Miriam Green
Music, Here and Now
New technologies and medicines are years away; music is here and now.
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Miriam Green
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Miriam Green
- Sep 25, 2019
- 4 min
A Shrinking World
It is amazing how small our worlds can shrink when we are ill—physically, emotionally, even intellectually.
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Miriam Green
- Sep 18, 2019
- 3 min
Soothing the Savage Breast
I was having a lovely time laughing and singing with Mom today. Most of what we talked about was nonsense, but she was in a relatively...
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Miriam Green
- Aug 7, 2019
- 2 min
Literally
The funny thing about talking to someone with Alzheimer’s is that you never know where the conversation will end up. My husband Jeff and...
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Miriam Green
- Jun 5, 2019
- 4 min
Saved by an Accordion
It has been one year since my mom was moved to her Alzheimer’s care facility, one year of searing emotional upheavals and adjusting to a...
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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
- Mar 6, 2019
- 3 min
Time Bandit
Sometimes there are large billboards on the side of the road that seem to scream out at you as you drive by. I felt I was passing one...
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Miriam Green
- Jan 23, 2019
- 3 min
Music, Food of Love
There are some days when I feel my mom so intensely, it is uncanny. Today was such a day. I woke up in a bad mood, as if the wind and...
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Miriam Green
- Jan 16, 2019
- 3 min
Activity Blanket
Mom was so delighted to see my dad today. It was as if her grey existence suddenly became bright, as if she knew she was missing...
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Miriam Green
- Oct 31, 2018
- 3 min
Winter Clothes
What a melancholy experience to go through Mom’s closet choosing winter clothes for her. The season has turned, and now Mom needs sweat...
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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
- Aug 1, 2018
- 3 min
Wings to the Mind
“Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything.” ― Plato Music truly animates...
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Miriam Green
- Apr 25, 2018
- 3 min
Undecided
With the very first note, Mom was standing by the piano. As “Somewhere” from West Side Story took shape and became familiar, Mom started...
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Miriam Green
- Feb 14, 2018
- 3 min
A Walk to Remember
I was proud of myself today for bringing Mom home from the mall with absolutely no displays of anger. It was an intense effort to be with...
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Miriam Green
- Aug 16, 2017
- 3 min
Thinking of You
What an adventure we had today! Mom and I took a walk down town and ended up in a curio shop that we’d passed before but never entered. I...
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Miriam Green
- Dec 14, 2016
- 3 min
Rings on Her Fingers
We tried unsuccessfully to take Mom’s rings off today. In addition to her wedding and engagement ring, Mom wears four other rings, each...
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Miriam Green
- Jul 13, 2016
- 2 min
Rise Up Singing
I am learning that it is often best not to delay or challenge Mom’s instincts when she’s in a bad mood. The sticky, humid heat is getting...
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Miriam Green
- May 31, 2016
- 3 min
When in Doubt, Sing
Mom’s sister, my Auntie Barbara, is visiting from London. It is great to see her. She is a wild, funny, woman with strong opinions and a...
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Miriam Green
- Feb 10, 2016
- 3 min
Human Decency
Two weeks since I last wrote and my mom is still ill. She has a urinary tract infection that won't go away. She's been on three types of...
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Miriam Green
- Sep 2, 2015
- 3 min
Overwhelming Sadness
Sometimes—like now—I feel overwhelmed by the responsibility of taking care of my Mom. What if, when she’s with me, she can’t be reasoned...
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