Twitter Selections, Week of June 6 - June 12

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

On Caregiving and Hospice:

• @ElderCareRN: Safety Tips to Follow For Arranging Elder Care, http://ow.ly/17He8T

• @BethAARP: NYT: "Having one doctor care for two spouses ... can make a real difference in older patients’ health," http://nyti.ms/9QUNgI

• @ElderCareRN: Overcoming Communication Issues Between Doctors, Seniors and Their Caregivers, http://bit.ly/dba9Ke

• @hospice_news: Palliative care aids patients and can cost less, http://bit.ly/dqdciS
  

• @hospice_news: Golden Retriever Joins Local Family Hospice As Full-Time Staff Member, http://bit.ly/cJyVGI

• @DeltaSociety: @USATODAY Therapy dog makes patients fighting cancer smile, owner proud, http://usat.me?38823994

• @TheNewOldAge @doclake Talking About Dying, http://nyti.ms/9vnzUX

• @ElderCareRN: Talk to relatives about caregiving before they need it. Helpful resources, http://ht.ly/1Vepj

• @mission_hospice: My Husband, http://youtu.be/OXVd9KE_s5U

• @mission_hospice: My Father, http://youtu.be/kTUnD6_Kliw   

• @mission_hospice: My Wife, http://youtu.be/jZcEwh57WM0

• @ctsinclair @DianeEMeier: Stopping to Smile on the Way to Sadness, http://nyti.ms/aaMshb

• VoiceQuilt: Recorded Messages and Voice Memories = A Unique Gift, http://bit.ly/94R4jz

• @HealthJourneys Belleruth Naparstek speaks to VA about guided imagery for combat stress, PTSD, http://bit.ly/dnmAwF

• @angelamorrow: Hospice/palliative care patients traveling this summer? 10 Travel Tips for Patients, http://bit.ly/NMtCY

• @hospice_news: The Difference Between Palliative and Hospice Care, http://bit.ly/9i6Ncl

• @SanDiegoHospice: After a long week, some quick tips to take care of YOU! http://bit.ly/cluggK

On Understanding and Managing Grief:

• @GeriCareFinder @huffingtonpost Coming to Terms with the Miracle of Death, http://huff.to/aWeM5H

• @Joannefunch: Being a Compassionate Employer Does Matter, "Bereavement In The Workplace," http://bit.ly/bgoZ32

• @NAGCnews: Siblings Are The Forgotten Mourners, http://eepurl.com/Crg9

• @soaringspirits: What Grieving People Want You to Know, a classic guide to understanding the bereaved, http://bit.ly/d7rnm9

• Healing Grief | Interview with Dr. Robert A. Neimeyer, PhD | Finding Meaning in Loss, http://bit.ly/bnqbOM

• @soaringspirits: Explaining your loss over and over is like "coming out," says gay widower Dan, http://bit.ly/adAWdv

• @hfahospice: Teen's essay of coming to terms with father's cancer and death, http://tinyurl.com/25te5pk

• @DoyleDiana: "Believing in psychics and coincidences!" http://bit.ly/aeds6z

• @DianaSebzda @psychcentral World of Psychology: How Do You Heal Loneliness? http://bit.ly/9dREGr

• Students of AMF E-Newsletter - June 2010: supporting grieving college students, http://bit.ly/d1rWbG

• @HelloGrief: A widow reflects on the last 8 years of Fathers Days without her husband and father of their children, http://bit.ly/bxEiqB

• Families With a Missing Piece: Later Effects of Parent's Early Death | WSJ.com, http://bit.ly/8XO70n

• @HelloGrief: Diane Rehm on the lifelong impact of childhood grief and bereavement. Listen here, http://bit.ly/cUPrRg

• Sheri Perl: Deceased Son Gives Mom Signs, Comfort | Open to Hope Foundation, http://bit.ly/dnRPYA

• Catherine Tidd: No ‘Shoulds’ in Grieving a Spouse’s Death | Open to Hope Foundation http://bit.ly/cvbExs

On Pet Loss:

• @georgiaslegacy: Flyer warns pet owners of danger of leaving pets alone in a car during summer, http://bit.ly/usqbC

• @georgiaslegacy: Laurie Kaplan's new book So Easy to Love, So Hard to Lose is out today, http://bit.ly/coYRVM

• @peternity: Come join our Facebook group, Pets - Friends for Eternity, http://tinyurl.com/d9dopr

• Great idea! @WorldbytheTail: Pet Ambulance Service, http://bit.ly/9TJPCI

• Pet funeral home opens Saturday | Toronto Sun, http://bit.ly/cpCnbR

• @georgiaslegacy @oregonvma: OVMA member Dr. Lori Gibson offers at-home euthanasia services to pet parents, http://tinyurl.com/2fyuywj

• Memorializing a Pet @peternity, "We created Kidoodlyrocks for kids and found adults secretly ordering them too!" http://tinyurl.com/pzlm6c

Other Recommended Listening, Viewing, and Reading: 

• Gulf oil spill: "There is no more urgent task this summer than waking Americans from this collective state of denial," http://bit.ly/c2IvbR

• @DrMartyBecker: Guest piece about the BP oil spill over at @PetConnection ... excellent! http://bit.ly/btEFm0

• Oh my! RT @Slate: NYT bans the verb "tweet," http://slate.me/breHfL

• Do you cherish your spouse? Crazy Widow » Marriage Focus, http://bit.ly/aFjmGx 

• @PetsforPatriots: Advice: treat your partner as you treat your dog (assuming you love your dog), http://ht.ly/1UNAG

• Must See! @afspnational: Have you watched this video about teen suicide yet? http://youtu.be/J28zefPmmIM

• @AboutVetMed: Interesting trend via NYT: Colleges Extend the Welcome Mat to Students’ Pets, http://nyti.ms/dhb9wC

• Excellent article on sudden death @KSBuckley: Clarity of Grief, http://bit.ly/bpI7oj