Miriam GreenDec 4, 20194 minClothes Make the WomanThe difficulty of sorting through and parting with my mom's clothes.
Miriam GreenSep 4, 20194 minYou Can't Go Home AgainI spent an emotional day in the Israeli coastal town of Netanya on Sunday, reading from my book, The Lost Kitchen, and talking to my...
Miriam GreenApr 3, 20193 minOut of the ClosetI finally saw Mom today after three days of being sick. I had stayed away because I didn’t want her to catch my cold. I think of her as...
Miriam GreenAug 22, 20183 minDownward StaircaseMy brother Simon is arriving this Friday for a two-week visit! I am so excited to see him, and also a little trepidatious—he has not seen...
Miriam GreenJun 6, 20184 minHomeIt happened as I knew it would. The second day into my two-week trip abroad, Mom was moved into a closed Alzheimer’s ward. Despite being...
Miriam GreenOct 18, 20173 minToo Much SynagogueEach time I walk Mom home from synagogue and see her safely to her door, I am tinged with sadness. I know I’m doing the right thing by...
Miriam GreenJul 6, 20163 minPlanning A Good DeathMany of my friends are taking on the responsibility of caring for their elderly parents. We all go through the same process of realizing...
Miriam GreenMay 20, 20154 minEternally ShoppingI’m not going to remind Mom that her father’s yartzeit, the anniversary of his death, is coming up. He died 17 years ago just before the...