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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He said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am.厦门越野联盟7 n* p( n( G) r( p7 D2 g
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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.+ ]4 m$ L5 I+ H j
1 v" b' m3 z4 Y3 a: o3 h6 V# CI 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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3 R. k6 ]1 V; X# j. Mxmjeep.comThe man told me no but he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife.% E7 v; g' ^$ I: p
# r1 o: }" k3 g3 A- I" [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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4 d. Q- ]7 z! Q; v) I; fAs we talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a bit late.
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He replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she had not recognized him in five years now.' |4 z5 F2 o2 B: e$ }
% P0 v$ U) a9 R6 Gxmjeep.comI was surprised, and asked him, "And you still go every morning, even though she doesn't know who you are?xmjeep.com Q/ B7 i3 U6 X8 N
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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".! [) }2 j5 |1 w% ]
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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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; n( _6 Z# D: p) F2 y" mTrue 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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# r2 A" E. ? @- C1 kThe happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything they have., j" S+ k5 G/ P# s
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Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain.
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