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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7 |5 b2 l5 P+ L+ o Mxmjeep.comHe said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am.
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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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! J4 F2 W! k9 @, _& O: @. r# C* rI saw him looking at his watch, and decided, since I was not busy with another patient, I would evaluate his wound." E7 _1 f& D$ J+ v; ?! l" I
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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., A; g: b0 H" d3 b
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The man told me no but he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife. F' K( T0 P4 S6 w$ T
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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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n) r9 Z% K! X厦门越野联盟As we talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a bit late.0 `, g9 F/ G L
6 w4 |+ O; }! n; v$ nHe replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she had not recognized him in five years now.
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8 _( C$ |" @' ^4 b( OI was surprised, and asked him, "And you still go every morning, even though she doesn't know who you are?
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V. g& w+ |* v8 T+ U' nHe smiled as he patted my hand and said, "She doesn't know me, but I still know who she is".
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: a9 ^8 g: \- b6 Z1 w# j' @. lI 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"./ F' _" i- `; A/ F" c
, u, N7 S& f5 {! y& d$ d/ DTrue 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.xmjeep.com5 [3 a3 k1 ?, R( G: |5 p* @; d0 F
; c# P1 m, ^, }xmjeep.comLife isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain.
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