Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rainxmjeep.com9 _; s- s( b1 @0 d+ O
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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.3 O% t1 @3 X, n7 ^# B, w; o
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He said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am.
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" v9 x- ]8 h6 |* `. Z! bI 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.8 x. R; G0 s# n4 z8 u" R
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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., R! s, s: Z; O
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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.
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/ u4 J; g( c ?0 }* }The man told me no but he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife.
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# M4 M6 |2 e6 s' @' A+ p: pxmjeep.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.
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As we talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a bit late., a6 t3 E" N/ r
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He replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she had not recognized him in five years now.& H- p7 ?, b8 ~' z6 g5 J# w3 T; f4 ]" G
- v# Z6 _( s/ @, }$ ~- o6 \8 b0 OI was surprised, and asked him, "And you still go every morning, even though she doesn't know who you are?2 E D& h. R# Z0 s. q
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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.com- G7 m# k% B# P& E
U/ A+ W, M6 R: D3 dI 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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* p8 e( g8 ?9 i) x' \+ c2 {厦门越野联盟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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& C* R1 p8 j' O5 V* k4 YThe 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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