Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain厦门越野联盟. H2 p `6 j% F
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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.# Z; X% G0 Y/ O6 i7 k( A
5 u& y! k! Z* R+ o7 RHe 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.9 P) U# x! @3 y1 O
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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.
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( [) T2 ]7 z3 |3 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.
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$ I! R: n- t: @3 g; k8 uThe man told me no but he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife.xmjeep.com$ i. F( ^" {1 ?: x5 l+ p
% P& a+ B( C+ ]% f+ {) z! z( Xxmjeep.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.
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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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" ?' s' N7 ^1 c3 Z# S! W7 J! }: xI was surprised, and asked him, "And you still go every morning, even though she doesn't know who you are?
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; K0 P2 j. R; cHe smiled as he patted my hand and said, "She doesn't know me, but I still know who she is".xmjeep.com- S$ Z( `1 A5 S& j
' ~: H1 K- @: V. K }8 D厦门越野联盟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".厦门越野联盟/ T M6 l2 d9 t) R+ k$ Z
) g" N, {1 `: [, Q" F1 _( @" R1 z. YTrue love is neither physical, nor romantic. True love is an acceptance of all that is, has been, will be, and will not be.% \3 D4 a( H" {3 c
( \5 ?5 r# }4 S0 |+ t; T& iThe happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything they have.5 T/ s. u, Z8 k* W
0 h5 x8 Q/ l& f$ e9 E8 {Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain.
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