Miriam Green
It's Complicated
I can’t decide which film I like best, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory or The Frisco Kid. There are others, of course, including...
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Miriam Green
- Aug 24, 2016
- 3 min
Cutting the Cord
When a fuse blew in my parent's apartment, at first my dad couldn't find the source of the incident. It seemed localized to their...
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Miriam Green
- Aug 17, 2016
- 3 min
Persuasion
I took Mom to get a blood test today but we left the clinic with her veins intact. We got to the clinic, took a number, and sang a few...
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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
- Aug 3, 2016
- 3 min
Hair
I lost my temper today. Not at Mom, but at her hairdresser, the one who has been cutting her hair for about 20 years. When I called last...
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Miriam Green
- Jul 27, 2016
- 3 min
Gifts
Life’s gifts are to be found everywhere: In suddenly seeing a problem from a different perspective, in offering of yourself to a friend,...
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Miriam Green
- Jul 20, 2016
- 4 min
Remember This
We’ve been watching National Geographic’s Emmy-nominated series, “Brain Games.” With interactive games and hidden cameras, this show...
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Miriam Green
- Jul 13, 2016
- 2 min
Rise Up Singing
I am learning that it is often best not to delay or challenge Mom’s instincts when she’s in a bad mood. The sticky, humid heat is getting...
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Miriam Green
- Jul 6, 2016
- 3 min
Planning A Good Death
Many of my friends are taking on the responsibility of caring for their elderly parents. We all go through the same process of realizing...
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Miriam Green
- Jun 29, 2016
- 3 min
A Circumscribed Life
Whenever I’m with my extended family at an event, I always feel torn between my sense of responsibility and my desire to enjoy myself....
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Miriam Green
- Jun 22, 2016
- 4 min
The Color of Water
Mom doesn't like to drink water. I'll hand her a glass, and when she takes a sip, she invariably says, "Uch. It's tasteless." Water is...
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Miriam Green
- Jun 15, 2016
- 3 min
Recognition
Mom doesn't seem so excited to see me this morning. When I knock on the door, I hear my dad tell her a surprise visitor is arriving. And...
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Miriam Green
- Jun 8, 2016
- 3 min
Everything Sparkles
“These stairs are getting slower and slower,” Mom comments as we walk down the three flights to the street. I laugh at her expressive way...
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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
- May 25, 2016
- 3 min
Turning into a Pumpkin
It is fitting that when our kids were small, my mom used to call herself “Savtarella,” the Hebrew equivalent of Grandma-ella, after that...
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Miriam Green
- May 18, 2016
- 3 min
Don't Let the Sun Go Down
When Mom is angry, there is no reasoning with her: Alzheimer’s has robbed her of that intellectual function. Come the late afternoon,...
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Miriam Green
- May 11, 2016
- 3 min
A Day to Remember
Mom’s attention fluctuates greatly. We are walking outside noticing the red hibiscus when she veers off course and tells me she’s looking...
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Miriam Green
- May 4, 2016
- 4 min
Wisdom
As soon as you start measuring good deeds to determine which is greater, which takes priority over the other—you have already entered...
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Miriam Green
- Apr 20, 2016
- 3 min
Why We Live
Those of us with relatively good health take feeling well for granted. When we get sick, no matter how minor the illness, all that...
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Miriam Green
- Apr 13, 2016
- 3 min
Grandchildren
“Do you think we made Savta happy?” I asked my daughter, Liora, as we were returning from Netanya. (Savta is the Hebrew word for...
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