Miriam Green
Visits Reinstated
We received a surprise message from Mom’s care facility late last week that they were reinstating visits. My dad and I were so excited!...
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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 23, 2020
- 2 min
Longings
I’m going to call Mom’s care facility soon to request an appointment to visit with her. It’s been so long since I’ve seen her. I do get...
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Miriam Green
- Oct 21, 2020
- 3 min
A Moving Experience
When my parents moved to Beer Sheva from Netanya in 2017, the transition was very difficult for Mom. She never seemed to settle in their...
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Miriam Green
- Sep 2, 2020
- 3 min
The Red Zone
Round two of worries to contend with. Two residents at Mom’s care facility have been taken to hospital after contracting COVID-19; four...
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Miriam Green
- Aug 5, 2020
- 2 min
No News
Is it true that “No News is Good News?” This week, our interactions with Mom were difficult and depressing. We were unable to connect...
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Miriam Green
- Jul 1, 2020
- 3 min
Corona Woes
Perhaps the uncertainty in our world-wide predicament is similar to the permanent sense of uncertainty that Alzheimer’s patients experience.
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Miriam Green
- Jun 24, 2020
- 3 min
Replaced
In the absence of our touch, the staff is now responsible for doling out affections to Mom.
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Miriam Green
- Jun 17, 2020
- 3 min
Forgetting
I forgot to visit Mom yesterday at her memory care facility. When I realized I’d missed my appointment, it was too late to do anything...
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Miriam Green
- May 26, 2020
- 4 min
It's Not Over Yet
We might think that the easing of restrictions means the end to the coronavirus scare, but we’d be wrong.
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Miriam Green
- May 20, 2020
- 4 min
Hello, Lovey
How can I not hold her hands and pull her to me for kisses and hugs? That’s how I tell her I love her.
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Miriam Green
- May 13, 2020
- 3 min
Visitation
The terms of visitation sound like they’re straight out of a horror movie.
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Miriam Green
- Jan 15, 2020
- 4 min
Leaving Home
Mom is no longer in our orbit of care. Neither I nor my father—who still visits her everyday—can know what befalls her during her day.
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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
- 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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