Caregiving and Hospice, September 14 - September 20, 2014

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

Comprehensive, authoritative response to recent hospice media coverage, http://j.mp/1unncFL « National Coalition for Hospice and Palliative Care

Hey Dr. Emanuel: you might not want to die when you're 75! http://j.mp/1mmDD6g « GeriPal

How to Ensure Care for Your Pets, http://j.mp/1DnkCWA « Delaware Hospice

Thought-provoking: Why I Hope to Die at 75, http://j.mp/1qiFjZy « The Atlantic

IMPACT Legislation Passed by Congress, http://j.mp/1uj0iPS « National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization

New IOM Report on Dying in America, http://j.mp/1tx20PN « GeriPal

Caregiver Stress: Remembering To Take Care Of Yourself, http://j.mp/ZofORa « Fawne Hansen

A False Hope: Artificial Nutrition in the Dying Patient, http://j.mp/1uEzkDu « GeriPal

Amen! Want doctors to be more emotionally available? Stop emasculating them, http://j.mp/X8osS6 « Kevin MD

Graduating from hospice, http://j.mp/1wwrZcs « Caring with Confidence

Straight Talk About Palliative Care: What Everyone Should Know, http://j.mp/1y6Mm1r « Wall Street Journal

Should Our Dad Be Told That He's Dying? http://j.mp/1uzXdwV « Grief Healing Blog

Using the Skills Learned at VITALtalk to Take Out the Trash, http://j.mp/1ux3mdo « GeriPal