Selected Tweets, Week of May 16 - May 22

Recommended reading, from Grief Healing's Twitter stream this week:

On Caregiving and Hospice:

• @ElderCareRN: Wonderful! "Hospice" may no longer mean halting treatment http://tinyurl.com/2a4obc9

• Talking with patients about impending death: GeriPal http://bit.ly/c0G1tg

• Stan Goldberg: Helping Those in Pain Requires Acceptance, Compassion | Open to Hope Foundation http://bit.ly/d9oyOD

• @caring: http://bit.ly/auUjQb Should we tell Dad he's sick?

On Understanding and Managing Grief:

• @LZeefe: Excellent sources for books on grief: Centering Corporation and Compassion Books

• Diana Doyle: Memorable Ways To Honor a Deceased Loved One http://bit.ly/9VnYG2

• @ComfortZoneCamp: Samantha Halle on Graduation Day without her Dad http://bit.ly/ay79Dt

• Brave Bereaved Mom! RT @DoyleDiana: "Letting go of fears of the 'What if's' after loss." http://bit.ly/aeds6z

• Mary Jane Hurley Brant: What it Means to Grieve a Loss, via her blog, When Every Day Matters http://bit.ly/ccamDO

• Acceptance Is Not Surrender | via PsychCentral http://bit.ly/aIJA0N

• @caregiving: From Kind Words, Lessons on Condolences (NY Times) - http://nyti.ms/9XhXXe

• On memorializing: RT @Joannefunch: New post "Life After Loss" http://bit.ly/a9Old0

• Research: Bereaved Relatives Helped by Opportunity to View Body After Sudden Loss http://bit.ly/9Otztv

• The Power of Remembering: Grandfather’s Pipe | Open to Hope Foundation http://bit.ly/b44JZK

• Patrick Malone: Bereaved Father Discovers He’s Not Alone | Open to Hope Foundation http://bit.ly/9J9r30

New Beginnings:

• @lovinggrief: Valuable Resource for Divorced, Widowed, Considering Marrying Again http://bit.ly/cOtw30

• @Freshwidow  New post from the always brilliant, self-aware, lovely @Bitterlee : The (Young) Widow’s Dating Game. http://bit.ly/c8DoKE

• @Freshwidow: Excellent piece on Widow / Divorcee Dating Barriers; Common Misunderstandings http://bit.ly/abLxMO 

• Harriet Hodgson: Despite Losses, We Can Be Who We Want to Be | Open to Hope Foundation http://bit.ly/9pfQwf

• Coping with a Breakup or Divorce: Moving on After a Relationship Ends http://bit.ly/9C6dUF 

On Pet Loss:

• @peternity: Help yourself to the next step in your grieving: Post a free online pet memorial http://tinyurl.com/d7fovg

• @SidKorpi: Items For Gift Baskets for Pet Loss: http://bit.ly/c6ZQyv and "Good Grief: Finding Peace After Pet Loss"

• @WorldbytheTail: Male vs. Female: Are There Gender Differences in Vet Med? http://bit.ly/9FAJnx

• @AboutVetMed: @K9Cuisine_Kate Excellent article on Pet Euthanasia Decisions http://su.pr/2yZEvZ #petloss

• @lawgeekgirl: RT @jordandossett: Touching letter to lost friend Irma Cujo http://bit.ly/c1ZHPY

• Do Our Pets Go to Heaven? | Guideposts http://bit.ly/bvbuqI

• @caryn74: RT @utatadotorg: On the Front Page: We Grieve for Our Pets http://bit.ly/9bg3S5

• Dog Left Inside Hot Car – What would you do? « Land of PureGold Foundation http://bit.ly/cY9vkE

Other Recommended Listening, Viewing, and Reading:

• @AAHPM: Bereavement Center Director Blogs about Using Facebook in Grief: http://bit.ly/9ZfqP0

• @realwarriors: Medal of Honor recipients urge stressed troops to get help: http://bit.ly/cQazWx

• @PetsforPatriots: UNACCEPTABLE: disability claims backlogged at VA, 40% wait over 4 mos for decision http://ht.ly/1Nkg4

• @Selfhealingexpr: Good Morning! May issue of "Holistic Expressions" just released http://bit.ly/bAWxqF

• @PetsforPatriots: RT @petinsurance101 How Pets Have a Beneficial Effect on Our Health ~ We agree! thttp://ht.ly/1O7oG

• @afspnational: Survivors of Suicide: Have you seen this amazing video!?! http://bit.ly/overnightvid

• @Selfhealingexpr: NEW! This Month's Featured Color Healing Flash Show http://bit.ly/anV8HU enjoy this Rainbow Meditation!

• @EmotionalLife: Newslttr highlights campaign for military families, http://tinyurl.com/2dkxnwe

• Good News! RT @annecollier: Most teen social Web users well-adjusted http://bit.ly/c36KIW

• @AAHPM: Celebrating life with tales of death: Hospice nurse, daughter go on stage to share stories http://bit.ly/9pSzA8

• @georgiaslegacy: RT @sidewalkangels: Pit Bull in a Wheelchair Inspires, Comforts Kids with Disabilities: http://bit.ly/aIRou6 - AWESOME!

• @pendletonauthor: Healing, one Lesson at a Time, Self Healing Expressions, http://bit.ly/btsLq1

• Belleruth Naparstek:Relax with Guided Imagery: Press 'Play' and Go to Your Happy Place http://huff.to/b1GGJl