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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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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.
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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.厦门越野联盟 h% x T4 R( L0 r
1 C7 V& G+ @8 T5 b: C! Uxmjeep.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.9 z* h2 l- L3 h l; a W( I
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The man told me no but he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife.& w& Q, ~. R6 h7 h; }" E) X0 n" i& |
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- H# q; B( x1 s" C% w1 j5 yHe 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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He smiled as he patted my hand and said, "She doesn't know me, but I still know who she is"." G3 b' m/ }* F- l4 A7 f9 g
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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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9 j- y' B0 t0 ?" sTrue 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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. |0 b+ X; F( eLife isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain.
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