Selected Tweets, April 25 - May 1

Recommended Reading, from Grief Healing's Twitter stream this week,

On Caregiving and Hospice:

• Alert! On CBS Sunday Morning - A Segment on Palliative Care This Sunday, May 2, with Interviews with Dr Meier and Robert Pardi 

• @caring: Signs That the End is Near, http://bit.ly/brdUd4

• Idea worth spreading! RT @DianaSebzda: RT @ForCaregivers Respite Care Offered on Demand, http://bit.ly/dCuEBG

• Great article! Adult Children Learn to Become Parents to Their Parents, http://bit.ly/9Rl1Ic

• @ElderCareRN: Wonderful Tips for Caregiving of Dementia Patients, http://bit.ly/aQxq5y

• @ewidera: RT @Pallimed: Pallimed Arts Post: You Don't Know Jack

• Debating the Ethics of Rationing End-of-Life Care | PBS NewsHour, 4/26/10, http://to.pbs.org/d2ce0w

• Helpful article! RT @AgeWiseLiving: How to Help Family Members with Denial, http://ow.ly/1DUjG http://bit.ly/d0I1fJ

• This is a must read! RT @nursingpins RT @tlomauro Death at 25: Blogging the End of a Life - http://bit.ly/aqAbao

• Enlist Support of Extended Family Members and Adult Day Care Services to Alleviate Stress of Caregiving: http://bit.ly/9OUSbo

• Man With Cancer Seeks Father Figures for His Daughters in 'The Council of Dads' http://bit.ly/d9wFqh

• @ElderCareRN: Taking Care of The Folks http://aweber.com/b/iBDL

• @hfahospice: Before and After the Death, Online - http://tinyurl.com/25kjqxo

• @Caring: Resentment: The Emotion Nobody Talks About http://bit.ly/bdRteB

• Barbara Friesner @AgeWiseLiving: Elder #Caregiving: Oy, The Guilt Already! http://ow.ly/1FfAR (via @EvanCarmichael)

On Understanding and Managing Grief:

• @soaringspirits: Camp Widow, Amazing Community for Those Who've Lost a Life Partner. Come and Be Inspired! http://bit.ly/ajXDcO

• On Widow's Voice Blog, Bereaved Dad Describes Efforts at Rebuilding http://bit.ly/bjcVI1

• @ShareWIK: What Are the Right Words to Say to Someone after Losing a Spouse? http://ow.ly/OUhU

• @daanwesterink: Movie,The Boys Are Back: Widower Must Raise His Sons Alone http://tinyurl.com/lmv3xz

• @DianaSebzda: RT @Echostone Young Christian Widow: 10 Lessons I've Learned About Grieving, http://bit.ly/cSHpjw

• Kelly Buckley: Healthcare Professionals Need to Ask: Is It Depression? Or Is It Grief? http://bit.ly/9C19FM

• Alisha Krukowski: When Grief Sneaks Up On You Without Warning | Hello Grief http://bit.ly/cf6n4c

• The Power of Remembering: My Grandfather's Pipe, http://bit.ly/8XETie http://bit.ly/bVKKwO

• @LegacyConnect: Talk about Death is Alive and Well, says new LegacyConnect obit blogger Susan Soper http://bit.ly/bhw7NU

• Beautifully written: Grieving Daddy's Death http://bit.ly/aBxcLA

• @BethSPatterson: Teens and Grief: A Guide for Parents http://bit.ly/athLFN

• @TAPS4America: Friendship is born when one person says to another "What! You, too? I thought I was the only one." http://bit.ly/dfe3m9
  
  
• Beautiful Comfort for Grieving Hearts! RT @MISS_Foundation: http://bit.ly/9UYqlT See also http://bit.ly/mVHgn

• RT @AgeWiseLiving: Very touching post via @nytimes: My Mother’s Watch http://ow.ly/1DONj

• Kelly Buckley on Learning to Embrace Life's Joy as You Grieve: http://bit.ly/9J3O1t 

• Bill Hayes shares a touching story of Love, Loss and Sleeplessness: http://nyti.ms/cvW4LY

• Ligia Houben on Dealing With Loss in the Workplace | Open to Hope Foundation http://bit.ly/cItxIs

• Research Demonstrates: Conscious Focus on Gratitude Has Emotional, Physical and Interpersonal Benefits -- and It's Free! http://bit.ly/dBW9dn

• @DrWeil: Loneliness May Raise Blood Pressure: http://bit.ly/bNiYHG Being Part of a Community Is Vital to Good Health

• Kelly Buckley on The Power of Gratitude: http://bit.ly/aTj7LW
  
• Selfhealingexpr Sensitive Online Support: The First Year of Grief: Help for the Journey, http://bit.ly/pyebF

• Nice Playlist! @HelloGrief: Teens Use Music to Express Feelings, Hopes, Fears Related to Loss: http://bit.ly/c4z6gm

• Kelly Buckley on Writing Your Own Fortune, via Gratitude In Grief: The Fortune Cookie http://bit.ly/cGKnPg

• How Grief Feels: @soaringspirits: My Personal Earthquake on Scribd http://bit.ly/9jHBMa 

On Pet Loss: 

• Beautiful Account of Pet Hospice, At Home Euthanasia | STLtoday.com http://bit.ly/cIlNjX 

• @animalspiritnet: Finding the Grace in Grief, Free Teleclass May 11 with Teresa Wagner: http://ow.ly/1DIFd 

• @WorldbytheTail: "It's Okay To Cry...You Want To Know Why?" http://bit.ly/b33mHd

• Coping With Depression When Your Pet Dies | http://bit.ly/9fRd8B

• Others May Not Understand; Find the Compassion You Need Anyway: http://tinyurl.com/d7fovg

• We Have Much to Learn from Dogs, @Selfhealingexpr: Dog Hero - Youtube Video http://bit.ly/9ZjYmm

Other: 

• The Power of Mutual Support Groups: Mental Health Patients Turn to Each Other | Seattle Times http://bit.ly/bCqW2i

• There's an important lesson here for all of us. Thank you, Amy, @parmfarm! http://bit.ly/df256v
   
• Thoughts on Disability | GeriPal - A Geriatrics and Palliative Care Blog http://bit.ly/dfEdUe

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