Caregiving and Hospice, July 11 - July 17

From Grief Healing's Twitter stream this week:

• How doctors can discuss advance directives with patients | KevinMD.com, http://bit.ly/dyX1X7

• @hvto Misperceptions in Hospice Spiritual Care, http://post.ly/ne9L 

• @hvto Nancy Cronk: My Father's Final Journey in Hospice, http://post.ly/nD0H 

• @doclake: NYT take on the recent POLST data, http://nyti.ms/doYZ8W

• @PetsforPatriots: What we're sayin'! Mayo man: how pets help us heal, http://ht.ly/2bOpl 

• @Pallimed: Life Before Death: Best. Website. Ever. http://bit.ly/ckUhvI 

• @kevinmd: Questions patients should be asking their doctors, http://ow.ly/2bdH5 

• 'Basics of Hospice' video series on YouTube (NHPCO), http://bit.ly/bZdWx

• @pamelalyn: Dr. Amy "Caregiver Wellness: From Surviving to Thriving," http://bit.ly/9gc1nU

• @hospicepharmacy: Ethical wills ease passing of loved ones, http://bit.ly/biavBF 

• @hfahospice HFA's Hospice Information Center is featured, http://bit.ly/aLPlXT 

• Poignant! @NHPCO_news: @huffingtonpost: My Father's Final Journey in Hospice http://huff.to/bEsPVg 

• @hfahospice: On teaching end-of-life ethics in medical school + case studies, http://tinyurl.com/35ow68k 

• @PetsforPatriots: How pets help our patriots, body and soul, http://ht.ly/29Wpe 

• @Not_Alone: Department of Veterans Affairs ends unfair treatment for vets with PTSD, http://tinyurl.com/2e49osh 

• @ctsinclair: Palliative Care Isn't Just for the Dying (Free pdf) from @AmJNurs, http://bit.ly/aHLRIf 

• @AgeWiseLiving: Veterans’ Administration Improved Pension Benefit, http://ow.ly/2aPBL

• @GeriCareFinder: @hospicepharmacy: Listening for a loved one's last words, http://bit.ly/daULt5 

• @hospice_news: Standardized Form Improves End of Life Care, http://bit.ly/9CGLhZ 

• Physicians Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) Paradigm explained, http://bit.ly/aeQ8Ip

• @palliativecare @DrJennifer: Some meditation tips to start your weekend off right, http://bit.ly/aIzP3

• @kevinmd: Why patients should be careful of celebrity medical advice, http://ow.ly/28zkJ

• @LegacyConnect: New online support group for caregivers, http://bit.ly/a45e3v 

• @kevinmd: Primary care doctors should discuss organ donation with patients, http://ow.ly/28zkj