Miriam Green
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
- Oct 13, 2020
- 4 min
Back in Business
My mom’s Alzheimer’s care facility is once again allowing visitors.
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Miriam Green
- Sep 16, 2020
- 3 min
Sorrow and Sweetness
I couldn’t bring myself to write last week. The conversations—if you can call them that—with Mom were just too depressing. Mom is...
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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 26, 2020
- 3 min
String of Pearls
What an auspicious day! It’s my birthday! And we finally get to see Mom again, albeit with masks and social distancing. Our family...
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Miriam Green
- Aug 19, 2020
- 4 min
The Gift of Giving
I don’t know if it’s only the pandemic that is making my emotions ride the big roller coasters—taking me up and down on the ride of my...
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Miriam Green
- Aug 12, 2020
- 2 min
Fearing the Worst
I am so worried. We received word this week that the physiotherapist in Mom’s care facility was diagnosed with Corona. This is beyond...
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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 29, 2020
- 3 min
Dislocation
We were gifted a rare interaction with Mom this week. When we called to video conference, Mom was alert and communicative. Though she...
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Miriam Green
- Jul 21, 2020
- 3 min
Corona Sucks
The good news is that Mom still reacts positively to personal interaction with the staff at her memory care facility. The bad news is...
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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
- Jun 9, 2020
- 3 min
Finding our Mojo
My dad and I go back and forth on whether our visits with Mom are achieving anything. When she saw my dad a few days ago, she called to...
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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 19, 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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