Miriam Green
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, 2020
- 2 min
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, 2019
- 5 min
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, 2019
- 3 min
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, 2019
- 5 min
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, 2019
- 3 min
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, 2019
- 3 min
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, 2018
- 3 min
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, 2017
- 3 min
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, 2017
- 5 min
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, 2017
- 4 min
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, 2017
- 4 min
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, 2017
- 3 min
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, 2017
- 3 min
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, 2017
- 4 min
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, 2017
- 5 min
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, 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
- Sep 14, 2016
- 4 min
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, 2016
- 4 min
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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