Caregiving and Hospice, July 17 - July 23, 2011

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

• NHPCO President, CEO addresses recent media attention on hospice, http://bit.ly/oOeh4g

• Not just for patient, hospice teaches families to cope too, http://bit.ly/qvnRaA via @hospice_mktg

• When and how to have "the talk," http://bit.ly/rp1LUx via @hospicepharmacy

• Marriage And Relationships: How Caregiving Couples Make It Work, http://ow.ly/5J6Rt via @TCAsstLiving

• Build a Plan for Parental Caregiving, http://ow.ly/5JGLv via @ctffox

• More on hospice use and misuse, http://ow.ly/1uOGoH by Chris Langston from @JHARTFOUND via @ewidera

• Videographers help share and preserve stories and memories, http://bit.ly/nDQsmC via @EarlC

• Thorough, helpful guide to hospice and palliative care, http://tinyurl.com/67lgelk via @HorizonHCH

• Very helpful! "What to Say to Someone Who Is Dying" on Grief Support at LegacyConnect, http://t.co/SpwRn3B

• Audio goes with this article about hospice services for surviving family members, http://t.co/1VAhhPc by @Jea_Woods

• See new Spotlight page on Medicare hospice benefit at OIG (Office of Inspector General) website, http://bit.ly/pLU3HW via @OIGatHHS

• When Optimism and Denial Collide | Aging Well, http://bit.ly/oQs1Jd

• Overwhelmed with caregiving? Try elder care concierge, http://aarp.us/pMWRtm via @momsmeals @AARPCares

• Great article: hospice chaplain with a true gift and a desire to serve, http://t.co/sphI4R5 via @petpeaceofmind @hospiceclt

• About AARP's New Normal Caregiving study, http://on.wsj.com/o0moQ1 by @WSJ via @jbloomgarden

• What Caregivers Should Know About Feeding Tubes, http://bit.ly/rh7BZI via @ShelleyWebbRN @Caring

• 10 Tips for Caring for Aging Parents, http://bit.ly/nxuO2l by @usnews via @SueSalach

• Beautiful! Silence Doesn’t Have to be Awkward, http://bit.ly/neViMy #caregiving

• MyLastVid | Always Say Goodbye, http://bit.ly/qbQOVE

• Massage Therapy Important in Palliative Care, http://t.co/JmOXiO2 via @hospice_news 

• 9 practical tips for helping someone through the end of life, http://bit.ly/nOXbRM via @ThElizabethHosp 

• Moving: Helping the elderly mourn the loss of their lifelong home, http://bit.ly/qo6IpK via @ActiveForever

• Who Should Make End-of-Life Decisions? http://ow.ly/5GfjH via @VillageMemorial 

• Yay! Therapy dogs (AAT) more common in healthcare, http://lat.ms/nX1hmv 

• Group @COLCoalition educates about end-of-life issues, http://bit.ly/p01I5j via @hospicepharmacy 

• Priority on pain relief is nothing new for Catholic palliative care teams, http://bit.ly/ruSXuB

• Find cancer resources in The CareGiver Partnership online library, http://ow.ly/5Gp5T via @CaregiverTweets

• Top Ten Things to Do to Correct Untreated Cancer Pain - Life Before Death film No 9, http://wp.me/p1pJHd-6N via @painpolicy

• Dying man, dog have final reunion, http://zite.to/mUKhC6 via @NurseSallie @petpeaceofmind @lsaldanamd