Caregiving and Hospice, September 21 - September 27, 2014

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

A Twisted Argument Against End-of-Life Care, http://j.mp/1vnSwVw « Kevin MD

New Chat and Forum for Caregivers, http://j.mp/1qEDyGj « CareGiving.com

The Dual Process Model of Grief, http://j.mp/1slPwfk « What's Your Grief?

Grief Support Online: An Invitation

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[Reviewed and updated February 22, 2024]

I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but they will never forget how you made them feel.  ~ Maya Angelou

Surely one of the most painful aspects of losing a loved one to death is that somehow, on top of all our grief, we must tolerate all the insensitive comments and empty platitudes we may hear from friends, relatives and others who think that they are helping us. If they don’t know what to say, they may talk about the weather or some other mundane topic – anything except to discover how we’re doing and how we are coping. Those who are unable to face us may avoid us altogether, as if we no longer exist for them.

Sometimes people say things out of ignorance and inexperience, and we are left feeling angry, frustrated, disgusted and hurt. Stunned with shock and disbelief, we think to ourselves, “How could they say such an awful thing? Don’t they know how much it hurts?” The answer is simply that No, they don’t know, because they haven’t been where we are and they haven’t walked in our shoes.

Caregiving and Hospice, May 27-June 2, 2012

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

• How to Evaluate End of Life Care in Nursing Homes, http://tinyurl.com/7eo9ncl via @ProntoCapital
  
  
• Volunteers: Making a difference for hospice patients in the dash, http://wp.me/p1HmLc-fV from @ProntoCapital via @teaminspire
  
  
• Pain Control, A Basic Kindness, http://bit.ly/KleR3g via @rhgerard in The Lancet
  
  
• Excellent! Finding the Words to Talk about Disability, http://j.mp/LV6km0
  
  
• Five Tips for Families Facing End-of-Life Care, http://ti.me/N0rgcH by@TIMEHealthland via @AgraceHospice and @rhgerard

Caregiving and Hospice, December 4 - December 10, 2011

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

• Caregiving Confessions: When You Lose Your Temper, bit.ly/rt7XpK from @LeezaGibbons via @Caring
  
  
• Hospice volunteer brings comfort with his music, shebpr.es/uoav1n via @hospicepharmacy
  
  
• Teen describes her role as a hospice volunteer, http://j.mp/ud4H99 via @FlHospicesPC
  
  
• Another wonderful hospice video from 2011 Creative Arts Contesthttp://bit.ly/rDlnD7 MT @NHPCO_news
  
  
• If you wonder what hospice care is, watch this! http://bit.ly/uY6VY2 by @HelptheHospices via @Georgefan67