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.1 o& n& y# U' B, k
; z1 ] }5 d! Y& |, H厦门越野联盟He said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am.
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& p" u, ]" R; I E9 a3 _厦门越野联盟I took his vital signs and had him take a seat, knowing it would be over an hour before someone would be able to see him.
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5 B* j; f! C0 {5 n) AI saw him looking at his watch, and decided, since I was not busy with another patient, I would evaluate his wound.* p- ]# Y* ]2 r3 `
9 g J- X9 {7 X. m- ]: VOn 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.; l. U1 @! u6 n! f) N, t
! e1 i) m( P; U8 v9 A1 Ixmjeep.comThe man told me no but he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife.
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, ]7 f$ R; n$ h2 c% A) k4 S2 Zxmjeep.comI 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.厦门越野联盟2 ?9 z) E' N+ `' b* O( A- p, [
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As we talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a bit late.厦门越野联盟9 n' F5 h+ \4 r) c' e- G
9 Z6 W0 m! {" Y' CHe replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she had not recognized him in five years now.& y0 v: x w8 w* L7 L& o; @/ c" m9 d
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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?
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8 M; A( s3 M+ R( y& k6 IHe smiled as he patted my hand and said, "She doesn't know me, but I still know who she is".
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I had to hold back tears as he left; I had goose bumps on my arm, and thought, "That is the kind of love I want in my life".
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True love is neither physical, nor romantic. True love is an acceptance of all that is, has been, will be, and will not be.2 G) f U8 n/ w; u! r" i, x% a
8 z, I1 T/ C0 I0 V. N$ G, x- h, C厦门越野联盟The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything they have.
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& [; Z+ a# Z) u' qLife isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain.厦门越野联盟4 K K$ L1 ~9 F- K
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