Caregiving and Hospice, December 16 - December 22, 2018

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

Documentary Review: "The Sum Total of Our Memory: Facing Alzheimer's Together," http://j.mp/2QH43o0 « Seven Ponds Blog

Nurses Again Outpace Other Professions for Honesty, Ethics, http://j.mp/2QHl3KR « GALLUP

What the FDA forgets in the battle against e-cigarettes, http://j.mp/2QJpncu « Kevin MD

Caregiving and Hospice, June 17 - June 23, 2018

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

What Is a 'Good Death'? http://j.mp/2MNSohO « WebMD

How to know when it's time for hospice, http://j.mp/2tlwsCk « The Philadelphia Inquirer

Here come the right-to-try profiteers. The FDA is powerless to stop them http://j.mp/2thSMNm « STAT

Caregiving and Hospice, October 8 - October 14, 2017

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

Palliative Care at the Vatican, http://j.mp/2yiQaCd « HuffPost

What the Dying Need from Us, http://j.mp/2ylwYnv « Hospicare

How I Encouraged My Dad to Start Hospice 'Early,' http://j.mp/2yjUd0S « Life Matters Media

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Caregiving and Hospice, July 30 - August 5, 2017

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

Fearing Hospice, http://j.mp/2uSxvt1 « Hospice Times

Medical Ethics: In The Charlie Gard Case, Listen To The Nurses, http://j.mp/2uQCJFT « CommonHealth

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Caregiving and Hospice, December 13 - December 19, 2015

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

Medicare, Hospice and Trustworthy Doctors, http://j.mp/1NrRAtD « Barbara Karnes Books, Inc.

A Love Letter – “You Are The Light of Hospice,” http://j.mp/1P9oiAD « Hospice Times

PTSD at the end of life, http://j.mp/1NV722X « GeriPal

Caregiving and Hospice, May 10 - May 16, 2015

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

Assisted-suicide debate puts palliative, hospice care in spotlight, http://j.mp/1ENzUkK « Modern Healthcare

Interview: How Do Caregivers Enjoy Time with Alzheimer's Patients? http://j.mp/1HjItYz « Seven Ponds Blog

Overkill: America’s Epidemic of Unnecessary Care - Atul Gawande, http://j.mp/1JJeae4 « The New Yorker

Understanding and Managing Grief, February 2 - February 8, 2014

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

Outstanding commentary: Philip Seymour Hoffman - What a Waste, http://j.mp/1dvM5oJ « Widow's Voice

The Power of the Simple Letter, http://j.mp/1ivMsFc « Writing the Heartache Blog

Well said: Philip Seymour Hoffman: A Man We All Knew (But Didn’t), http://j.mp/LUMtHm « Modern Loss

Understanding and Managing Grief, January 12 - January 18, 2014

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

The Irony and Inconsistency of Grief, http://j.mp/1hBhmeS « Journeys Through Grief Newsletter Blog

Offering kindness through the breath: finding some ease in grief, http://j.mp/19CygJG « Refuge in Grief

"Mindfulness and Grief: The Transformative Power of Now" has been accepted for ADEC Annual Conference! bit.ly/adec2014 « Mindfulness and Grief

Caregiving and Hospice, July 1 - July 7, 2012

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

• How do you explain ‪hospice‬? http://j.mp/M1RZjO ‪‬| GeriPal
  
  
• Parents talking with terminally ill teens and kids about death, http://trib.in/M09Cqs ‪‬
  
  
• 25 Care for the Caregiver Stress Reduction Tips, http://ow.ly/c0PnX
  
  
• Is it moral to allow a person in pain to to endure it? http://bit.ly/rDZKVO
  
  
• Medical Ethics and Me: When Palliative Intent Is Called Into Question, http://j.mp/LXPmkc ‪
  
  
• The CareGiver Partnership is now on Pinterest. Here you'll find everything ‪related to caregiving, http://fb.me/VgHdYLrI

Coping with Pet Loss, April 8 - April 14, 2012

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

• One I Never Wanted To Write: Losing a Beloved Pet, http://wp.me/pJann-6s by @ejalexander
  
  
• Heartwarming: Once Upon a Dog - Story Behind the Song, http://j.mp/HA9zzM
  
  
• Wonderful idea! H.O.P.E for Strapped Pet Owners, http://j.mp/I2Rneo
  
  
• Helping Children Deal with Pet Loss, http://j.mp/J67g1r via @MySmartPuppy
  
  
• The Ethics of Spending $25,000 on Pet Health Care, http://j.mp/HsKa5k
  
  

