Caregiving and Hospice, December 25 - 31, 2011

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

• Open the discussion on dying, http://shar.es/WuCPz RT @_lizzy_
  
  
• Lovely! On the work of hospice and palliative care: "Short Week," http://j.mp/vsX9Gc by @hospice_doctor
  
  
• German shepherd dog offers comfort, companionship to hospice patients, http://bit.ly/rEGbZ6 via @hospice_news
  
  
• Most popular elder care articles of 2011, http://owl.li/8cexK by@EasyLivingFL via @CaringPeopleInc and @agingwisely
  
  
• Palliative care gaining popularity, credibility, http://j.mp/vn31GF via @_lizzy_
• Great resource for hospice volunteer coordinators, http://j.mp/siNipb via @SolariHospice
  
  
• Reflecting on the many gifts received while working in hospice and palliative care, http://j.mp/v9A0HU via @SolariHospice
  
  
• How to find more "me" time in caregiving: 7 ideas to feel like yourself again! http://j.mp/sit4xL via @homeinstead402
  
  
• Tips for senior exercise and how it can help you stay healthy, http://ow.ly/8buXq via @HomeCareBC
  
  
• Important! Occupy Elder Care: Why caregivers are bad advocates, http://onforb.es/sSVUdL via @ShelleyWebbRN
  
  
• How much do adult children owe their elderly parents? http://bit.ly/gZqOyh by @mindingourelder
  
  
• Understanding hospice and palliative care options, http://j.mp/tf9744 via @SolariHospice
  
  
• Study: Music can ease pain (in hospice too!), http://j.mp/rGyErm via @FlHospicesPC
  
  
• When one parent dies and the other needs caregiving, http://bit.ly/tqGCTE by @AgingCare via @ShelleyWebbRN