Caregiving and Hospice, June 3 - June 9, 2012

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

• Doctors hesitate to prolong their own lives to avoid pain, http://bit.ly/Kj3Tvz from @rhgerard via @brisbanetimes
  
  
• Things to consider when moving your aging parents into your home, http://ow.ly/bsnSj via @AmyGoyer
  
  
• Respite for caregivers is rare. Here are 5 ways I make it last, http://ow.ly/bs6fW by @AmyGoyer
  
  
• New law would create online database for end-of-life wishes in Michigan, http://bit.ly/L8sS0R via @hospicepharmacy
  
  
• Very informative article on pain management, http://bit.ly/NWS4IK from @achospice via @SolariHospice
• Beautiful! Bathing in last days of life, http://bit.ly/MMpAok via @KSkipperFoster
  
  
• Outstanding! How terminal cancer has made me a better doctor, http://bit.ly/LAfQs6 via @hospicepharmacy
  
  
• Hospitalist stresses importance of communication at end-of-life, http://bit.ly/NWICoR via @NHPCO_news
  
  
• Outstanding video: Hospice as the default at the end of life, http://youtu.be/Hq1r9Hsy350 via @Kathy_Brandt
  
  
• Hospice care doesn't have to be sad, http://bit.ly/MiAEXS from @ThElizabethHosp via @lhjhealthladies
  
  
• The power of HOPE, http://j.mp/KjiXcv | Sunshine in a Blue Cup
  
  
• Stop Shoulding On Your Family, http://nblo.gs/yrnfR by @SueSalach
  
  
• Beautiful! The end of life unites us; let's write about it more, http://bit.ly/LCdQzY via @SolariHospice
  
  
• Emergency Departments as the place for End-of-Life Transitions, http://j.mp/LbJULP | GeriPal
  
  
• How to Care for Your Aging Parent Without Losing Your Job, http://ow.ly/b7CnF "Great article on a common challenge"
  
  
• Researchers Learn About End-Of-Life Communication, http://bit.ly/MeOqKn via @hospicepharmacy
  
  
• 5 terrific movies about caregiving, http://ow.ly/bodcD via @eldercarelink1
  
  
• The Emotional Impact of Caregiving, http://mrkt.ms/M2gYr7 via @SoakandSoothe
  
  
• Accommodating family members is an important aspect of caregiving, http://ht.ly/boguL via@NurseTogether
  
  
• Managing the Caregiving Maze, http://hub.am/Kx2VLf by @agingwisely via @SanAntonioOASIS
  
  
• Helpful Forms and Tip Sheets for Caregiving (Free Download), http://bit.ly/qry2yY via @SageMinder
  
  
• Caregiving with Love: 5 tips to Better Healing, http://bit.ly/L5c0oD via @BoomerBazar
  
  
• 5 caregiving tips that will help you keep your sanity, http://j.mp/LbbPvs by @CindyLaverty
  
  
• At the End, a Rush to the E.R., http://nyti.ms/KMz0O3 RT @rhgerard
  
  
• 5 Things Never to Say to a Caregiving Sibling, http://bit.ly/K9PstN via @hospicepharmacy
  
  
• I am much more than "just a nurse," http://bit.ly/KLW7b6 via @hospNurseAtty
  
  
• U.S. Hospitals Adding Palliative Care Teams at a Feverish Pace, http://ti.me/KYJqs6 via @ThElizabethHosp and @rhgerard
  
  
• Study: APRNs bring palliative care to oncology units, http://bit.ly/N9DYWF via @SANADLebanon
  
  
• Death-by-ICU: End-of-Life Care in America, http://ow.ly/bkqbU by @OurH_careSucks
  
  
• What these summer movies get right about aging, http://huff.to/JY1Kk9 from @jen_c_taylor via @huffpost50
  
  
• Touching! Grace Before Dying, http://shar.es/qiPTR | SevenPonds Blog  via @sharethis