二月花 2008-5-6 15:13
生命不是怎样在风暴中求生存,而是怎样在雨中起舞
那是一个忙碌的早晨。大约8:30,一个80多岁的老人进来了,来拆他的拇指伤口的线。0pj@6u2SeT4V,d
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我让他坐了下来,我知道,至少要一个小时后,某位医生才会有时间看他。P8C1SzRi?
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看他不停地看表,我决定先检查他的伤口,因为我当时虽然有病人却并不太忙。 TsUNh-t%J
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他的伤口愈合很好,我给他拆了线,并重新把他的手包扎起来。同时我问他这么着急,是不是还要去看另外的医生?t#Kl
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他说不是,但他需要去老年公寓(NursingHouse,托老院)和妻子一同吃早餐。
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我顺便问到她的健康状况,他对我说,她是老年性痴呆症(Alzheimer'sDisease)患者,去老年公寓已经有段时间了。
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我们继续交谈着,我问他如果迟到了,她是否会有点不高兴?;F9x M2x"? ~?
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他回答说,她根本不知道他是谁,她认不出他是谁已经有五年了。
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我很吃惊地问,"即便她已经认不出你是谁了,你还是每天去陪她吃早餐吗?"Ax9U@q&]J5kG/T(w
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他拍拍我的手臂,微笑着说,"她是不认识我了,但我仍然知道她是谁啊。"KB;l:Q$P9m4?T
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当他离开的时候,我的手臂上起了鸡皮疙瘩,我忍住了泪水,想道,"这才是我生命中所需要的那种爱"。.Q uy2h!Mt(WsM&u
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真正的爱,既不是生理的,也不是浪漫的。真正的爱就是接受那所有的曾经、现在、将来。
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二月花 2008-5-6 15:16
Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain
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It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly man in his 80s, arrived to have stitches removed from his thumb.
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I saw him looking at his watch, and decided, since I was not busy with another patient, I would evaluate his wound.
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On exam, it was well healed, so I talked to one of the doctors, got the needed supplies to remove his sutures and redress his wound. While taking care of his wound, I asked him if he had another doctor's appointment this morning, as he was in such a hurry.
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The man told me no but he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife.h+RW?#k-TK
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I inquired as to her health; he told me that she had been there for a while and that she was a victim of Alzheimer's Disease.
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As we talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a bit late..\O2Cu:OR
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He replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she had not recognized him in five years now.
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I was surprised, and asked him, "And you still go every morning, even though she doesn't know who you are?i-Uu~"{p5gC[rF
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He smiled as he patted my hand and said, "She doesn't know me, but I still know who she is".7_4GC0t\*z9kR
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蜡笔小新 2008-5-9 17:58
真正的爱就是接受那所有的曾经、现在、将来。
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最幸福的人并不非要拥有世界上最好的,他们只是在他们能拥有的里面找到了最美好的。
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裂樱 2008-5-13 13:08
感动!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!