Caregiving and Hospice, May 15 - May 21

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

• Video: enhancing care to Veterans at end of life, http://ow.ly/4YCDV via @NHPCO_news @DeathwDignity @HospiceGSO

• Fall Prevention: Excellent tips list with pictures of each, http://ow.ly/4ZN7q via @CaregiverTweets

• Lighten up: "Dying for a Laugh" video, http://bit.ly/mTQwbz @deathwdignity via @StoryForHealing

• Finding your inner strength while caregiving, http://bit.ly/il5IIm via @Spector_Health

• Dispel the Myth: Awareness of Terminal Cancer Doesn’t Impact Survival, http://bit.ly/lwaKOe via @hospicepharmacy

• 8 Things to Do When You First Learn Your Loved One Has Alzheimer's, http://fb.me/GHNYKdAJ via @EMcMaster

• Meditation May Benefit Caregivers Experiencing Stress, http://lat.ms/lXmTRs via @ScottIrwinMD

• As we approach Memorial Day, please take 2 minutes to watch this video and share, http://fb.me/Fzx4GHna via @NHPCO_news

• Powerful message on pain: LIFE Before Death Trailer, http://bit.ly/ls9FzO via @hospicepharmacy @hollyby

• A lesson about true friends for those facing serious illness, http://bit.ly/j7tFPR

• Why Don’t Family and Friends Believe What You Say about Caregiving? http://bit.ly/ktPBxN

• A lesson about true friends for those facing serious illnesses, http://bit.ly/hKizgQ via @kevinmd @AAHPM

• Patients expect providers to talk about death; nurses say not adequately trained, http://ow.ly/4XBQ4 via @VirtualHospice 

• Signs Of Malnutrition Among Seniors: What You Can do to Help, http://fb.me/LMt8RiBs via @CaregiverTweets

• National Healthcare Decisions Day: Success! A Look Back at NHDD 2011, http://bit.ly/j9Q04x

• Dr. Eric Widera Talks with MSNBC about Lifespan, http://dai.ly/juO0tg via @AAHPM

• Let's talk about dying, http://bit.ly/lm5SRB via @lfettig 

• Wheelmap: Search for wheelchair accessible locations, http://wheelmap.org/en via @EmpowerAbility 

• Physician's honest essay on challenges of showing compassion, http://ow.ly/4WERj via @petpeaceofmind

• What Is Psychiatric Palliative Care? Does It Work? http://t.co/itZQPMx by @ScottIrwinMD

• Music used as medicine for the dying, http://bit.ly/mQN1Fh via @hospicepharmacy

• Kitchen safety for Alzheimer's caregiving, http://t.co/5P2JeDK via @ShelleyWebbRN

• Tips for balancing work and caregiving, http://aarp.us/lhApB2 by @aarp

• Music therapy students and professional musicians helping in hospice, http://bit.ly/k1iCCi via @KimberlySMoore

• How hospice works, http://bit.ly/lEQagq via @hospice_news

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