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3 d: z) w' d$ p6 G- C. I1 `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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He 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.厦门越野联盟1 x) U$ Q- t* }1 L# r, U3 o j8 M
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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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/ p( ?5 t7 P+ Q( {0 oOn 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.) ?8 s+ e' ~4 i1 v7 d3 G. l3 D4 k
3 k$ w2 c3 ?* m# RThe man told me no but he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife.
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1 F- g4 T9 l% A+ R+ Q' E8 wI 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.! N8 A5 u& C# ]) j# `
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As we talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a bit late.xmjeep.com* y! R3 g) q2 ]) p
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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?, i- p. M6 f6 ]" x. v+ J# K
: Z+ K" f9 T/ X+ [, W# I2 U" hxmjeep.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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# F( c s# O. \# y* x8 sI 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".' V2 N$ E" P5 g3 X- p. n! @& v4 p
0 w! g6 M+ S1 q3 Rxmjeep.comTrue 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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- y9 c& x0 i! ^* S% E0 rxmjeep.comThe happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything they have.xmjeep.com/ |# B% ?- {! N
0 a4 g; ]. h$ ?Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain.
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