Miriam Green
Rocket Lagged
We are finally home in Israel after a two week visit to my in-laws in Maryland. We came home to the new reality of hundreds of rockets...
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Miriam Green
- Apr 21, 2021
- 2 min
A Mouthful
Mom’s teeth are not doing well. It’s hard to tell just by looking what’s going on with them, especially as Mom won’t willingly open her...
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Miriam Green
- Apr 14, 2021
- 3 min
A Bushel and A Peck
What a difference a good mood makes! Mom was almost dancing as she came towards us with her walker, her feet moving to some beat she was...
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Miriam Green
- Apr 7, 2021
- 3 min
Saying Goodbye to Passover
I can’t believe the Passover holiday is already so far behind us. It feels like a wonderful, warm memory. Mom couldn’t be at the Seder...
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Miriam Green
- Mar 17, 2021
- 3 min
Green Passports
We’re back on for in-person visits with Mom, thank goodness, but not yet mask-less. Israel is in an enviable position with a large...
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Miriam Green
- Mar 10, 2021
- 2 min
We'll Meet Again
We’re back to visiting with Mom by video call after another worker tested positive, although the residents at Mom’s Alzheimer’s care...
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Miriam Green
- Mar 3, 2021
- 3 min
Happy Birthday, Mom
I got my hug! My dad, my daughter and I were given permission to celebrate Mom’s birthday with her up close and personal! We donned...
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Miriam Green
- Feb 24, 2021
- 3 min
Dream a Little Dream
I must have been in a light dream state because all of a sudden I heard Mom’s footsteps come scuffling along the hallway. I knew it was...
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Miriam Green
- Feb 17, 2021
- 3 min
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
- Jan 13, 2021
- 4 min
God's Hidden Hand
God is watching out for me in this new year. On the first day of January 2021, I had arranged to interview someone for a freelance story...
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Miriam Green
- Dec 30, 2020
- 3 min
A Beautiful Morning
I finally saw Mom this week. It was such a pleasure to see her happy and smiling. She talked a mile a minute for about twenty minutes....
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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
- Dec 16, 2020
- 4 min
Vaccine!
We just got word that Mom may receive the Pfizer Corona vaccine as early as next week! This is truly a Chanukah miracle. The closer we...
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Miriam Green
- Dec 2, 2020
- 3 min
Shadow Games
Along with the physical and mental reawakening Mom has experienced with the change to her medications, she’s also become quite feisty....
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Miriam Green
- Nov 25, 2020
- 4 min
Thanks
We have the ability to look at a bleak situation and still find something to be thankful for.
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Miriam Green
- Nov 11, 2020
- 3 min
Complicated Liaison
I had a wonderful visit with Mom today. I really did. She was awake and enlivened. She asked who I was when she first saw me then...
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Miriam Green
- Nov 4, 2020
- 3 min
Inured to Alzheimer's
I finally saw Mom last week after a long period of separation. Because the care facility only assigns one weekly family visit per...
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