Caregiving and Hospice, June 12 - June 18, 2011

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

• Transforming Caregiving: You Are Not Alone, http://ow.ly/5kVnd via @CAREjourney

• New at caregiving? Here's what to expect, http://ow.ly/5jV5A via @BodyAwareGrief @VillageMemorial @eldercarelink1

• What is pain? New short film and Pain Policy blog, http://wp.me/p1pJHd-5b via @jfclearywisc

• Book review, Learning How to Die: Handbook for Mortals http://t.co/83CtxnC via @DeathwDignity @hospicepharmacy 

• "Putting good info in people's hands leads to better-informed decisions. Thanks for your help," from @AliveHospice to @GriefHealing

• The best things in life are free! "Hospice is futility-free, stigma-free, and denial-free," by @DrDignity via @AliveHospice

• Some Tips to Make the Most of Father's Day, http://bit.ly/kYKtgn by @ShelleyWebbRN

• Explaining death and dying to your children, http://bit.ly/jpnNYd via @hospicepharmacy

• When to start thinking about hospice care and how to start the conversation, http://bit.ly/k619Zp RT @AliveHospice

• Help patients find a home for pets through local hospice PPOM program, http://ow.ly/5hl2k

• Speaking of Aging: How to Be a Parent to Your Parent, http://ow.ly/5g6eg via @VillageMemorial

• Coaxing optimism back into your life, http://t.co/e0hnSLN via @THLnews @caregiverblog

• Caregiving Tips: Knowing When Your Loved One Needs Extra Help and Care, su.pr/1uyUJx via @heisberger

• Hospice volunteers make a difference by offering comfort to the dying, http://bit.ly/kG4swq via @hospicepharmacy

• Why families and advocacy groups accept the torture of dying patients, http://bit.ly/mp59mg

• Outstanding! Doctor's letter to a patient with newly diagnosed cancer, http://bit.ly/jsQDIo

• Student learns life lessons as volunteer for hospice, http://bit.ly/jWQofr via @AliveHospice

• Free from HFA: A Caregiver's Guide to the Dying Process, http://bit.ly/mRYRJq

• Responding to Cancer Care Costs | PallimedBlog, http://bit.ly/mHkrK6

• "If I've got 6 months to live, I want to know so I can party" | Pallimed Blog, http://bit.ly/mta1ua

• Call for Preventive Palliative Care, http://t.co/sIEKROw via @CvonGunten @Palliator 

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