="http://twitter.com/SevenPonds" rel="nofollow"><span class="at">@</span><span class="at-text">SevenPonds</span></a></li> </ul><ul><li>How long does <span class="hash-text">grief</span> last? <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="goo.gl/Csjea" data-expanded-url="http://esdeer.com/feature-articles/how-long-does-grief-last/" href="http://t.co/8iTuEn7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://esdeer.com/feature-articles/how-long-does-grief-last/">http://t.co/8iTuEn7</a> by <a class=" twitter-atreply" data-screen-name="Esdeer" href="http://twitter.com/Esdeer" rel="nofollow"><span class="at">@</span><span class="at-text">Esdeer</span></a></li> </ul><ul><li>Society must face up to reality of <span class="hash-text">death</span> and support <span class="hash-text">grief</span> and <span class="hash-text">bereavement</span>, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="bit.ly/nVcEqs" data-expanded-url="http://www.equalanddiverse.co.uk/a-deniable-death/" href="http://t.co/QoOUfHO" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.equalanddiverse.co.uk/a-deniable-death/">http://t.co/QoOUfHO</a> via  <a class=" twitter-atreply" data-screen-name="ukequality" href="http://twitter.com/ukequality" rel="nofollow"><span class="at">@</span><span class="at-text">ukequality</span></a></li> </ul><div class="tweet-row"><div class="tweet-text pretty-link"><ul><li><span class="hash-text">Meditation</span> as part of the <span class="hash-text">grief</span> process, <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-expanded-url="http://lossdui.blogspot.com/2011/07/stillness-and-grieving-dui-loss-entry.html/" href="http://t.co/bDzJr9l" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://lossdui.blogspot.com/2011/07/stillness-and-grieving-dui-loss-entry.html/">bit.ly/o3zmsm</a> via <a class=" twitter-atreply" data-screen-name="lisamlilly" href="http://twitter.com/lisamlilly" rel="nofollow"><span class="at">@</span><span class="at-text">lisamlilly</span></a></li></ul></div></div><a href="http://www.griefhealingblog.com/2011/08/understanding-and-managing-grief-august.html#more">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5163377615656061205-8696188932102496135?l=www.griefhealingblog.com' alt='' /></div>Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.com0