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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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9 o8 }. c" D) ~6 p0 h- Jxmjeep.comHe said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am. g4 h; Z3 O; ^* H# x& Z
( {' \( S% j. D6 U' z4 ^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.厦门越野联盟+ ]" V6 j4 h) U! e0 h6 M
" ?0 M+ g- z$ L/ q厦门越野联盟I saw him looking at his watch, and decided, since I was not busy with another patient, I would evaluate his wound." R5 D1 H3 L5 h8 [ x1 ?3 P% L
2 K' R& K4 j& l# h/ @( b3 mxmjeep.comOn 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.4 L9 [. D8 y% U' Y$ {
( ]9 ^7 D" W7 X/ GThe man told me no but he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife.# q" B8 M( N, y2 ]! U8 t; F
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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. @ ~- V* D1 V6 L1 b
' [: o& R' g( v% ^3 |4 Oxmjeep.comAs 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?
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$ p R( o; U% P% i& f) j* F+ m- i* tHe smiled as he patted my hand and said, "She doesn't know me, but I still know who she is".厦门越野联盟5 E7 x# Q( m8 A" X# {; u
* H% }6 f+ f6 s* kI 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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s$ Z P. \- U4 n& R' }" V- cTrue love is neither physical, nor romantic. True love is an acceptance of all that is, has been, will be, and will not be.' C, F0 o# P3 m) l. q1 ^/ G9 z( t \
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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' I5 N9 E5 T( ?/ u. ^
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