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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.xmjeep.com- {/ J+ Z( q; j/ y( P% m6 y$ f
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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.
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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.xmjeep.com) L" v5 I5 ]) q3 @5 [1 s: R
4 s% ?! q5 h* B B+ jThe man told me no but he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife.
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! {) a) Z8 h9 |厦门越野联盟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.# G! M7 l/ ?7 z7 H' @
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As 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.xmjeep.com1 y% k! J9 Q) K( N0 K+ O7 \6 ]
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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?+ u4 R: d" g7 Z' }! R( c7 C
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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 b; d7 o4 i; v. A
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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.
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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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! y& w7 U8 E8 l/ o! r. V+ Sxmjeep.comLife isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain.
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