Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain
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; n0 ~" p$ o1 O P厦门越野联盟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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* K" p/ t) w! AHe said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am." ^; r$ U5 g& `8 k" c2 G% S& Q
8 H6 m( K" g$ I& eI 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., G7 H" k1 e, N4 E5 U. K
: r2 v3 O' J" t$ y3 \! }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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1 r/ R9 x3 O$ k0 [ MOn 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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. E7 Q2 _/ j. E& fThe man told me no but he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife.
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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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' J5 K# J4 c) V9 r aAs 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.
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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?) V# h8 z7 `4 H
% D" n! P; k1 [8 U+ |厦门越野联盟He smiled as he patted my hand and said, "She doesn't know me, but I still know who she is".0 [9 q' t) i1 \9 p; Z
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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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8 ^8 ` g' y' G8 VTrue love is neither physical, nor romantic. True love is an acceptance of all that is, has been, will be, and will not be.5 Y0 T. ]( k$ y1 C7 K
, a- q3 H4 t3 G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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6 s, }7 V d k7 Z7 vLife isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain.
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