Miriam Green
Drink, Drink, Drink
It amazes me how easy it is to manipulate Mom by using her Alzheimer’s. I rely on her non-existent memory to help her do things I want...
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Miriam Green
- Mar 27, 2019
- 3 min
Where Are You?
It happened unexpectedly, a feeling I did not anticipate, a depression as I walked away from Mom’s residence. For the first time in a...
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Miriam Green
- Aug 10, 2016
- 3 min
Taste and Smell
There’s a Hebrew idiom, “al ta’am v’reyach ein l’hitvake’ach,” which literally translates to, “on taste and smell it is impossible to...
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Miriam Green
- Jan 6, 2016
- 3 min
Zing
“Was I there, too?” Mom asks as my dad tells us about a concert they attended Monday night. “Of course,” he responds. “I don’t remember,”...
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Miriam Green
- Jul 8, 2015
- 3 min
Dead People
“I’ll be with the dead people.” “What?” I asked into the phone. “What did you say?” “I’ll be with the dead people,” repeated Mom. I...
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Miriam Green
- Mar 25, 2015
- 4 min
Mommy-sitting
How can I even describe the surreal world my mother inhabits? It’s like watching an artist paint an inexplicable painting yet still be...
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Miriam Green
- Feb 11, 2015
- 3 min
Elevensies
When I was growing up in Maryland, we lived near and frequented the Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington in Rockville. Next door...
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Miriam Green
- Nov 5, 2014
- 3 min
Will the Real Barbara Please Stand Up
What a laugh we had today!! Mom’s sister Barbara is visiting from England, and whenever she’s around, the laughter is contagious. Even...
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Miriam Green
- Jul 23, 2014
- 3 min
Blessed Forgetfulness
Her first reaction was annoyance. “I don’t need anyone interfering with the way I live my life,” Mom declared. “Who is she anyway?” It...
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Miriam Green
- Jun 25, 2014
- 3 min
Raising Our Parents
I didn’t see my parents this week. I have a sinus infection, and I had no energy to travel two hours each way to see them. So, I stayed...
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Miriam Green
- Jun 11, 2014
- 3 min
Happy Friends
I went to a lunch today for two of Mom’s friends who are celebrating their 80th birthdays. Talk turned quickly to aging and finding...
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Miriam Green
- May 28, 2014
- 3 min
Sons and Mothers
It startles me every time, the way Mom can’t keep in mind what is right in front of her. Last night we went to my son’s army swearing-in...
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Miriam Green
- Apr 9, 2014
- 4 min
Shopska Israeli Style
Would you believe I haven’t written in two weeks because I was in Bulgaria?!! It’s true! I was the staff escort to the AACI Jewish...
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