Miriam Green
A Mouthful
Mom’s teeth are not doing well. It’s hard to tell just by looking what’s going on with them, especially as Mom won’t willingly open her...
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Miriam Green
- Feb 10, 2021
- 3 min
Hollow Hellos
We seem to be in a kind of dance. We take three steps forward and one step back. Now that we are all vaccinated with our second dose of...
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Miriam Green
- Dec 2, 2020
- 3 min
Shadow Games
Along with the physical and mental reawakening Mom has experienced with the change to her medications, she’s also become quite feisty....
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Miriam Green
- Jan 22, 2020
- 3 min
The Creativity of Caregivers
It is up to us to give them the tools to continue their lives in the public sphere as long as possible.
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Miriam Green
- Nov 20, 2019
- 3 min
Goodbye and Hello
It’s not a matter of how many goodbyes we have left, but how many hellos
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Miriam Green
- Feb 13, 2019
- 3 min
Blogaversary!
This week marks the 5th anniversary of my blog, The Lost Kitchen, which features the ups and downs of caring for my mom who has...
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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
- Dec 12, 2018
- 3 min
An Earful
I often think that life in a seniors’ residence must be routine, maybe even boring. And perhaps it is. If you have Alzheimer’s, the...
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Miriam Green
- Jul 25, 2018
- 3 min
Dance
“We are all capable of dancing,” Mom says as we swing round the room. She’s talking to the other residents who are mostly sitting in...
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Miriam Green
- Feb 7, 2018
- 4 min
Options
Is there an alternative to giving anti-psychotic drugs and ensuring a meaningful, calm day for my mom? I sure hope so, because it saddens...
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Miriam Green
- Dec 7, 2016
- 2 min
Kitchen: A Definition
“Hello, who’s this?” Mom asks suspiciously. “Hi, Mom,” I reply as distinctly as I can. “It’s your daughter, Miriam.” Talking on the phone...
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Miriam Green
- Oct 26, 2016
- 5 min
There's No Place Like Home
When my dad was away in September, in my naiveté, I thought it would be easy to drive Mom and myself and her caregiver Sahlee to my home...
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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
- Apr 6, 2016
- 3 min
There's No Path Back
I recently heard a radio show about an Alzheimer’s patient, who, when unable to draw a clock as part of his doctor’s assessment, went...
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Miriam Green
- Jan 13, 2016
- 3 min
Catching Cold
Mom is running a fever and has a cold. Pretty common in winter. In fact, I’m nursing a bad cold, too. It seems that not even the flu...
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Miriam Green
- Dec 16, 2015
- 3 min
Confusion
“This mirror looks like me,” Mom exclaimed. We were in a café with my dad. “It does, doesn’t it?” I answered, as Daddy and I exchanged...
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Miriam Green
- Jul 29, 2015
- 3 min
The Hidden
There are so many of our body parts that are hidden from public view. I’m not talking about internal organs. I’m talking about our...
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Miriam Green
- Jan 7, 2015
- 3 min
The Grey Zone
I am riding on the bus watching the sky lighten incrementally. I’ve been up since dawn getting ready to meet Mom today. And now, when I...
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Miriam Green
- May 14, 2014
- 3 min
Grapefruit Sandwiches
“It’s a long way to walk from Tel Aviv,” Mom said on the phone. “Should we pick you up? Here, talk to Daddy.” I called, as I do every...
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