Caregiving and Hospice, August 21 - August 27, 2011

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

• Massage and Hospice, patricksmithlmt.com/2011/08/26/10/… by @PatrickSmithLMT

• Be "wellthy" and live a long life, http://ow.ly/6d0Ed MT @HouHospice

• Free "Choosing a Quality Hospice" worksheet, http://tinyurl.com/3tfb487 from @NHPCO_news

• Hospice program covers pets, http://ow.ly/6dits via @VillageMemorial

• Wonderful story! The Dolphin Named Toy, http://owl.li/ by @ShahinaLakhani

Caregiving and Hospice, July 31 - August 6, 2011

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

• State official tells seniors how to avoid scams, http://ow.ly/5WSij via @VillageMemorial

• Let It Be: Accepting Imperfection in Caregiving, http://ow.ly/5W3F1 via @VillageMemorial

• Are Americans abandoning their parents? http://t.co/uo94t8F via @ShelleyWebbRN @susanavello 

• When an aging parent moves back in: tips for a smooth transition, http://wapo.st/qpQR7U via @Hospicecny

• "Back to School" video on need for palliative care education, http://bit.ly/r253bf via @palliativbarn

Caregiving and Hospice, December 12 - December 18

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

• Are Most Published Studies Lies?  http://bit.ly/dNdxyu by @GeriPal

• Unconditional love from a Pawsitive Pal is the best medicine, http://bit.ly/gjFf23 via @SanDiegoHospice

• No choice involved: Hospice & palliative care now proven to be best practice, http://bit.ly/dUyWwX via @CvonGunten

• Ambassador for Care @LeezaGibbons will share advice on caregiving at www.aarp.org/leeza via @aarpma

• Lovely lesson in caregiving from critically ill Dad: "Use the best!" http://bit.ly/esqWMm by @lydiaburdick

• Patient asked to share his hospice story; this lovely video honors his wish, http://youtu.be/CVNpDf2wBEY 

• Making sure elder loved ones are doing okay over holidays, http://ow.ly/3pINf by @aarpma 

• Coping with the medical records system while caregiving, http://ow.ly/3pMWw via @ThePMTeam 

• Caregivers Need the Gift of Respites, http://huff.to/dMATc

• Debating the Ethics of Rationing End-of-Life Care, http://to.pbs.org/d2ce0w 

• Benefits of early palliative care consultations, http://bit.ly/elQD9e 

• When cancer victims turn hope into acceptance, http://bit.ly/fTh0xw via @hospicepharmacy

• Kivel partners with Hospice of the Valley to serve members of the Jewish community, http://bit.ly/gPptgi via @hospice_news

• Young hospice volunteers inspire others, http://bit.ly/dG1R7l via @Hospicecny 

• High tech, intensive care is a poor substitute for emotional fulfillment at end of life, http://bit.ly/e3huUT 

Caregiving and Hospice, July 25 - July 31

From Grief Healing's Twitter stream this week:

• Excellent article @ChicagoSunTimes: Start planning to help your elderly parents, http://ow.ly/2jc8y via @AgeWiseLiving

• @NHPCO_news: "Embracing our dying," an article by Rev. Richard Benson, CM, http://bit.ly/am2NPm 

• @Kathy_Brandt: If you missed Atul Gawande's interview on NPR's Fresh Air, you can listen to his take on end-of-life care here, http://tiny.cc/oa1rx

• @hospice_news: The Paradox of Hospice http://nyti.ms/cyqIYB

• Stunning post by pediatrician remembering his care for infant at end-of-life: "Long, rambling, somewhat cathartic - all Atul Gawande's fault," http://bit.ly/9oSIzz , via @doclake

• Brad Stuart, MD: Talking with patients about their impending death | KevinMD.com, http://bit.ly/9LGw60 

• Excellent commentary! @doclake: @GeriPalBlog: REALLY Letting Go: Beyonde Gawande http://bit.ly/9jmqas 

• Wendy Harpham, MD: Hospice and hope aren't mutually exclusive: The "H" Word: Oncology Times, http://bit.ly/9JrydU

• @GeriPalBlog: Atul Gawande New Yorker Article "Letting Go," http://bit.ly/d6gARm

• @NHPCO_news: Powerful article, "Letting Go: What should medicine do when it can't save your life?" http://bit.ly/aamQKy

• @ctsinclair: "Letting go" - Great article from 'Best medical writer in US' via @doclake in @newyorkerdotccom , http://tiny.cc/5chve 

• @OneLifeTherapy: Life Before Death Campaign working to break down silence around death, http://bit.ly/aEPxkU 

• Very helpful! @caregiving: One Way to Judge a Nursing Home (NY Times), http://nyti.ms/cPEILT 

• @doclake: @kevinmd: End of life blogging benefits and questions raised http://ow.ly/2h4O9 - by our own @ctsinclair

