Miriam Green
Forgetting
I forgot to visit Mom yesterday at her memory care facility. When I realized I’d missed my appointment, it was too late to do anything...
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Miriam Green
- Apr 22, 2020
- 3 min
YouTube for Caregivers
The residents in Mom’s ward can’t be isolated one from the other. They need constant supervision.
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Miriam Green
- Sep 11, 2019
- 5 min
Bed Rails
Are bed rails a hazard or are they helpful devices in a dementia ward? I’ve seen horrifying photos recently on Facebook groups of loved...
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Miriam Green
- Apr 17, 2019
- 3 min
Bread of Affliction
The holiday of Passover starts this week. But Alzheimer's sufferers will not recognize that Friday night will be different from all other...
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Miriam Green
- Oct 24, 2018
- 4 min
Engagement
“It’s my daughter, Miriam,” she said as I entered the ward. “Where were you?” How grateful I felt to be identified by Mom. I sat down in...
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Miriam Green
- May 16, 2018
- 4 min
Wherever You Go, I Will Go
Our lives have been topsy-turvy this past week. We had initial confirmation on Sunday that Mom could be moved into a closed Alzheimer’s...
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Miriam Green
- Nov 1, 2017
- 4 min
Second Best
I will never be enough for Mom. I am second best at most. Here’s what happened. My dad went out for an early evening lecture to a retiree...
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Miriam Green
- Jun 21, 2017
- 3 min
Boom, Crash
First the sickening sound of the impact, then the jolt as our heads snapped forward and back. Then Mom’s hysterical wailing. It took me a...
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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
- Aug 6, 2014
- 4 min
Confessions of an Online Shopper
I didn’t see my parents this week, but I did do their shopping. Yes, I confess. I am an online shopper. Soon after Mom was diagnosed with...
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Miriam Green
- Apr 9, 2014
- 4 min
Shopska Israeli Style
Would you believe I haven’t written in two weeks because I was in Bulgaria?!! It’s true! I was the staff escort to the AACI Jewish...
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Miriam Green
- Feb 11, 2014
- 3 min
Spinach Quiche
Here’s what I found under Jeff’s bed-side table: a dusty bag filled with emails from 1997 and 1998. I wasn’t quite sure how they got...
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