Miriam Green3 days ago3 minBesotted with LifeI flew to London for four days last week to see my family there, most significantly my mom’s sister Barbara. Barbara was given three...
Miriam GreenApr 272 minMarking Another Holiday Without MomIn honor of Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Memorial Day) that starts this evening, this blog is dedicated to my Dutch family members who did not...
Miriam GreenMar 162 minA Belated Birthday, Mom!What a wonderful visit I had with Mom last week! It was her birthday on March 1, and I finally got to see her after about a two-month...
Miriam GreenFeb 162 minLiminal SpaceOmicron has reduced us to one visit a week at Mom’s memory care facility, and I’ve been encouraging my dad to be the weekly visitor. I...
Miriam GreenJan 53 minResolutions for 2022Stringent COVID restrictions are returning to Mom’s care center. With the world-wide numbers of Omicron infections escalating daily, I’m...
Miriam GreenDec 15, 20213 minOne Hand, One HeartWhen I visited Mom this week, I wanted so badly to tell her about the new version of West Side Story. Under different circumstances, we’d...
Miriam GreenNov 24, 20214 minFinding the LightThis blog was recenlty published on the Alzheimer's Association website. Chanukah has always been a symbol of finding light within the...
Miriam GreenOct 14, 20213 minCan't Smile Without YouI’ve been going every Friday for the past few months to see Mom at her care facility. Perhaps because there’s a relaxed atmosphere...
Miriam GreenSep 1, 20213 minThe Unbearable Heaviness of BeingIts birthday-anniversary season in our family. First my birthday on August 26, then remembering my grandmother on her birthday on August...
Miriam GreenAug 11, 20213 minSave Those Kisses For MeTwice now in recent weeks I have missed my scheduled visit with Mom. I feel awful that she has somehow disappeared from the front of my...
Miriam GreenJul 21, 20213 minTime in a BottleLast week I visited Mom by myself because my dad was home with a bad cold and cough. Mom and I had a blast talking and laughing together,...
Miriam GreenJun 30, 20214 minA Stroke of Bad LuckI should be writing about how visiting Mom has its ups and downs but we see her every week, hold hands, hug her when the staff isn’t...
Miriam GreenJun 9, 20213 minHeartfeltI never thought I’d get to the point where I could let go of the guilt of putting Mom in a care facility. I feel so grateful to the staff...
Miriam GreenMay 26, 20213 minWedding BellsDuring the latest 11-day skirmish with Hamas, we were allowed to visit Mom with the knowledge that if a siren sounded, my dad and I were...
Miriam GreenMay 12, 20214 minRocket LaggedWe are finally home in Israel after a two week visit to my in-laws in Maryland. We came home to the new reality of hundreds of rockets...
Miriam GreenApr 21, 20212 minA MouthfulMom’s teeth are not doing well. It’s hard to tell just by looking what’s going on with them, especially as Mom won’t willingly open her...
Miriam GreenApr 14, 20213 minA Bushel and A PeckWhat a difference a good mood makes! Mom was almost dancing as she came towards us with her walker, her feet moving to some beat she was...
Miriam GreenApr 7, 20213 minSaying Goodbye to PassoverI can’t believe the Passover holiday is already so far behind us. It feels like a wonderful, warm memory. Mom couldn’t be at the Seder...
Miriam GreenMar 17, 20213 minGreen PassportsWe’re back on for in-person visits with Mom, thank goodness, but not yet mask-less. Israel is in an enviable position with a large...
Miriam GreenMar 10, 20212 minWe'll Meet AgainWe’re back to visiting with Mom by video call after another worker tested positive, although the residents at Mom’s Alzheimer’s care...