Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain
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" [0 R6 a! g+ V/ g3 xIt 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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# a* t, A$ g8 K1 d/ Y厦门越野联盟He said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am. f* d& v* p# t; p% \
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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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( I5 J, Z3 O( @% ^1 U- J; C3 yI 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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% E0 q x9 ?9 AOn 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.厦门越野联盟8 ]6 s! i4 v8 L. T1 j0 l
0 D8 g7 M1 n/ _9 a2 q X( j% Y9 ~( a6 lxmjeep.comThe man told me no but he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife.
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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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As we talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a bit late.厦门越野联盟5 V/ Z3 R+ f2 g* B: M( R
+ @0 z# U3 o: E5 a6 N5 nHe replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she had not recognized him in five years now.* r! i+ Q9 p4 V1 m
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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?9 S2 ^: \4 G$ z E& {$ `! J
! R) j7 ?* p' V2 |1 S0 IHe smiled as he patted my hand and said, "She doesn't know me, but I still know who she is".xmjeep.com; v3 b" O* z) X' R( R! y: `0 W
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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".
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+ k5 b$ c: c& G9 cTrue love is neither physical, nor romantic. True love is an acceptance of all that is, has been, will be, and will not be.厦门越野联盟; I1 F% L/ F |: B. `& y
6 I8 ^# D0 W! c, }1 _* [The 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.7 J! K: R0 V+ Q& k! ~
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