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Understanding and Managing Grief, June 26 - July 2, 2011

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

• Heartache To Healing Grief Poetry Contest, details here, http://bit.ly/kOjkVl by @Joannefunch

• Even grief is online: Social Media Day - Grieving Your Friend Online, http://bit.ly/lkhmNR by @friendgrief

• From Grief to Hope: My Pathway to Healing Through Journaling, http://bit.ly/lIYIhZ via @friendgrief

• Grieving daughter asks: Is My Widowed Mother ‘Moving On’ Too Soon? http://bit.ly/kdMSIi

• Dreams and Grief: Part 1, http://bit.ly/mc95IF

Caregiving and Hospice, June 26 - July 2, 2011

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

• Myths and Facts about Hospice Care, http://bit.ly/isgc4V via @hospicepharmacy

• New York Times Takes on Issue of Rising Hospice Costs, http://ow.ly/1dxfUW by @ctsinclair via @Pallimed

• Hospice and Its Costs. http://hpm.md/mceqWj via @NYTimes -- from @ctsinclair: "Read the comments and leave a comment"

• Comment by @renee_berry on Hospice Costs Discussion Reignited by New York Times, http://ow.ly/5scH5

• New palliative care definition from today's presentation, http://t.co/bxjcN3M @CAPCpalliative via @doclake

Coping with Pet Loss, June 26 - July 2, 2011

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

• Beautiful IAAHPC.org Website with wonderful articles on pet loss by @GriefHealing via @hospice4animals

• When Lucky died: A grief observed, on social media http://bit.ly/lv2SJK

• 5 Ways to Help Your Kids When the Family Pet Dies http://bit.ly/m3gVD3

Understanding and Managing Grief, June 19 - June 25, 2011

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

• Friend Grief: Giving a Eulogy for Your Friend, http://bit.ly/myW8kx via @friendgrief 

• Getting On With Life – What Does It Mean? by guest blogger Alice Wisler, http://bit.ly/iEAw3h via @Esdeer

• Ten Things Not to Say to Baby Loss Parents, http://ow.ly/5nj0P via @Kristine_Brite

•  Mother Loss: What I Didn’t Expect When Grieving, http://bit.ly/iO9AW8 via @emembrance via @ChelseaHanson

• What I tell my granddaughter about her mother's suicide, http://bit.ly/jc1apt via @globeandmail @afspnational 

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 

Coping with Pet Loss, June 19 - June 25, 2011

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

• Another reason to support and love hospice, http://ow.ly/5oUPn @jessicajohanna @vTinaB @renee_berry via @TheYoungTurks

• My dog memoir, recommended by @BFAS. Available in eBook and Paperback, http://amzn.to/hOE0YQ by @MarkJAsher

• Outstanding! Suffering: Barking Up the Wrong Tree, http://bit.ly/NEPHSuffering by @NEPetHospice via @PetEndofLife

• The Cost of Caring, http://bit.ly/kl42z2 by Speaking for Spot

• Don't postpone hospice care for fear of relinquishing beloved pets, http://t.co/4Eq0sB9 via @petpeaceofmin

Camp Widow 2011

In case you're not aware of it, I want to tell you about a wonderful program offered by the Soaring Spirits Loss Foundation.  An annual event created by widows for widows, Camp Widow™ is a weekend-long gathering of widowed people from across the country, and around the world, coming together to create a community that understands the life altering experience of widowhood. Camp Widow™ provides practical tools, valuable resources, and peer-based encouragement for rebuilding your life in the aftermath of the death of a spouse--all in a fun, uplifting, laughter-filled atmosphere.

This year, Camp Widow™ will be held at the San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina in San Diego, California from August 12-14, 2011.

Understanding and Managing Grief, June 12 - June 18, 2011

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

• Sacred Journey Retreat for widows, by the Grief Project Leadership Team, http://bit.ly/jOi8M6 via @Joannefunch

• Grieving Well: Meditation To Grow Through Loss, http://huff.to/kOOJNC via @Joannefunch

• Controlling Anger -- Before It Controls You, http://bit.ly/iVzYMC 

• Excellent! There Are No Medications for Acute Grief, http://t.co/EEBill7 by @DoctorKaraPC via @utahpolitics

• Touching! Ten Things You Should Know About Daddy Part II, http://ow.ly/5kcAG by @Kristine_Brite

Caregiving and Hospice, June 12 - June 18, 2011

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

• Transforming Caregiving: You Are Not Alone, http://ow.ly/5kVnd via @CAREjourney

• New at caregiving? Here's what to expect, http://ow.ly/5jV5A via @BodyAwareGrief @VillageMemorial @eldercarelink1

• What is pain? New short film and Pain Policy blog, http://wp.me/p1pJHd-5b via @jfclearywisc

• Book review, Learning How to Die: Handbook for Mortals http://t.co/83CtxnC via @DeathwDignity @hospicepharmacy 

• "Putting good info in people's hands leads to better-informed decisions. Thanks for your help," from @AliveHospice to @GriefHealing