Caregiving and Hospice, June 17 - June 23, 2012

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

• Share caregiving concerns with fellow caregivers at CaregivingCafe Forum, http://ow.ly/bIhP7 via @CaregivingCafe
  
  
• New caregiving links: online health records for 911, memory loss, health forums, http://buff.ly/PH0R2l by @CaregivingCafe
  
  
• Storytelling Eases Seniors with Memory Loss, http://AgingCare.comhttp://j.mp/KRTGqc
  
  
• It's okay to question a doctor! 5 Ways to be an Advocate When Caregiving, http://bit.ly/MxUf67 by @robertssister1
  
  
• Caregiver’s Guide to Assisted Living, http://ow.ly/bBW9u from @TheConnilyn via @TCAsstLiving
  
• Anticipatory grief in caregiving, http://bit.ly/MxTlXj via @ActiveForever
  
  
• Linda Gorman shares techniques for Talking to Patients About Hospice, http://bit.ly/LFqPjI via @The_ONC
  
  
• Con artists target older adults. Five scams to avoid, http://ow.ly/bK33b via @AmyGoyer
  
  
• Healing gardens help both patient and caregiver, http://aarp.us/LEdg5z by @sallyabrahms via @AARPFamily
  
  
• Traveling with a person with Alzheimers, http://ow.ly/bJQUq via @HouHospice
  
  
• Aging Today in caregiving conversation, http://ow.ly/bJGd8 "Tough Talk from @CaregivingWife" by @ASAging
  
  
• Check out new Caregiving Resource Center for those caring for loved ones, http://aarp.us/MlLjBp by @AARPFamily
  
  
• Final Words for Final Days, http://bit.ly/MikjjA JAMA Network | Dignity Therapy via @rhgerard
  
  
• Alexandra Drane engages with grace on end of life choices,http://bit.ly/KUXuCi via @deborahoc
  
  
• Palliative care, what it is and how it is used, http://ow.ly/bIDFF via@CompAndChoices
  
  
• Hospice of the Valley taking LGBT bereavement survey, http://bit.ly/Mi5kG7 from @ABILITYNtwrk via @AhwatukeeFN
  
  
• Hospice isn't a sad, gloomy place, but a place that's caring, friendly, bright and cheery, http://bit.ly/Mi4Uj8RT via @SolariHospice
  
  
• CHPCA Statement clarifies Hospice and Palliativecare perspective, http://ow.ly/bI90x via @LDMatters
  
  
• Mayo Clinic Health Letter turns a light on ‪palliative‬ care and‪ hospice, http://bit.ly/Mi3Zz9 via @NHPCO_news
  
  
• After a Stroke: What to do and what to expect, http://ow.ly/bBToM via @BucknerSrLiving
  
  
• Big challenge! Balancing ‪Work‬ and ‪Caregiving,‬ http://ow.ly/bI4qI via @AmyGoyer @AARP @insideestreet
  
  
• How to choose an elder care mediator. Very important topic for anyone ‪who is caregiving‬, http://aarp.us/L4EGil via @aarpia
  
  
• Constantly Feeling Mad or Guilty? How to Break Out of a Mental Rut, http://ow.ly/bBVUc via @TCAsstLiving‬
  
  
• Two Daughters Honor Fathers as ‪Hospice‬ ‪Volunteers,‬ http://bit.ly/Mb9T56 by @SanDiegoHospice via @MDelaCalzada ‪‬
  
  
• Keeping their love alive: ‪Pets‬ and the terminally ill, http://bit.ly/MrHbLA MT@hospicepharmacy
  
  
• The importance of picking a vocabulary for dying, http://bit.ly/KQBkkP via @hospicepharmacy ‪
  
  
• Hospice of Southern Illinois, Inc. Blog: When is ‪hospice‬ right for me? http://j.mp/L2dIrm
  
  
• Skin Hunger and ‪Caregiving‬ Through Music, http://j.mp/LwYSz4 | Soundscape‪ Music Therapy‬
  
  
• HFA: How videos help patients, families make end of life decisions, http://j.mp/MmWWre
  
  
• End-of-life caregivers find joy in profession, http://bit.ly/MANdxm via @hospicepharmacy ‪
  
  
• Excellent! Guilt, Regret, Forgiveness, Reconciliation,‬ http://j.mp/Na7wCB | ‬ – Canadian Virtual ‪Hospice
  
  
• When ‪Cancer‬ Calls: 6 Ways to Find Peace of Mind in ‪Caregiving,‬ http://j.mp/MW52Eh | Ashley Davis Bush, LCSW
  
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