Caregiving and Hospice, January 22 - January 28, 2012

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

• Realities of long-distance caregiving, http://on.msnbc.com/zS7dGPMT @AFATEENS
  
  
• What is a Will, and Why Does Every Senior Need One? http://bit.ly/xtzVTT by@AgingCare via @AgingAbundantly
  
  
• "I wish we'd let hospice in sooner" -- A Little About The End, http://ht.ly/8IOJT  by @Freshwidow
  
  
• Circle of Care chart depicts holistic continuum of care in hospice, http://bit.ly/xxqBD8 by @SeasonsHospice via @SolariHospice
  
  
• Physician traces value, history of hospice movement | The Catholic Key, http://bit.ly/zgrMpe via @SoalriHospice
• How Patrick Swayze died: why we should care, http://zite.to/wLjaT8 from KevinMD via @SocialMediaBySW
  
  
• Lee Woodruff: Caregiving and Coping With Grief, http://j.mp/AvXV1R
  
  
• Why do doctors delay hospice referrals? http://j.mp/yvPy9n
  
  
• Screening tests for women after age 75, http://hvrd.me/xtXcKX by @HarvardHealth via @AsOurParentsAge
  
  
• How to tell a school-aged child that a grandparent is dying, http://ow.ly/8GcOS by @HomecareCom
  
  
• “If I Die” Facebook App | SevenPonds Blog, http://j.mp/zo3IR6
  
  
• Extremely important message! Brian Goldman: Doctors make mistakes. Can we talk about that?  http://on.ted.com/AFuP
  
  
• Grief Bibliography updated today: recommended by the bereaved, for the bereaved,  http://j.mp/9J8Wa4
  
  
• Dogs lend a helpful woof, woof, http://j.mp/x51bZc
  
  
• Jane Gross talks candidly about aging parents and caregiving on NPR's Tell Me More, http://j.mp/A5bsZp via @AsOurParentsAge
  
  
• Mayo Clinic has great podcasts on Caregiving Tips for Alzheimer's, http://ow.ly/8EjsW from @sallyabrahms via @LotsaHelping
  
  
• Why pets still matter to hospice patients, http://tiny.cc/smirc from @ThElizabethHosp via @kgounews and @KOSURadio
  
  
• What the heck happens in a Hospice? by Steve Hoogenakker, http://j.mp/ztpX4g
  
  
• Caregiving defined in two simple, yet profound words, bit.ly/zfCBOu by @DaveBalch via @WebMD
  
  
• The sooner, the better: Hospice works best when utilized early! http://bit.ly/xVFfeF via @SolariHospice
  
  
• Amazing Alzheimers Help Videos, Via A Small Hyperlink, http://bit.ly/wDfo92 from @AsOurParentsAge
  
  
• Extensive list of Caregiving Resources listed here:j.mp/2khU0v
  
  
• New to caregiving and struggling? How Social Media Can Help, http://aarp.us/yKThOk by @aarpbulletin