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Miriam Green
Apr 14, 20213 min read
A Bushel and A Peck
What a difference a good mood makes! Mom was almost dancing as she came towards us with her walker, her feet moving to some beat she was...
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Miriam Green
Oct 30, 20193 min read
Forward Motion
Here’s the secret: Knowing that Mom could not be with us, it was easier to shut her out of my mind completely.
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Miriam Green
Aug 30, 20183 min read
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
Jun 28, 20173 min read
The Portrait
A few years ago, my dad painted a portrait of Mom that, though well executed, troubled me for the expression he chose to apply to her...
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Miriam Green
May 10, 20173 min read
Beauty
My wonderful Auntie Barbara is visiting from England. She is full of laughter and the promise of adventure. It means, though, that Mom is...
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Miriam Green
Jan 11, 20173 min read
We're So Lucky
We’ve passed the winter solstice but the days are still short and darkness descends all too soon. There is a midrash that tells the story...
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Miriam Green
Feb 17, 20163 min read
Good Day Sunshine
We seem to have turned a corner. Mom has finished her course of antibiotics, and is doing much better. She was more her positive self and...
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Miriam Green
Dec 24, 20143 min read
Blow, Blow, Blow Your Nose
It is impossible to be other than happy around my mom. When you’re blowing your nose for the umpteenth time and she starts singing,...
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Miriam Green
Feb 19, 20143 min read
Stuffed Red Peppers
As we were standing in the doorway to leave their apartment, my mom turned to me and asked where the woman was who had been sitting on...
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