Caregiving and Hospice, May 22 - May 28

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

• Virtual Support Group for Caregivers: 4 pm EDT, Sunday, June 26, http://bit.ly/ecn0626 via @jaykraker

• Animal Assisted Therapy: Horses brighten lives of hospice patients, http://owl.li/534v7 via @PallMedBriefs

• Pet therapy dogs at my hospice are called 'hospets,' via @michelleerfur

• Washington Post review of HBO film, How to Die in Oregon, http://wapo.st/l2voMQ via @doctorfisher 

• Why does Medicare pay for procedures and devices with no benefit to patients? http://nyti.ms/il1E9k via @AAHPM

• The last goodbye: recording stories from the dying, http://ow.ly/53gIa via @VillageMemorial 

• How to hold a family meeting: Caregiving For Seniors, http://hub.am/mE4xK9 via @connectdforlife @age_in_place

• Treat the Pain site launched by Global Access to Pain Relief Initiative, www.treatthepain.com via @jfclearywisc @thewpca

• Encouraging people to identify and communicate their healthcare choices, http://bit.ly/lE7pJz

• Life Through the Eyes of a Hospice Nurse, http://t.co/HXQNlHh via @farahdosani

• Great resource for information on hospice care, http://bit.ly/gU2Zj0 by @VNAofWesternPA

• Friendly, helpful family caregiving information, updated continuously, http://ow.ly/54hKX via @CaregiverTweets 

• Cowboys vs Pit Crews: Harvard Medical School graduation address on the generational shift occurring in medicine, http://j.mp/ix52JL by @Atul_Gawande

• Tips for Communicating Caregiving to Family and Friends, http://bit.ly/leOAJM

• Top 10 Concerns for Families Caring for Mom or Dad, http://ow.ly/4V2aP via @connectedforlife 

• Doctor diagnosed with cancer discovers the power of a hug, http://lat.ms/jWEaNk via @hospicepharmacy

• Breast cancer patient shares her story for Palliative Care Week, http://ow.ly/52lrT RT @VillageMemorial

• A Dog Named Slugger: How Service Dogs Improve the Lives of Many, http://bit.ly/jTPC9l

• Music therapist Danielle jams with Hospice of the Valley patient, http://bit.ly/iy0lUV

• Beautiful thoughts on hospice volunteering! The Hospice Effect, http://bit.ly/lrDFh5 by @kimwencl 

• Shoot me, Please: The Right to Die, http://bit.ly/lAXjRX by hospice volunteer Stan Goldberg, PhD

• A (good) death panel: "We’re swimming in a culture of death denial," http://bo.st/j0L4Qx via @hospicepharmacy 

• New Book, A Bittersweet Season, on all-consuming task of elder care http://ow.ly/50iu9 via @ShelleyWebbRN 

• "Everyone needs a good therapy dog," http://j.mp/leNnRa via @Kristine_Brite 

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