Caregiving and Hospice, February 27 - March 5

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

• Success System for Caregiving, http://ow.ly/45eEi via @ShelleyWebbRN @AgeWiseLiving

• Great articles and abstracts on health benefits of animals, http://tinyurl.com/dhokob via @DeltaSociety

• Book review: Guidebook for Dying Parents, http://bit.ly/ghglkk by @susanwreynolds

• Dying parents: Preparing Your Children for Goodbye, http://tinyurl.com/4bk5z5l book reviewed by @lesmorgan

• What to do when a loved one suffers from memory loss, http://on.today.com/efiNR6 via @FirstLightCare

• Meditating can build brain function even in seniors, http://aarp.us/gKPkCm via @ShelleyWebbRN FirstLightCare

• Information, make-ahead techniques, condition-specific recipes at Cooking for Caregiving, http://on.fb.me/fXBA4J by @cooking4care

• Caregiver's Guide to Managing Multiple Roles, http://bit.ly/egYkTY by @heisberger

• Evidence-based guidelines for easing transitions of care, http://bit.ly/gSSRlx by @elderpages

• Managing the Prelude to Dying, http://bit.ly/hqvZfo by @MARCAJourney

• The Unrealistic Optimism of Cancer Patients, http://nyti.ms/fX4erb via @doclake @paulinechen

• Wall Street Journal reports main source of stress is being unsure of patient's preferences, http://tinyurl.com/4b3wcuo via @EngageWithGrace

• Why end of life planning is a smart thing to do, http://huff.to/gqZDUF via @HuffingtonPost @hospice_mktg

• Physicians fail empathy test in 90% of cases! Chaplains can help, http://bit.ly/gFmnBr via @MeaningComfort

• Nurse Martha Marchlones: Hospice "isn't about dying; it's about living," http://bit.ly/fE8hYZ via @GracefulAging

• Hospice of the Valley helps AF man nearing the end of his life http://bit.ly/dKEQ2t via @hospice_news

• Treat the Patient, Not the CT Scan, NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/eTXCuY

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