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# P/ G0 I, k& lIt 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." t; ~4 M! G1 {+ Q
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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.. o: t# S' N0 b4 G" l( I$ g
$ V5 Z, p' y% b ], R* GOn 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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+ ?% I9 l4 C& o厦门越野联盟The man told me no but he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife.0 Q( O9 N6 B: p7 b
" X! U7 q; E$ [ M; NI 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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0 `7 A# S# w0 U" M) c) S厦门越野联盟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?# Q) g, \8 P7 r: ?
+ F l7 v( I" C7 t' @& H. k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".: U' g. H7 E, Q* U; m
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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".1 c- s/ `, R6 J. |
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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.xmjeep.com0 M! p' B6 z! ^ Z) K$ L
+ H0 V/ s- F7 w l$ sThe happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything they have.2 k! W; f- O B7 S' z, l
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Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain." o/ |0 M9 f W, f5 W* o& n
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