Caregiving and Hospice, August 31 - September 6, 2014

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

Hospice patient’s caregiver as advocate,  http://j.mp/1CAqwTP « Caring with Confidence

On living with Alzheimer's disease: The Genius of Marian, airing on PBS on Monday, September 8, http://j.mp/1oOR35G « POV | PBS

CME Credits Offered for Medical Professionals: The Genius of Marian, http://j.mp/1rQKKX3 « POV | PBS

Caregiving and Hospice, July 14 - July 20, 2013

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

Dr. Lanileary Web: Being with one who is dying, http://j.mp/1bQSbmb « YouTube

What is Spiritual Care for the Ill, Dying and Bereaved? http://j.mp/12VDKVZ « Seven Ponds Blog

Nurse Practitioners: In the Doctor's Office, a Neglected Resource, http://j.mp/1b1x8PT « New York Times

July Mind, Beginner's Mind: Teaching Imminent Death, http://j.mp/199xuT2 « GeriPal

Helpful! Managing symptoms in the heat of summer for hospice patients, http://j.mp/12BC1q1 « Caring with Confidence

Caregiving and Hospice, June 16 - June 22, 2013

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

Gifts of the Heart: A lovely documentary piece (15 minutes) on the benefits of hospice volunteering http://pinterest.com/pin/3307399699229766/ … « YouTube

A Search for Harmony, http://j.mp/11P9LhV « New York Times

New End-of-Life Measure Quietly Sweeps Nation: States Embrace POLSTs http://bit.ly/15mM96j « Stateline (Daily News Service of The Pew Charitable Trusts)

Amen! Palliative care has become the last bastion of health care sanity, http://j.mp/10AC2yI « Kevin MD

A Palliative Nurse Practitioner's lovely story: Dying a Hero's Death, http://j.mp/1awOe5r « Kevin MD

Caregiving and Hospice, June 9 - June 15, 2013

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

The Presence Care Project: Mindfulness-based dementia care training for caregivers, http://j.mp/11g401l

Presence Care Project: How mindfulness based dementia care helps reduce stress, http://j.mp/11nPZLu « Seven Ponds Blog

A different kind of dementia, http://nbcnews.to/13Jx0fY « NBC News - The Daily Nightly

10 Steps for Communicating with Pts about Serious Illness, http://j.mp/17MeJo4 « Center to Advance Palliative Care

End Of Life Tech Companies Grow With Changes In Death Traditions, http://j.mp/19zsJSt « Huffington Post

Caregiving and Hospice, April 7 - April 13, 2013

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

Change the warfare metaphors when it comes to illness, http://j.mp/ZUxSSq « KevinMD.com

Smart! Hospice develops app to speed patient referral, education, access to care, http://bit.ly/157fwys via @ctsinclair and @abbrody

When Caregiving Ends and Grieving Begins, http://j.mp/16UmlkW « The Grief Toolbox

Jennifer Aniston's Guide to Friendship: Keep It Old,  http://bit.ly/10IxAsR « Brainstorm

Beautiful: An Open Letter to Men Who Are Caregivers,  http://j.mp/1722jDw « Leeza's Place

Caregiving and Hospice, March 10 - March 16, 2013

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

Helpful! 19 Free Services for Seniors, Caregivers, http://j.mp/13ZS997 via @Distinctivept

How Mom’s Death Changed My Thinking About End-of-Life Care,  http://j.mp/XQkVWn « ProPublica

This Weekend, USA Today Includes a Caregiving Supplement, http://j.mp/Wv0cGE « Caregiving.com

The fine balance between hope and cope in cancer patients, http://j.mp/ZHWffh

Give patients end-of-life options says NHPCO board member Joan Teno MD, http://CNN.com via NHPCO_news

Caregiving and Hospice, February 24 - March 2, 2013

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

For the Elderly, Lists of Tests to Avoid, http://j.mp/VdPFjS « New York Times

How to Develop Effective End-of-Life Plans, http://dlvr.it/3177DR

How hospice chaplains work with caregivers and patients at end-of-life, http://ow.ly/i650u from @ctffox via @efuneral

Paws and effect: How dogs lift our spirits, http://bit.ly/YCvko6 via @thatslauderdale 

Bereavement and grief: What every oncologist should know, http://j.mp/ZBoQVm « Hematology Oncology

Caregiving and Hospice, February 3 - February 9, 2013

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

Stunning! My Mother's Blessing: Touching Hearts with an Alzheimers Patient, http://j.mp/11UYrGl

Animal therapy volunteers bring joy to hospice patients, http://dlvr.it/2wJnL3 via @hospice_news

Jeanne Dennis: Hospice: End-of-Life Conversations When the End Is in Sight, http://j.mp/WyZ9FV

Helpful! Top Ten Tips For Surviving A Long Hospital stay, http://j.mp/14YytS0 by @bringingcomfort

Death Cafes get people talking about end of life, http://j.mp/11Vc6gw ~ Excellent work by ADEC's @_lizzy_via @hospice_mktg

Caregiving and Hospice, September 23 - September 29, 2012

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

• Empowering article! "[It's] time to educate ourselves about caregiving," http://bit.ly/SIrdFK from @caregivingcafe via @CaregiverSN

• In this outstanding and comprehensive interview, NHPCO's Kathy Brandt discusses everything you ever wanted to know about end of life planning, hospice and palliative care, http://fb.me/1zNPjHQ4u

• Countdown to this year's World Hospice and Palliative Care Day, Saturday, October 13. How are you celebrating? http://j.mp/PN5zfO

• How technology can help you manage Caregiving: Favorite picks, http://bit.ly/Sdzxb9 via @CaregiverSN

• Video on End Of Life Care: The Difficult (And Neglected) Conversation, http://huff.to/SoNmmt via @ALSAssistiveTec