Understanding and Managing Grief & Pet Loss, January 10 - January 16, 2021

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

During 63 years of marriage we were a couple and now it was just me, flying solo. What did I need to survive and thrive? Assembling My Grief Survival Kit: What's In Yours? « Open to Hope 

Public misperception is a barrier between patients and palliative care. Based on the true story of a nurse practitioner’s experiences with patients and families facing serious and terminal illnesses, this film depicts the patient-centered interdisciplinary care that so many seriously ill patients need.  Film ‘The Elephant in the Room’ Shines a Light on Palliative Care « Hospice News

Caregiving and Hospice, January 31 - February 6, 2016

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

Lessons learned when a doctor's wife is hospitalized, http://j.mp/1nRRPq7 « The Washington Post

Advice to the Presidential Candidates on End-of-Life Care Issues, http://j.mp/1nQT88M « Pallimed

How Assumptions About Dying Can Negatively Affect Patient Care, http://j.mp/1KmNjcQ « Pallimed

Caregiving and Hospice, August 3 - August 9, 2014

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

The Comfort of Caregiver Support Groups, http://j.mp/1kLnBlM « The Caregiver Space

The moralities of comfort and cure at end of life, http://j.mp/V14lEK « Caring with Confidence

On being treated like a nobody in the hospital ~ and the author is a physician! http://j.mp/XEvAGJ « Musings of a Distractible Mind

Caregiving and Hospice, December 1 - December 7, 2013

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

10 Top Pieces of Advice You Must Read Before a Long Hospital Stay, bit.ly/Y4gkyY « Brainstorm

10 Components of Quality Hospice Care, bit.ly/1aH4EVn « National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO)

The Dementia Caregiver: Improving their Mental Health and Quality of Life,  http://j.mp/1cqYEVo « GeriPal

Caregiving and Hospice, April 14 - April 20, 2013

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

Positioning with pillows as a comfort in hospice caregiving, http://j.mp/11qKYko « Caring with Confidence

A hospice volunteer who happens to be a dog named Rosie, http://ow.ly/kbUIy « Miami Herald

LIFE'S END: Hospice care more available than thought http://bit.ly/11fqg6X « Missoulian

NHPCO and NFDA Announce a New Collaboration, http://bit.ly/15hjX9B « PRWeb

How Do You Describe Hospice, and When Do You Suggest It? http://j.mp/YxmDsC « ONS Connect

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, October 7 - October 13, 2012

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

• GeriTech: Neat new way for families to find in-home caregivers, http://j.mp/OYOWBc
  
  
• Saturday, October 13 is World Hospice and Palliative Care Day! http://ow.ly/eoCOC
  
  
• Christian Sinclair on Why We Should Get on Twitter, http://j.mp/RTA4Ck « GeriPal
  
  
• 3 Generations Gather for End-of-Life Conversation, http://j.mp/RmwzFj « ABC News
  
  
• For many, hospice eases relationships, http://j.mp/WXhkTQ

Caregiving and Hospice, May 13 - May 19, 2012

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

• Revived by Music, http://j.mp/Js77WG via NYTimes.com
  
  
• Outstanding TED talk! Let's talk about dying, http://j.mp/JsfMrS via @happyhealing44
  
  
• Teen suicide: The Power of a Clown Nose, http://j.mp/KjUaQw via http://Examiner.com
  
  
• End of life shouldn't be spent in hospital, expert contends, http://bit.ly/Jcisz2 via @hospicepharmacy
  
  
• What caregiving is like: "Caregivers" video by Christorpher Reeve Foundation, http://youtu.be/OD-8Mk0ANpw via @CaregivingCafe

Caregiving and Hospice, October 23 - October 29, 2011

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

• Denise Brown on generating a national data base for caregiving, http://j.mp/w4Bj1D via @caregiving

• Why Choose A Hospice Care Program? http://bit.ly/txe9ih via @SanDiegoHospice and @SolariHospice

• Jesse Hinton's Testimonial for Hospice and Palliative Care Center, http://ow.ly/7cnEg via @HospiceCareCntr

• Support of the Fur Family in Caregiving, http://lnkd.in/bsyySu via @RealmQuests

• Promise and pitfalls of palliative care, http://lat.ms/mUeprR

Caregiving and Hospice, June 19 - June 25, 2011

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

• Making pets a part of your caregiving routine, http://tinyurl.com/69nauvk via @caracappa 

• Online Seminar: Talking with Older Drivers about Safety, http://aarp.us/wntt5 via @AARPdsp

• 13 Secrets that Make Caregiving Easier, http://bit.ly/kF9JVO via @wellwritwitch

• 50-50 Rule: How adult siblings can help aging parents, http://bit.ly/iSQh6I via @wellwritwitch 

• Minnesota program helps patients discuss end-of-life planning, http://bit.ly/ltLc4p via @hospicepharmacy 

Caregiving and Hospice, December 19 - December 25

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

• Experiencing a hospice chaplain visit, http://bit.ly/er3fuN via @HRRV

• Real Meaning | What Christmas Should be About, http://bit.ly/fY93mY

• The Doctor's Dog Will See You Now, http://on.wsj.com/eDpEfX

• You’re NOT Your Parent’s Parent | AgeWiseLiving, http://bit.ly/ecaK9f 

• Differences between hospice care and palliative care, http://ht.ly/3qbCQ by @HospiceCLT via @rahrahrochie @AAHSA

• Common Mistakes when Caring for an Aging Parent, http://shar.es/Xx2MF via @AgeWiseLiving @WomansDay

• Beautiful! To Do Lists for Hospice Holiday: Dying Doesn't Stop at Christmas, http://bit.ly/faQOIi by @Jill_Shaw 

• Hospitals team on end of life care, http://bit.ly/eYoAfz via @Hospicecny 

• Blessing of palliative care: easing life's final choices, articles.latimes.com/2010/dec/18/lo… via @ClaudiaNichols

• During the holidays and beyond: Wishing You Enough, http://bit.ly/flN3Js 

• Gripping story! With Love, Teens Face a Deadly Diagnosis, http://aol.it/frQEQ6 

• Former hospice nurse writes about Hospice Care, http://bit.ly/i7GsTu via @ALZHEIMERSread