Miriam Green
Thanks
We have the ability to look at a bleak situation and still find something to be thankful for.
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Miriam Green
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Miriam Green
- Jun 12, 2019
- 3 min
Ice Cream, You Scream
With the hot summer approaching, the residents of Mom’s care facility have weekly ice cream treats at tea time. A small cup of sorbet...
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Miriam Green
- Nov 21, 2018
- 4 min
Simon Says
How quickly I go from elation to despair—from reveling in my brother Simon’s impromptu three-day visit to anguishing over the person most...
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Miriam Green
- Sep 5, 2018
- 4 min
Holidays
What a hoot! I spent a glorious day with my dad and brother Simon in Netanya. They had been staying there for a few days’ vacation when I...
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Miriam Green
- Aug 30, 2018
- 3 min
Compartmentalization
Finding happiness in the little things is something that I work at. It doesn’t necessarily come naturally when it relates to Mom. It is...
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Miriam Green
- Aug 22, 2018
- 3 min
Downward Staircase
My brother Simon is arriving this Friday for a two-week visit! I am so excited to see him, and also a little trepidatious—he has not seen...
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Miriam Green
- Dec 7, 2016
- 2 min
Kitchen: A Definition
“Hello, who’s this?” Mom asks suspiciously. “Hi, Mom,” I reply as distinctly as I can. “It’s your daughter, Miriam.” Talking on the phone...
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Miriam Green
- Nov 23, 2016
- 4 min
Invisible Handicaps
The day my brother Simon left, Mom threw a temper tantrum when she and my dad were out enjoying an afternoon stroll. She used the foulest...
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Miriam Green
- Nov 16, 2016
- 4 min
I See the Moon
We took Simon out to a fancy restaurant to celebrate his impending 50th birthday. We had a laugh-filled evening, despite it being harder...
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Miriam Green
- Nov 9, 2016
- 3 min
Abby Normal
My brother Simon is here for a visit! He is all laughter and warm hugs, and it is a pleasure to be around him. I arrived early at my...
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Miriam Green
- Feb 10, 2016
- 3 min
Human Decency
Two weeks since I last wrote and my mom is still ill. She has a urinary tract infection that won't go away. She's been on three types of...
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Miriam Green
- Aug 19, 2015
- 3 min
Poetry, Please
How is it that poetry can stir such strong memories? I accompanied my mom to her monthly poetry class where they read and discuss poems...
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Miriam Green
- Dec 17, 2014
- 3 min
Sense and Sensitivity
Here’s something you many not know about Alzheimer’s. Loss of smell is an early warning sign for Alzheimer’s and other neurological...
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Miriam Green
- Dec 10, 2014
- 4 min
The Photo of Dorian Grey
...or, One Knish, Two Knish... I’m guessing most of you, like me, imagine ourselves looking different than we really are. Maybe in our...
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