Caregiving and Hospice, October 27 - November 2, 2013

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

Showtime’s ‘Time of Death’: An important and honest look at what death is really like, http://j.mp/19YXCy3 « The Washington Post

Don't Be Afraid to Touch Death, http://j.mp/16SCifK « HuffPost Healthy Living

November is National Family Caregivers Month: 10 Things You Should Say to a Family Caregiver, http://j.mp/18Kpxy8 « The CareGiver Partnership

“This is How We Die”: A Morning with a Hospice Nurse, http://j.mp/1h5QIxk « Confessions of a Funeral Director

End-of-Life and Estate Planning Mistakes to Avoid, http://j.mp/19X705u « Financial Planning

NHPCO Releases 2013 Facts and Figures for Hospice Care in America, http://j.mp/1aMeOYS « Pallimed

An argument against physician-assisted suicide, http://j.mp/HrYQsd « Kevin MD

The emotional impact of caregiving, http://j.mp/1hwWXbc « Caring with Confidence

A reverend's rounds: Hospice chaplain ministers to the terminally ill, http://j.mp/1geKgCT « Aljazeera America

What is End-of-Life Quality? Artful time to create, develop, invent, http://j.mp/Hfb6M4 « Sunrise Rounds

Calling in Hospice is Not Giving Up, http://j.mp/HuHz0P « Yahoo! Voices

November Is Palliative Care Awareness Month: Mayo Clinic Experts Debunk Common Palliative Care Myths, http://j.mp/17XNeU4 « Mayo Clinic Newswise

Note to docs: take time to discuss end-of-life care with patients: If Your Heart Stopped Tonight, http://j.mp/1h0AVQv « The Atlantic

Delightful! Palliative care is everyone's business, http://j.mp/1clliwT « StCatharinesStandard.ca

How to Manage Your Pain http://j.mp/1aD0XSx « eHospice

Lung cancer: Early palliative care can lead to improvements in quality of life, mood, http://j.mp/1aHIQwH « The Piedmont News Station

Clarifying When to Start Palliative Care, http://j.mp/1htrNSj « dailyRx

DEATH IS FOR EVERYONE (a bit of a rant, really), http://j.mp/1dJaHzB « The Order of The Good Death

8 Ways Hospice Care Can Benefit Your Loved One at End of Life, http://j.mp/XPxc8V « Caring.com

"Time of Death" a difficult 6-part documentary series on Showtime, http://j.mp/19PsUHJ « Denver Post

Why an oncologist switched to palliative care, http://j.mp/1bxacUp « eHospice

Are you AFRAID of hospice? http://j.mp/16GJ6rg « Caring with Confidence

The complete special issue: How We Die Now, http://j.mp/1gSvdjF « National Post