Caregiving & Understanding and Managing Grief, June 7 - June 13, 2020

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

A program designed to incorporate hospice and palliative care principles into undergraduate and graduate nursing education could help make a difference in ongoing staffing shortages in those fields. Palliative Care Nursing Curriculum Could Impact Staff Shortages « Hospice News

Caregiving, Grief, & Pet Loss, February 16 - February 22, 2020

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

If we treated death like birth, we would make death plans in which we imagined how we wanted to feel at the end — even if we rarely know precisely when that will be. And be prepared, even if death were to come to us suddenly. What If We Treated Death Like Birth? https://j.mp/2urcHNK « Modern Loss

Nurses make a major contribution in introducing palliative care to patients (and families) who are receiving medical treatment for their disease but have not been referred to palliative care. Making ‘invisible’ nursing work visible: The work of oncology nurses in introducing early palliative care, https://j.mp/38KfEb7 « EAPC Blog

Caregiving & Grief Tweets, September 8 - September 14, 2019

Best selections from Grief Healing's Twitter stream this week:
 
5 Myths about Grief You May Believe, https://j.mp/2NfrYJ3 « Psychology Today

The NIH just appointed a dentist and a biologist to lead the NINR (National Institute of Nursing Research). Non-nurses aren't qualified to evaluate grants for nursing research! Please join in asking the NIH to recall these two appointments and appoint nurses now, https://j.mp/2UQ6CDe « The Truth About Nursing

Chasing My Cure: A Doctor's Race to Turn Hope into Action: After nearly dying five times, a young doctor learned to treat himself, https://bit.ly/2UQLrko « STAT

Caregiving, Grief & Pet Loss Tweets, August 25 - August 31, 2019

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

Times Like These, I Wish You Were Here, http://j.mp/2HCBrWt « What's Your Grief?

The Grief of an Overdose Death — and How You Can Support Someone Grieving a Substance Use Loss, https://j.mp/32dvIhN « Center on Addiction

Managing Grief in the Workplace, https://j.mp/32lxPQR « Thrive Global

Caregiving and Hospice, March 18 - March 24, 2018

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

The role of canine companionship in end-of-life care, http://j.mp/2G5VdH6 « Lansing State Journal

Man Therapy: Innovative Approach to Suicide Prevention for Working Aged Men, http://j.mp/2FRdQ5y « ManTherapy.org

Challenges of ‘Being with’ Patients Nearing the End of Life, http://j.mp/2u2zVIY « Nursing Times

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Caregiving and Hospice, September 24 - September 30, 2017

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

Don't let new Nurse Ratched show be an American Horror Story for real nurses! http://j.mp/2fyJqpe « Change.org

Physicians have the power to save our health care system, http://j.mp/2fyrX0e « Kevin MD

Five Years Sober, http://j.mp/2fwF7L4 « Musings of a Distractible Mind

Caregiving and Hospice, August 13 - August 19, 2017

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

Nurses share a side to their profession that most people don't see, http://j.mp/2vP3qeC « Business Insider

12 tips for giving patients bad news, http://j.mp/2vOUnKG « Kevin MD

End-of-life advice: More than 500,000 chat on Medicare’s dime, http://j.mp/2vCf8Jd « USA Today

Caregiving and Hospice, September 4 - September 10, 2016

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

Interview with Karl Steinberg, MD: What is a Doctor’s Role in Advance Care Planning? http://j.mp/2c1vuow « Seven Ponds Blog

Difficult Conversations: How to Talk About Hospice Care, http://j.mp/2cDJh5B « Hospice of Red River Valley

Bedpans to outcomes: Why can't we quantify nursing care? http://j.mp/2bQs3M6 « Kevin MD

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Caregiving and Hospice, December 27 - January 2, 2016

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

Songs of Transition, http://j.mp/1mTCyEm « The New York Times

Protecting Yourself…From the Future, http://j.mp/22yTTTs « The Unprepared Caregiver

Families caring for families, http://j.mp/1OqSCU3 « GeriPal

Caregiving and Hospice, August 9 - August 15, 2015

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

In the face of serious illness: Don't Say Nothing,  http://j.mp/1P4pzHL « Modern Loss

