Caregiving and Hospice, August 18 - August 24, 2013

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

Making Sense of #Alzheimers: 9 Books For Kids, Dementia Education, http://j.mp/17csfxj « AARP

Put Down the Phone and Get Connected, http://j.mp/1dcD6hR « Spirit Scraps

Hospice is Still Special, by Dr. Kristina Newport, bit.ly/16nzm3p « Pallimed

On Wounded Healers, byVelleda C. Ceccoli, PhD, http://j.mp/18Nza18 « Psychology Tomorrow Magazine

The Caregiver's Challenge of Intimacy, http://j.mp/18NchLg « Huffington Post

A Personalized Funeral Planning Worksheet,  http://j.mp/1f5kEn4 « eFuneral

When Howard met Grace: lifelong love story culminates in hospice, http://j.mp/16ix6KY « Caring with Confidence

The gift of hospice, http://j.mp/176rvMj « JacksboroNewspapers.com

You're "Should-ing" Yourself Again! Caregiving and Compassion Fatigue, http://j.mp/1d5Fqao « The Caregiver Space Blog

I Wish I'd Known Earlier...Palliative Care Is Not a Mandate Not to Treat, http://j.mp/13IT67p « Center for Advancing Health

It's Not Denial (when the person with dementia refuses to recognize his impairment),  http://j.mp/1766aAF « Watching the Lights Go Out:

“No one said this would be an issue…” Intimacy after ostomy, http://j.mp/16zYibw « Nursing2013

5 health tips for cancer caregivers, http://j.mp/17Nhz8v « Cancerwise

End-of-Life Planning: Remember Your Pets, http://j.mp/15dpzRk « TheONC

Death happens - plan for it: Key checklist,  http://j.mp/19JsDI7 « Money Saving Expert

Palliative care not limited to end of life, http://j.mp/1dw4RQ6 « San Angelo Standard Times 

Profile of a palliative care chaplain http://j.mp/16M2Ii8 « eHospice

How Social Media Is Changing The Way We Approach Death,  http://j.mp/13FKjmx « The Atlantic

Touching and beautiful: A Hospice Tale, http://j.mp/12jmJcs « American Thinker

Priceless! Adventures in Medicine, Part 1 http://j.mp/16Horb9 « Musings of a Distractible Mind

Caring for Someone You Know Isn’t Going to Get Better, http://j.mp/170uaXC « The Caregiver Space Blog

The Dead Have Something to Tell You, http://j.mp/14WiTts « New York Times

100s Of Americans Coordinate End Of Life Discussions Across U.S., http://j.mp/1eXHgpA « Huffington Post

Caring for a hospice patient with dementia, http://j.mp/1dmz9F5 « Caring with Confidence

Golden Years? Infographic on care in nursing homes http://j.mp/1703dDs « Nursing School Hub

Dogs detecting ovarian cancer: The Nose Knows, http://j.mp/16CGsHx « Speaking for Spot 

Managing Stress When You're a Caregiver,  http://j.mp/1dj9WeK « HeartMath LLC