Miriam Green
Dislocation
We were gifted a rare interaction with Mom this week. When we called to video conference, Mom was alert and communicative. Though she...
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Miriam Green
- Jun 19, 2019
- 3 min
Core Family
We were sitting together, the four of us, our core family: my brother Simon visiting from California, my parents, and me. It gave me the...
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Miriam Green
- Jul 4, 2018
- 4 min
A Movable Feast
This is what I tell myself: Don’t get upset, it’s not worth it. This is just Mom’s way. If you are frustrated, don’t let her know it. If...
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Miriam Green
- Jun 6, 2018
- 4 min
Home
It 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...
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Miriam Green
- Feb 28, 2018
- 3 min
The Right Path
Sometimes I feel so tired and overwhelmed by the enormity of caring and loving my mom. I try hard not to show it when I’m with her,...
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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
- Mar 8, 2017
- 3 min
A Novel Idea
The tagline for the book Elizabeth is Missing* is: “How do you solve a mystery when you can’t remember the clues?” This first novel by...
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Miriam Green
- Mar 1, 2017
- 3 min
76 Trombones
“It’s your birthday today,” I told Mom. “It’s my birthday?” she asked innocently. “We’ll have to have a party.” We’d already come back...
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Miriam Green
- Feb 17, 2016
- 3 min
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
- Nov 11, 2015
- 4 min
The Future is Still in Our Hands
Coming home from a trip abroad is like slipping into your most comfortable pair of shoes. It feels natural. It feels good. Today, one day...
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Miriam Green
- Feb 4, 2015
- 3 min
One Midnight Gone*
Today is my blog’s first anniversary. If I look back to what I was writing a year ago, I can almost make believe we are in a holding...
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Miriam Green
- Jun 3, 2014
- 3 min
Cheesecake and Yahrzeits
Every time I tell Mom I can’t visit this week because of Shavuot, the Jewish holiday that commemorates the giving of the Torah, Mom...
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