Caregiving and Hospice, October 5 - October 11, 2014

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

A Call for Maternalism in Medicine, http://j.mp/1stECDP « GeriPal

No Risky Chances: The Conversation That Matters Most ~ Terrific excerpt from Atul Gawande's new book, Being Mortal, http://j.mp/1rmd5xt « Medical Examiner

Palliative Care gets Boost from IOM, Gawande, http://j.mp/ZTsNLg « Hospitals and Health Networks

End-of-Life Decision-Making is a Peace-Finding Mission, http://j.mp/1oVxh9R « Open to Hope

How to Say Goodbye When Someone You Love Is Dying, http://j.mp/X05pqt « Caring.com

How Do You Know When to Contact Hospice? http://j.mp/Mt62FG « Grief Healing Blog

President Obama Signs IMPACT Act Bringing Valuable Oversight to Hospices, http://j.mp/1nZy5zv « NHPCO Updater

Atul Gawande: "We Have Medicalized Aging, and That Experiment Is Failing Us," http://j.mp/1BRMMFH « Mother Jones

More outrage over Emanuel's essay: Why 75, http://j.mp/1uBcw8W « ChangingAging.org

Atul Gawande, just what the doctor ordered, http://j.mp/1rVC6Dm « GeriPal

Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel: Open Mouth, Insert Foot, http://j.mp/1uwSRam « The Eden Alternative®

Atul Gawande Asks: How Do We Want To Die? http://j.mp/1y0XIDa « The Artery

High Tech + Absent Death Awareness= Irrational Expectations @ the End of Life, http://j.mp/1uRAr5z « It's OK to Die