Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain( W. R% B6 m7 R% q3 }" z+ a
1 c6 _7 ~* o+ }5 p4 FIt 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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3 }# n* f. p6 qHe said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am.! }$ y+ K" \$ ~% C' u
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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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I saw him looking at his watch, and decided, since I was not busy with another patient, I would evaluate his wound.厦门越野联盟% i/ l3 N4 ^) k/ U! V
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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.4 a) P1 f$ ~9 D# I2 P$ H% Z
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The man told me no but he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife.2 G- Q! E/ b$ v3 P E! E
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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.
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9 f# m( N- @. ?% |He replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she had not recognized him in five years now.
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4 X& a' A: R# c4 N% T8 pI was surprised, and asked him, "And you still go every morning, even though she doesn't know who you are?% U: k( T6 [4 [, E3 A8 N/ P. A
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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".厦门越野联盟 k1 g% [1 s$ {4 A7 _
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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"." j7 d q/ n: Q& h# V3 h
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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.
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The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything they have.
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Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain.+ q8 S; n5 Y5 _) g1 i$ R$ \
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