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. Y, H. `' T1 h( @* G
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/ q8 B4 |# X, T+ |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./ S( q- _/ N4 t7 |' d8 o
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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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, s6 n* g" Z9 [6 \$ r) X8 SOn 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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The man told me no but he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife.# R- D$ O/ d8 @0 F1 m2 D
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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.xmjeep.com ]* D0 o" g# l; d+ Y! m
3 l) ^2 {# u* C2 f! a% v1 tAs we talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a bit late.3 `/ u/ W' B& z0 `, I R
/ B& [( V( m' N9 f* @+ txmjeep.comHe replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she had not recognized him in five years now.8 Q7 T: U4 V; u' B7 T
) Y# N. j$ S$ m/ F# |) mI was surprised, and asked him, "And you still go every morning, even though she doesn't know who you are?
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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".xmjeep.com8 Z) \7 X K, P) g1 ?
* b: \( g$ J* j& R' Q3 W' H/ a厦门越野联盟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.6 t' Q3 ]2 a" ^2 `% q% v, n
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Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain.
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