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Miriam Green
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Miriam Green
Mar 29, 20174 min read
Brain Games
I've been playing brain games on my smart phone, mainly to keep myself occupied while I'm traveling. They are so easy to download. I...
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Miriam Green
Mar 22, 20175 min read
Funny Face
“Mom has been very belligerent this morning,” Daddy told me on the phone. I was on the last leg of my journey to their apartment, having...
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Miriam Green
Mar 15, 20173 min read
Bedtime Blues
She sounded so…normal on the phone. “We’d love to come visit you!” Of course, the moment I opened the door to my house to invite my...
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Miriam Green
Mar 8, 20173 min read
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, 20173 min read
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 22, 20174 min read
You're Only Young Twice
I am writing to you from sunny Kiryat Atta, home to my son and daughter-in-law, and of course, our sweet 8-month-old grandson Roi. My...
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Miriam Green
Feb 15, 20172 min read
Let Them Eat Cake
We walked around the mall today for about 3 hours window shopping as the rain fell outside. When we stopped for coffee, we bumped into...
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Miriam Green
Feb 8, 20173 min read
Oh, The Places You'll Go
Here’s a new one. Mom absolutely refused to open her mouth when she brushed her teeth. She stood in the bathroom brushing the outside of...
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Miriam Green
Feb 1, 20173 min read
Straightening Ourselves
When Mom and I took a short walk to the grocery store and back, she was hesitant about where we were walking. She literally recognized...
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Miriam Green
Jan 25, 20174 min read
Remembering Millie
My dad got it right when he said about my grandmother: “Millie was someone who left an indelible mark on all those who met her and we...
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Miriam Green
Jan 18, 20172 min read
Mourning
If you had asked me how life was yesterday, I would have written about the quiet day we had in paradise. Mom and I sang songs, drank...
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Miriam Green
Jan 11, 20173 min read
We're So Lucky
We’ve passed the winter solstice but the days are still short and darkness descends all too soon. There is a midrash that tells the story...
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Miriam Green
Jan 4, 20174 min read
Learning From the Young
Liza Futerman is a friend and writer who has published a stunning monograph about her mother’s Alzheimer’s. Illustrated with passion and...
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Miriam Green
Dec 28, 20163 min read
Upside Down Inside
“Everything is weird. I feel like a weird person,” Mom said when she woke up from her nap. “My brain’s not functioning.” I have heard Mom...
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Miriam Green
Dec 21, 20164 min read
Rings on Her Fingers 2
My mom’s instinct for social interaction is incredibly strong. When we are out on the streets of the city, we often pause in our rambling...
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Miriam Green
Dec 14, 20163 min read
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
Dec 7, 20162 min read
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
Nov 30, 20164 min read
Black and White
I stand at our meeting place waiting for Mom and her caregiver Sahlee and watch people walking down the path towards me. From far away,...
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Miriam Green
Nov 23, 20164 min read
Invisible Handicaps
The day my brother Simon left, Mom threw a temper tantrum when she and my dad were out enjoying an afternoon stroll. She used the foulest...
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Miriam Green
Nov 16, 20164 min read
I See the Moon
We took Simon out to a fancy restaurant to celebrate his impending 50th birthday. We had a laugh-filled evening, despite it being harder...
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