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Miriam Green
Nov 24, 20214 min read
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
Dec 23, 20202 min read
Longings
I’m going to call Mom’s care facility soon to request an appointment to visit with her. It’s been so long since I’ve seen her. I do get...
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Miriam Green
Nov 27, 20195 min read
Beautiful Girl
There is no reasoning with Alzheimer's. Nor is there an ability to recognize an authority figure who may be acting on your behalf.
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Miriam Green
Sep 18, 20193 min read
Soothing the Savage Breast
I was having a lovely time laughing and singing with Mom today. Most of what we talked about was nonsense, but she was in a relatively...
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Miriam Green
Jun 26, 20195 min read
The Mystery of the Ripped Pants
Twice now in the space of a few weeks, we’ve been handed a pair of Mom’s summer pants with a big rip on the left hand side. The tear is...
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Miriam Green
Mar 27, 20193 min read
Where Are You?
It happened unexpectedly, a feeling I did not anticipate, a depression as I walked away from Mom’s residence. For the first time in a...
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Miriam Green
Mar 6, 20193 min read
Time Bandit
Sometimes there are large billboards on the side of the road that seem to scream out at you as you drive by. I felt I was passing one...
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Miriam Green
Feb 14, 20183 min read
A Walk to Remember
I was proud of myself today for bringing Mom home from the mall with absolutely no displays of anger. It was an intense effort to be with...
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Miriam Green
Dec 20, 20173 min read
Mara
There is always a certain risk involved in taking Mom to the mall. She may not be able to shed her angry morning voice, she may run...
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Miriam Green
Dec 13, 20175 min read
Crossroads
We are at a crossroads. Should we give Mom anti psychotic medication to combat her hostility and irrational behavior (i.e.,...
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Miriam Green
Dec 6, 20174 min read
Coat Wars
I lost my temper out of frustration this week. Mom had taken my coat and wouldn’t give it back. The moment I yelled at her, though, I...
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Miriam Green
Oct 25, 20174 min read
Incalcitrance
I don’t have patience for this, I thought as I listened to the woman on the phone. As part of my job, I sometimes answer a hotline for...
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Miriam Green
Sep 6, 20173 min read
The New Kids on the Block
They’re he-ere! I can’t quite believe it. All the planning and agonizing has finally come to fruition. My parents are now officially my...
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Miriam Green
Aug 9, 20173 min read
A Toast to Friends
What must it seem like to outsiders—that foul mouth, the anger, the obstinacy? Yes, it’s embarrassing to hear Mom lash out verbally at...
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Miriam Green
May 17, 20174 min read
Battered and Fried
A dear friend posted a video on my Facebook page of a woman with Alzheimer’s describing the disease and how it affects her. Imagine, she...
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Miriam Green
Mar 22, 20175 min read
Funny Face
“Mom has been very belligerent this morning,” Daddy told me on the phone. I was on the last leg of my journey to their apartment, having...
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Miriam Green
Nov 23, 20164 min read
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, 20164 min read
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
Sep 14, 20164 min read
Second Chances
Why don’t any of the Alzheimer’s books or websites prepare you for the rage? Or your helplessness and guilt when you can’t defuse it?...
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Miriam Green
Sep 7, 20164 min read
Naomi in Wonderland
I feel like I’ve fallen down the rabbit hole into an Alzheimer’s version of Naomi in Wonderland. My dad flew to Miami two days ago, and I...
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