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9 b7 b/ S4 k2 ^. ~0 \9 l/ Hxmjeep.comIt 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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0 N+ c' F2 z: U% k% j' d% l' }He said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am.
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2 ?" [/ d1 V$ W; O cI 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.4 Y6 h9 [; f5 f) `* K0 ?& q+ l- g
( h9 \& @: n: HOn 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/ n. U3 g1 z4 H) `: Y
3 G, T" s5 T" eThe man told me no but he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife.4 g" ]! l2 |3 O+ J
& z, P% f5 x# axmjeep.comI 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.: q' e9 i0 K1 A
# F' Y7 A- B6 ~2 N3 U/ l1 K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.
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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?xmjeep.com: s8 K, d" A8 h; f6 n$ n+ ?5 ~6 x" \
0 c. }5 D8 ^- c0 o9 d- m5 `He smiled as he patted my hand and said, "She doesn't know me, but I still know who she is".
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+ ~5 o: z2 a% q% f" g' U) TI 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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& r& }! m' o+ x# UTrue love is neither physical, nor romantic. True love is an acceptance of all that is, has been, will be, and will not be.' n/ X, n4 \2 N S% L
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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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Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain.
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