Miriam Green
Fearing the Worst
I am so worried. We received word this week that the physiotherapist in Mom’s care facility was diagnosed with Corona. This is beyond...
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Miriam Green
- Sep 25, 2019
- 4 min
A Shrinking World
It is amazing how small our worlds can shrink when we are ill—physically, emotionally, even intellectually.
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Miriam Green
- May 22, 2019
- 3 min
Still Here
When my dad is away, as he is this week, I try to visit my mom each day, even if only for a short while, so that I can verify with my own...
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Miriam Green
- Mar 20, 2019
- 4 min
Nutritional Drinks
Many hospitals and senior care facilities give supplemental nutrition drinks to their patients or residents. These drinks typically...
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Miriam Green
- Jan 9, 2019
- 3 min
Impersonation
I have been impersonating my mom to pay my parents’ credit card bills, sort out the cable provider, turn down business solicitations,...
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Miriam Green
- Aug 14, 2018
- 3 min
Are You My Mother?
How does the little bird in P.D. Eastman’s classic book, Are You My Mother? know who his mother is? The bird intuits that only his mother...
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Miriam Green
- Apr 11, 2018
- 4 min
Testing 1-2-3
I tried to sit in silence, but it was painful to listen to Mom attempting to answer the doctor’s questions. Mom knew she was having...
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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
- Sep 18, 2017
- 3 min
Unanticipated Joy
It has been two weeks since their move—a week since my brother Simon left—and my parents are firmly ensconced in their new home. Thanks...
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Miriam Green
- Jan 18, 2017
- 2 min
Mourning
If you had asked me how life was yesterday, I would have written about the quiet day we had in paradise. Mom and I sang songs, drank...
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Miriam Green
- May 4, 2016
- 4 min
Wisdom
As soon as you start measuring good deeds to determine which is greater, which takes priority over the other—you have already entered...
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Miriam Green
- Feb 25, 2016
- 3 min
Multi, Multi Things
We are standing in the middle of the mall and we have a half hour to spend before my father picks us up. Mom is agitated. She wants to be...
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Miriam Green
- Oct 21, 2015
- 3 min
Walking on Sunshine
I’m worried about Mom’s legs. We were out for about two hours and by the time we started walking home, mom was complaining about pains in...
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Miriam Green
- Sep 9, 2015
- 3 min
Trying to Understand
What a relief to come home to a quiet house. When I got back from visiting my parents, I actually looked forward to doing the laundry, to...
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Miriam Green
- May 13, 2015
- 4 min
The Lost Kitchen
There’s an Alzheimer’s joke that goes like this: Joan and Stan are watching TV on the couch in the living room. Joan gets up. “I’m going...
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Miriam Green
- Feb 17, 2015
- 3 min
Walking in the Rain
Mom and I walked in the rain today. It was a light rain, and as we ambled along, we sang rain songs. It felt good to be out, and when we...
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Miriam Green
- Sep 17, 2014
- 2 min
I Love You, Goodbye
I feel guilty when it’s time to leave my mom. She is effusive in her kisses and hugs. “It’s wonderful to spend time with you. When will I...
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Miriam Green
- Jun 18, 2014
- 3 min
A Heavy Heart
Sometimes it is hard to be in the moment, to push aside internal thoughts and give over to the now. That’s what Mom’s Alzheimer’s demands...
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Miriam Green
- Apr 16, 2014
- 3 min
Signs and Wonders...
and a little chicken.... “I hope you don’t feel I’m a nuisance,” she said lightly as we were sitting in synagogue. I might have grumbled...
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Miriam Green
- Mar 19, 2014
- 3 min
Lemon Memories
What’s the difference between Alzheimer’s and forgetfulness? It’s tough to see a parent age. Beyond the physical changes—faces thin, hair...
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