Caregiving and Hospice, April 17 - April 23

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

• Take 15 minutes to watch this inspiring video, as Mary Labyak receives NHPCO's Healthcare Architect Award, http://bit.ly/i4COHP

• Great video clips on how to have the talk and discuss goals of care at end of life, http://j.mp/efsSHr via RT @phylili

• Poignant article about the ongoing struggle to manage pain, http://tinyurl.com/446l8fg via @palliativecare 

• Help your patients stay connected: Recommend CaringBridge, http://bit.ly/eXwwWu

• Early palliative care to avoid unnecessary suffering, http://wapo.st/igyStX via @PracticalWisdom @DeathwDignity

• How hospice may benefit your family, http://bit.ly/g5gIn4 via @Joannefunch @hospice_news 

• Great stories about hospice patients and pets, http://ow.ly/4Fc8j @PetPeaceofMind's blog

• Affairs in order? 20 Documents to Have Just in Case, http://yhoo.it/gSzM1P via @NewGrief 

• Powerful video: Who Can Fix Healthcare? We can! http://bit.ly/gKRsKw

• How prolonged illness affects the grieving process, http://bit.ly/hFPzdT via @Hospiceny

• Finding Resources For Caregivers, http://tinyurl.com/3rlko3g via @caracappa 

• MD's powerful story: consequences of unwanted aggressive care at end of life, http://bit.ly/e56LLX

• End-of-life care shifting from hospital to hospice and home care, http://ow.ly/4Emoa via @HuntingtonNews 

• Canines comfort people in hospice, http://bit.ly/dMplil via @Hospicecny 

• Video: What You Don't Know About Hospice, http://t.co/VPhGeYo via @ibeatupgijoe

• The Salami Salesman and His Daughter Falafel | Poignant account of eldercare at end of life, http://bit.ly/h8GNJi 

• Consequences of isolation in caregiving, http://bit.ly/er33k2 

• PBS's Robert MacNeil takes a closer look at autism in special six-part series, http://bit.ly/h2AVtA 

• Music charms, soothes terminally ill, http://t.co/CZIBAlI via @hospiceMTBC @MusicTherapySrc

• Identifying contributions, achievements, meaning in life, http://bit.ly/f0I8Yv by @HospiceCareCntr

• Information Needed to Make End of Life Decisions, http://bit.ly/hePmGk via @hospicepharmacy 

• Professional resources for specific elder caregiving concerns, http://ow.ly/4DcX4 by @AgingWisely

• Help for Tired Caregiving Spouses: Adult Day Services, http://ow.ly/4DrUR RT @ctffox

• How Proactive Planning Can Dispel Fear of Caregiving, http://bit.ly/eaAFre via @healthyplace

• Hospice Chaplain asks, Is Your House in Order? http://bit.ly/ebIvqm