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
- May 20, 2020
- 4 min
Hello, Lovey
How can I not hold her hands and pull her to me for kisses and hugs? That’s how I tell her I love her.
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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
- 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
- Oct 10, 2018
- 3 min
A Daughter's Wisdom
“Should we wake her up?” I asked my daughter. Mom was sleeping soundly, her earphones planted on her ears playing her special mix of show...
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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
- 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
- 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
- Jul 20, 2016
- 4 min
Remember This
We’ve been watching National Geographic’s Emmy-nominated series, “Brain Games.” With interactive games and hidden cameras, this show...
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Miriam Green
- Jun 15, 2016
- 3 min
Recognition
Mom doesn't seem so excited to see me this morning. When I knock on the door, I hear my dad tell her a surprise visitor is arriving. And...
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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
- Dec 23, 2015
- 4 min
Home Sweet Home
It’s official! My parents now own a property just down the lane from me. Though we only live 90 minutes apart by car (or 2½ hours by...
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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 22, 2015
- 3 min
Locked in the Lavatory
I grew up singing a song called, “Three Young Ladies Locked in the Lavatory,” a whimsical romp about, well, three young ladies who got...
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Miriam Green
- Sep 16, 2015
- 4 min
Time On My Hands
Mom’s watch is missing. The digital gold-plated watch she got from her sister as a birthday present a few years ago. Gone. We’ve looked...
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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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