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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1 |& b0 J0 @9 ?/ S3 Y; Yxmjeep.comHe said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am.
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. w5 \% C1 g! P9 N, J2 h9 ^! RI 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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7 n4 i3 K! Z. n- a6 q3 g6 y$ N4 _I saw him looking at his watch, and decided, since I was not busy with another patient, I would evaluate his wound.# Z7 C6 Z" J1 ~5 e, @
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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.6 {& P7 n Z/ `3 B! T& t
5 c0 d/ d! H. P4 k& q% j5 r) CThe 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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% t4 k4 u# e& \) C' \厦门越野联盟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.厦门越野联盟 f, {5 B, j2 z- T) v! i% T6 H
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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?" k- ~$ |- G: K n( F5 \2 @) y
5 _' j8 P+ T/ G2 ~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".: v/ C5 D7 l/ r" n( n
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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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: p6 S# ]$ t o$ ]9 QTrue love is neither physical, nor romantic. True love is an acceptance of all that is, has been, will be, and will not be.xmjeep.com3 ?2 s% p) J# ~' c0 G
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The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything they have.xmjeep.com5 X6 z3 h: X6 m0 v2 ]- e& B
) d: R1 h+ e# P) cxmjeep.comLife isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain.7 k4 x9 `0 q+ Y* N" Z
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