Miriam Green
One Hand, One Heart
When I visited Mom this week, I wanted so badly to tell her about the new version of West Side Story. Under different circumstances, we’d...
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Miriam Green
- Jan 1, 2020
- 4 min
Renewing Resolutions
My mom is still here, diminished though she is, and I have the privilege of seeing her.
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Miriam Green
- Dec 4, 2019
- 4 min
Clothes Make the Woman
The difficulty of sorting through and parting with my mom's clothes.
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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
- 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
- Apr 3, 2019
- 3 min
Out of the Closet
I 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...
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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
- Mar 14, 2018
- 5 min
Pulling Teeth Again
Ever since my dad found a chunk of Mom’s tooth on her pillow one morning, we’ve been trying to figure out how to get Mom dental care. She...
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Miriam Green
- Mar 7, 2018
- 3 min
Vanishing Act
“Oh, it’s my mommy,” she said as I entered her house this morning. I was not prepared for this—to be identified as her mom. On the other...
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Miriam Green
- Feb 21, 2018
- 4 min
You Will Get Wet on this Ride
I washed Mom’s hair today. What a mess! For some reason, Mom, like many Alzheimer’s patients, does not enjoy bathing or showering....
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Miriam Green
- Jan 24, 2018
- 3 min
Gutter Talk
“You’re only fit for the gutter, you are,” she angrily spat at me. It hurts to hear her talk like that. I know my mom would never say...
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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
- Jul 19, 2017
- 3 min
Out of the Mouth of Babes
I think we should amend the idiom based on Psalm 8 to read, “Out of the mouth of babes—and Alzheimer’s sufferers—comes wisdom.” With Mom...
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Miriam Green
- Jul 12, 2017
- 3 min
A Moving Experience
There are boxes stacked neatly in my parents’ apartment, evidence that they are truly going through with their move in two months to Beer...
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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
- Mar 29, 2017
- 4 min
Brain Games
I've been playing brain games on my smart phone, mainly to keep myself occupied while I'm traveling. They are so easy to download. I...
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Miriam Green
- Aug 24, 2016
- 3 min
Cutting the Cord
When a fuse blew in my parent's apartment, at first my dad couldn't find the source of the incident. It seemed localized to their...
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Miriam Green
- May 25, 2016
- 3 min
Turning into a Pumpkin
It is fitting that when our kids were small, my mom used to call herself “Savtarella,” the Hebrew equivalent of Grandma-ella, after that...
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Miriam Green
- Aug 19, 2015
- 3 min
Poetry, Please
How is it that poetry can stir such strong memories? I accompanied my mom to her monthly poetry class where they read and discuss poems...
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