Miriam Green
War And All That Stuff
It’s been a while since I posted a blog. I can give you a whole list of excuses, but one word will serve: war. Suffice it to say that Mom...
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Miriam Green
- Aug 9
- 4 min
Press Here to Turn On
I am flummoxed by how difficult it is to turn on headphones for some people. I can’t count the times I’ve gone to visit Mom to find her...
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Miriam Green
- Jun 21
- 3 min
Saying Goodbye
I’m so busy living life that I sometimes forget to write my blog. Today, though, is a slow, thoughtful day. My beloved mother-in-law...
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Miriam Green
- May 3
- 2 min
Four Generations
On this, the last day of my daughter’s visit, I am filled with sadness at the thought that I won’t see her for another year. Yes, we are...
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Miriam Green
- Mar 22
- 3 min
In Like a Lion
What a month March has been! It came in like a lion with Mom’s birthday on the 1st, the same day that my 90-year-old mother-in-law...
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Miriam Green
- Feb 8
- 4 min
Walking Down
I used to think that the disappearance of someone from Mom’s facility meant that they had died. Now I know differently. Dad was told by...
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Miriam Green
- Jan 11
- 3 min
Liminal Space
My brother-in-law and sister-in-law from opposite sides of my family lost their mothers in December. And all I can think is how jealous I...
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Miriam Green
- Dec 19, 2022
- 3 min
Sharing the Lights of Chanukah
Hey, it's been a while since I've written. This month's blog is on Chanukah and was printed on the Alzheimer's Association blogsite. The...
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Miriam Green
- Oct 19, 2022
- 3 min
Failure Cakes
I made an amazing failure cake over the holidays. It was a cooking day, one of many. I cut my thumb, burned a small patch of skin against...
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Miriam Green
- Aug 31, 2022
- 3 min
Happy Birthday to Me
The walk from my house to Mom’s care facility is about 20 minutes. It’s tough in 90° F weather (30+° C), but I’m committed to getting...
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Miriam Green
- Aug 9, 2022
- 3 min
Caught by COVID
Mom caught COVID. The heaviness of knowing her illness was beyond our control took its toll on us, and we lived for the short videos that...
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Miriam Green
- Jul 6, 2022
- 3 min
I Love Netanya
I’ve visited Netanya twice in the past few weeks, helping my dad deal with the renovations to the apartment that they own there. Stepping...
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Miriam Green
- May 18, 2022
- 3 min
Besotted with Life
I flew to London for four days last week to see my family there, most significantly my mom’s sister Barbara. Barbara was given three...
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Miriam Green
- Apr 27, 2022
- 2 min
Marking Another Holiday Without Mom
In honor of Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Memorial Day) that starts this evening, this blog is dedicated to my Dutch family members who did not...
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Miriam Green
- Mar 16, 2022
- 2 min
A 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...
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Miriam Green
- Feb 16, 2022
- 2 min
Liminal Space
Omicron 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...
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Miriam Green
- Jan 5, 2022
- 3 min
Resolutions for 2022
Stringent COVID restrictions are returning to Mom’s care center. With the world-wide numbers of Omicron infections escalating daily, I’m...
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Miriam Green
- Dec 15, 2021
- 3 min
One Hand, One Heart
When 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...
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Miriam Green
- Nov 24, 2021
- 4 min
Finding the Light
This blog was recenlty published on the Alzheimer's Association website. Chanukah has always been a symbol of finding light within the...
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Miriam Green
- Oct 14, 2021
- 3 min
Can't Smile Without You
I’ve been going every Friday for the past few months to see Mom at her care facility. Perhaps because there’s a relaxed atmosphere...
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