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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 3, 2020
- 3 min
Ambiguous Loss
We’ve had mixed experiences on our visits with Mom this past week. It is difficult to connect with her from a distance.
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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
- May 6, 2020
- 3 min
Being Patient
It was a small moment of clarity in an otherwise uneventful video chat.
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Miriam Green
- Apr 29, 2020
- 3 min
Reflections
We are nothing without our memories. This is one of the terrible aspects of Alzheimer’s.
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Miriam Green
- Apr 22, 2020
- 3 min
YouTube for Caregivers
The residents in Mom’s ward can’t be isolated one from the other. They need constant supervision.
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Miriam Green
- Mar 25, 2020
- 3 min
Opening Virtual Windows
It’s important to put our Corona pandemic into perspective. We are not being persecuted. We have enough food.
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Miriam Green
- Mar 18, 2020
- 3 min
Oatmeal Corona Muffins
If I try and look at the positives, I can find them.
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Miriam Green
- Mar 11, 2020
- 3 min
Alzheimer's and Corona
The combination of age and close living quarters in geriatric facilities creates opportunity for the virus to spread.
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Miriam Green
- Feb 26, 2020
- 5 min
Lessons From My Cat
Moving my cat Zipper reminded me how someone with Alzheimer’s might react to a planned upheaval.
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Miriam Green
- Feb 12, 2020
- 3 min
Blue Notes
Rather than push her to interact, we took her back to the common room and put her headphones on.
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Miriam Green
- Feb 5, 2020
- 4 min
Words, Words, Words
My mom is not always in a good mood, and her English is quite spicy when she’s angry.
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Miriam Green
- Jan 29, 2020
- 4 min
Riding the Ferris Wheel
Sometimes we are truly flying high, other times we are dragging near the bottom. Always, we are moving.
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