Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rainxmjeep.com; V6 ?% j" Y+ p" m# E& \
' @7 y# \& d" s2 Z. c8 qxmjeep.comIt was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly man in his 80s, arrived to have stitches removed from his thumb. # C! w% N2 u6 u3 c G% z/ U' f ; b3 P( k/ i, u' J2 GHe said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am./ N2 B7 z( n$ d, v2 i; z
4 f: M. s. O& [- y n8 e' M J0 B" o {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. 0 Q# B4 P& O( O6 q( a! M; r* s- I. xxmjeep.comxmjeep.com* @7 i N1 b3 ~) h& ^& @! I
I saw him looking at his watch, and decided, since I was not busy with another patient, I would evaluate his wound.6 X2 x! l) J* l
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On 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' O+ @. t% J! @1 ?( o
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The man told me no but he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife.: L% M8 j2 y* h) l; J& {2 V, c
# m& @' e! m& XI 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. . A' J, F$ q) \ a+ V# C: l# s厦门越野联盟1 u+ m$ b/ z. |5 `% v
As we talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a bit late. ! J9 D2 ?, X( l& _- }. A5 |/ y厦门越野联盟. E e& @9 K, J- b8 F
He replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she had not recognized him in five years now. 2 u1 Y1 ^% x+ k " m- Z( A. d% k u8 A J! B$ L6 h/ SI was surprised, and asked him, "And you still go every morning, even though she doesn't know who you are?1 I- ?* e7 ^% w3 {
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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". " G. [9 o6 e; V8 t* f% x9 Q. F) sxmjeep.com, @8 u. K+ H; t* u
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". |) a- }1 N. s+ y 0 ^$ ~9 E% h b p3 O, ixmjeep.comTrue love is neither physical, nor romantic. True love is an acceptance of all that is, has been, will be, and will not be.% t% @, J$ `3 {: Z
9 E2 l( W L) B4 C/ f7 u厦门越野联盟The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything they have.; \$ Z' ~ p6 k+ k
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Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain.厦门越野联盟+ w; A# O! n+ `0 S5 M& J( q