• @JohnReaves: Avoiding "learned helplessness" in caregiving, http://wp.me/pNT5q-8g via @EmpowerAbility 

• @peternity: Healing power and benefits of having an animal companion in your life, http://tinyurl.com/ydhnj6q 

• Phillip Toledano's stunning photographic essay on last days with his father, via @ctsinclair , http://bit.ly/bHC5L

• @mission_hospice: Hospice Patient Savors Chance To Cook Four-Course Meal (Chicago Tribune), http://bit.ly/9hiMwH

• @DianaSebzda: @ctsinclair @brigid22 @hospicepharmacy Great article! Destigmatizing Dying through Social Media by Jeanne Dennis, http://huff.to/dBNi0h

• @DianaSebzda: @myOH_AgingWell Tips for downsizing - you can't take it with you, http://bit.ly/2VtFrZ 

• Providing emotional, physical support to veterans: America's VetDogs http://bit.ly/dhGrgk

Caregiving and Hospice, July 11 - July 17

From Grief Healing's Twitter stream this week:

• How doctors can discuss advance directives with patients | KevinMD.com, http://bit.ly/dyX1X7

• @hvto Misperceptions in Hospice Spiritual Care, http://post.ly/ne9L 

• @hvto Nancy Cronk: My Father's Final Journey in Hospice, http://post.ly/nD0H 

• @doclake: NYT take on the recent POLST data, http://nyti.ms/doYZ8W

• @PetsforPatriots: What we're sayin'! Mayo man: how pets help us heal, http://ht.ly/2bOpl 

• @Pallimed: Life Before Death: Best. Website. Ever. http://bit.ly/ckUhvI 

• @kevinmd: Questions patients should be asking their doctors, http://ow.ly/2bdH5 

• 'Basics of Hospice' video series on YouTube (NHPCO), http://bit.ly/bZdWx

• @pamelalyn: Dr. Amy "Caregiver Wellness: From Surviving to Thriving," http://bit.ly/9gc1nU

• @hospicepharmacy: Ethical wills ease passing of loved ones, http://bit.ly/biavBF 

• @hfahospice HFA's Hospice Information Center is featured, http://bit.ly/aLPlXT 

• Poignant! @NHPCO_news: @huffingtonpost: My Father's Final Journey in Hospice http://huff.to/bEsPVg 

• @hfahospice: On teaching end-of-life ethics in medical school + case studies, http://tinyurl.com/35ow68k 

• @PetsforPatriots: How pets help our patriots, body and soul, http://ht.ly/29Wpe 

• @Not_Alone: Department of Veterans Affairs ends unfair treatment for vets with PTSD, http://tinyurl.com/2e49osh 

• @ctsinclair: Palliative Care Isn't Just for the Dying (Free pdf) from @AmJNurs, http://bit.ly/aHLRIf 

• @AgeWiseLiving: Veterans’ Administration Improved Pension Benefit, http://ow.ly/2aPBL

• @GeriCareFinder: @hospicepharmacy: Listening for a loved one's last words, http://bit.ly/daULt5 

• @hospice_news: Standardized Form Improves End of Life Care, http://bit.ly/9CGLhZ 

• Physicians Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) Paradigm explained, http://bit.ly/aeQ8Ip

• @palliativecare @DrJennifer: Some meditation tips to start your weekend off right, http://bit.ly/aIzP3

• @kevinmd: Why patients should be careful of celebrity medical advice, http://ow.ly/28zkJ

• @LegacyConnect: New online support group for caregivers, http://bit.ly/a45e3v 

• @kevinmd: Primary care doctors should discuss organ donation with patients, http://ow.ly/28zkj

Caregiving and Hospice - June 13 - June 19

From Grief Healing's Twitter stream this week:

• @NHPCO_news: Parade Magazine on hospice: facts, figures, benefits, http://bit.ly/c8PR5w

• @caregiving: Caregiving can be lonely, but you don't have to be alone. Online support groups, http://bit.ly/18LpR5

• Ashley Davis Bush offers Shortcuts to Inner Peace, http://bit.ly/aEjazy

• @WorldbytheTail: "I Feel So Stressed Out! Quick, Somebody Bring Me a Dog!" http://bit.ly/amKj8w

• From Gift From Within: PTSD Resources for Caregivers and Survivors, http://bit.ly/cU5hHE

• EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing): A treatment to take the stress out of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, http://bit.ly/cZU382

• @NHPCO_news: Ethical position statements and commentaries on end-of-life care, http://tinyurl.com/34mj8ry

• @GeriCareFinder: Hospice: An End-of-Life Care Option, http://bit.ly/aevGdI

• Outstanding! RT @stangoldberg: My new compassionate living website is up and running, http://bit.ly/8v4Wwc