Signs of approaching death, http://j.mp/1hvyIid « Barbara Karnes, RN

In healthcare, focus on patient safety instead of patient satisfaction, http://j.mp/1EjUz0S « Kevin MD

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Caregiving and Hospice, May 17 - May 23, 2015

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

Email to Jeb Bush: What He (and All of Us) Can Do in the Fight Against Alzheimer's, http://j.mp/1el7fy6 « Maria Shriver

Dying Matters for Friends, Too, http://j.mp/1F6mWje « Victoria Noe

Teenage Angst and Suicide: Don’t Blame Parents, http://j.mp/1Hz70Jq « Bob Livingstone, LCSW

Caregiving and Hospice, April 19 - April 25, 2015

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

We Need a Role Reversal in the Conversation on Dying, http://j.mp/1JBCmi5 « The New York Times

Yes. Amen. Being Superman, http://j.mp/1OhrH2V « GeriPal

Dying With a Disability, http://j.mp/1bgs8IR « Grief Digest Magazine

Caregiving and Hospice, July 20- July 26, 2014

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

Oh, my. 'Dear patient: Your 5-minute appointment is awaiting you.' http://j.mp/1pkr9ap « Kevin MD

6 Tips To Guide You When Visiting Your Loved One in Memory Care, http://j.mp/1noUd47 « Alzheimer's Reading Room

Aromatherapy in end-of-life care, http://j.mp/Uy4Aqn « Caring with Confidence

Caregiving and Hospice, June 22 - June 28, 2014

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

16 questions to ask when choosing a hospice, http://j.mp/1q1CcZK
« Kevin MD

Guided Imagery and PTSD: A Different Approach to Treatment, http://j.mp/1obt3fQ « NICABM

Beautiful: Before Night Falls: Hospice nursing in pictures, http://j.mp/1vf9C6H « The New York Times

Caregiving and Hospice, May 18 - May 24, 2014

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

Book Review: What Will Happen When I Die? http://j.mp/1p4COyx « SevenPonds Blog

Hospice volunteers helping families at end-of-life, http://j.mp/1p4sDKl « GRAND Magazine

Keeping the Secret of A Terminal Prognosis, http://j.mp/1mvmUwf « Grief Healing Blog

Caregiving and Hospice, September 1 - September 7, 2013

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

The Ultimate End-of-Life Plan,  http://j.mp/17GvtLT « The Wall Street Journal

The Difference Between Helping and Enabling a Loved One, http://j.mp/166b81T « AgingCare.com

Children's book helps kids learn about hospice, http://j.mp/15DZTKX « Books Make A Difference

Trends in Cancer Care Near the End of Life, http://j.mp/14xSBYR « Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

What is Hospice Nursing? http://j.mp/18ABc47 « Nursing Crib

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 24 - March 30, 2013

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

When Dealing With a Very Sick Spouse, Bravery Is Essential, http://j.mp/YYFSKO « Huffington Post

Create a Caregiver Corps that would include debt forgiveness for college graduates to care for our elders, http://wh.gov/GURc « We The People

After the Diagnosis, the Get-Togethers, http://j.mp/14BUfwy « NYT

Caregiving and Taxes: Video post with links to more tax information, http://ow.ly/jyhtB by @AmyGoyer « AARP

Powerful Breast Cancer Photo Essay: Man Documents His Wife's Brave Battle With The Disease, http://j.mp/YOvu92 « Huffington Post

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, January 6 - January 12, 2013

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

Fatally Ill, and Making Herself the Lesson, http://j.mp/V1usYe « New York Times

Good comments on Costs of Medical Care at the End of Life, http://j.mp/WIZFwm « New York Times

Mom's Coming to Live with Us: How Should I Prepare My Family?  http://buff.ly/WyWhUs « AgingCare.com

8 Websites To Help Caregivers Manage Money,  http://ow.ly/gyrB6 « eCaring

A time of caregiving crisis is the wrong time to make important descions. Plan ahead, http://conta.cc/WqLvQU