Understanding and Managing Grief, January 23 - January 29

Best selections from Grief Healing's Twitter stream this week:

• Valentine's Day Grief Support Groups: Hospice of the Valley is offering free community grief support groups, http://fb.me/RwOLz7mh via @DianaSebzda

• Must read! Helping another through grief, http://bit.ly/dGApKs via @Tabitha_Jayne @DanaSearsFam

• Helping 4-year-old with grandparent loss: A Package Made For Heaven, http://bit.ly/eljufT by @supergluemom

• A lesson about true friends for those facing serious illness, http://goo.gl/fb/tzrnn @kevinmd

• A music therapist says goodbye to a hospice patient, http://bit.ly/gN6I3C by @RachelleNorman

• Good discussion going here: Where to Bury the Second Wife? http://bit.ly/eP6MJx by @abelkeogh

• Treasure Coast Hospice offers grief information and support too! http://bit.ly/dUJefb

• Please help amend Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to include death of a child! Sign petition here, http://bit.ly/fXmHL8 via @GrievingDads

• 11 Tips to Help Manage Anxiety, http://bit.ly/gIPeYn

• How to Express Sympathy to a Friend Grieving the Death of a Loved One, http://on.wsj.com/fOtK9j via @ALZHEIMERSread

• Horse, dog and a special family give beautiful life to young man with AIDS, http://ow.ly/3JO3H via @PetDecisions

• The new stages of grief, http://bit.ly/hD8fih via @KSBuckley

• Dog's presence at funeral home a surprise to some and a comfort to most, http://bit.ly/h7GSPt

• Mourner's Bill of Rights, http://bit.ly/dXURY6 Alan Wolfelt wisdom via @NEPetHospice

• Touching Post: Love in its infinite varieties, http://bit.ly/e56LLX by @hospice_doctor

• Look to Your Hospice for Grief Support, http://bit.ly/gTE3eP

Understanding and Managing Grief, January 16 - January 22

Best selections from Grief Healing's Twitter stream this week:

• Dating: Do widowers deserve a second chance? http://bit.ly/hnnLit by @Abelkeogh 

• From surviving grief to thriving, by http://youtu.be/_IivIbKyOcQ?a @Tabitha_Jayne

• Child loss is worthy of medical leave! Support a change to FMLA; 900 letters sent so far. Sign the petition, http://bit.ly/fXmHL8 via @GrievingDads

• Agreed! "If you know someone who is suffering from grief this book by @HopefulMJ will help them, I promise," http://amzn.to/gfSbPa

• Basics for supporting those who mourn by Dr Cara Barker, http://nblo.gs/dfIaM via @KSBuckley

• Horses help students learn new tack on dealing with grief, http://bit.ly/huOKAT via @hospicepharmacy

• Helpful tips for using journaling to deal with grief and difficult life changes, http://bit.ly/i6yiwv by @BethSPatterson

• Writing Through Loss, http://bit.ly/heedDh by @andilit via @shawnsmucker @crazywidow

• Sibling Grief - Have We Forgotten Them? http://dlvr.it/DW3dm via @houstonfunerals

• Finding the Zing In Your Life After the Death of a Child: Free Webinar from Open to Hope, http://bit.ly/hO3ZPg 

• Empathize, don’t minimize loss: Grief Support at LegacyConnect, http://bit.ly/e55sVp 

• Should young children attend the funeral of a parent? http://bit.ly/fvJhEq 

• What if Mom dies in San Francisco but Dad is buried in Vermont?  http://bit.ly/dQDnUL via @GeriPal Blog