Miriam Green
Resolutions for 2022
Stringent COVID restrictions are returning to Mom’s care center. With the world-wide numbers of Omicron infections escalating daily, I’m...
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Miriam Green
Dec 15, 20213 min read
One Hand, One Heart
When I visited Mom this week, I wanted so badly to tell her about the new version of West Side Story. Under different circumstances, we’d...
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Miriam Green
Nov 24, 20214 min read
Finding the Light
This blog was recenlty published on the Alzheimer's Association website. Chanukah has always been a symbol of finding light within the...
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Miriam Green
Oct 14, 20213 min read
Can't Smile Without You
I’ve been going every Friday for the past few months to see Mom at her care facility. Perhaps because there’s a relaxed atmosphere...
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Miriam Green
Sep 1, 20213 min read
The Unbearable Heaviness of Being
Its birthday-anniversary season in our family. First my birthday on August 26, then remembering my grandmother on her birthday on August...
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Miriam Green
Aug 11, 20213 min read
Save Those Kisses For Me
Twice now in recent weeks I have missed my scheduled visit with Mom. I feel awful that she has somehow disappeared from the front of my...
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Miriam Green
Jul 21, 20213 min read
Time in a Bottle
Last week I visited Mom by myself because my dad was home with a bad cold and cough. Mom and I had a blast talking and laughing together,...
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Miriam Green
Jun 30, 20214 min read
A Stroke of Bad Luck
I should be writing about how visiting Mom has its ups and downs but we see her every week, hold hands, hug her when the staff isn’t...
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Miriam Green
Jun 9, 20213 min read
Heartfelt
I never thought I’d get to the point where I could let go of the guilt of putting Mom in a care facility. I feel so grateful to the staff...
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Miriam Green
May 26, 20213 min read
Wedding Bells
During the latest 11-day skirmish with Hamas, we were allowed to visit Mom with the knowledge that if a siren sounded, my dad and I were...
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Miriam Green
May 12, 20214 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20213 min read
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, 20213 min read
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, 20213 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20213 min read
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, 20213 min read
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, 20213 min read
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, 20213 min read
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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