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/ }) M8 N2 C- ]* ZIt 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.! |8 l3 c6 T3 }) h2 O6 v
8 @, l# k# U& O+ \/ M6 nI 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.$ u) U; d( J! c0 G. D% D& O3 Z9 ^
- _, K* }( m$ T1 X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.3 B, I+ V( T( \# I5 _
: }( Q2 b# M. u; q! b/ k/ \% Pxmjeep.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.
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% F" f/ H1 t" F1 GThe man told me no but he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife.
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J+ r: k* p& [# }- R; a- a厦门越野联盟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.厦门越野联盟3 `8 A9 S0 E: H8 h
7 f# q3 H9 l) E9 ]8 B8 |* ]' N/ iAs 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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- c/ V7 p' j* W+ d5 [) UI was surprised, and asked him, "And you still go every morning, even though she doesn't know who you are?; {( A4 A2 X! T; L" ^ l& j
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He smiled as he patted my hand and said, "She doesn't know me, but I still know who she is".4 J7 F* ^9 ?4 J) H3 I; z
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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".2 M! c6 w# e4 ]; h' l
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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.
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