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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.厦门越野联盟. U! o# Q3 e/ Z; V3 @# H) [2 D( A
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He said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am.1 u* a& b" l1 O- M5 u+ H @/ I
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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./ H! [5 n" K2 z7 W
4 X, f4 h$ v6 I# j, M t8 x9 b8 kI saw him looking at his watch, and decided, since I was not busy with another patient, I would evaluate his wound.7 \4 S& B/ k! |* H6 K4 G$ R
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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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The man told me no but he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife. W4 M% m% r' H* _' m
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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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! |& H3 n2 P4 ^2 t: H* t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.xmjeep.com6 w2 W F4 O2 U2 b7 R1 H
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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?
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9 t( }: j+ R4 `4 t8 I. exmjeep.comHe smiled as he patted my hand and said, "She doesn't know me, but I still know who she is".
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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".xmjeep.com. `: n2 P, Q) u1 M$ R
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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.厦门越野联盟1 _5 Y6 @! f6 j4 `4 Z1 `. D
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