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& r, V3 \5 s% y$ jIt was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly man in his 80s, arrived to have stitches removed from his thumb.xmjeep.com; d& q- B0 ?+ u+ Q) A( K6 I
; X0 r; I8 J3 D4 x0 w7 }' S厦门越野联盟He said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am.2 t9 p, _' x& X+ d& g8 X
: E& Y0 y, h2 U+ O( p厦门越野联盟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) |3 v# n0 s7 f/ v
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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( G' s7 @: E' w' U o, U3 s3 q
1 [) ]4 |# H2 @3 A5 s5 C9 F% o! Y厦门越野联盟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. 5 t2 J' Q/ i' ^ 0 K' O2 v( {3 [The man told me no but he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife.7 q! |/ w1 E# ~ S9 |* A
7 {+ ^% D* u' l/ r9 @8 s* Y, D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. 1 }% [9 r- i# l, E) n" q$ [5 S5 _
As we talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a bit late.xmjeep.com2 j# i" J" U B# G7 h
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He replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she had not recognized him in five years now. \, E, [4 l. r/ R- _
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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? " b3 |/ E1 }9 j/ Yxmjeep.com 2 u& T& W- \2 ` }' V7 B* A2 [- ]He smiled as he patted my hand and said, "She doesn't know me, but I still know who she is".4 W3 o6 `4 i5 E% a) P, O
1 d! Y4 d; h0 z( CI 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". + E) g y+ E. } . u8 S/ Z8 G. _$ \9 qTrue love is neither physical, nor romantic. True love is an acceptance of all that is, has been, will be, and will not be. 1 `% |$ P# Y0 E, _, U# U* _' nxmjeep.com. P% w; r4 [5 o4 `! s
The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything they have.6 M# I( W" y7 C! q% ]+ `
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Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain. ( N5 u: L- k; ~ r b - }# \; }0 g' ^6 Z9 ~( G& a& dxmjeep.com中文由BOKANG翻译！ 作者: 纤腰 时间: 2008-5-6 15:20
好 感 人！ :) 作者: 巴西朴树 时间: 2008-5-6 17:04
还君明珠双泪垂，恨不相逢未嫁时 作者: 野熊 时间: 2008-5-7 10:51
顶起。 作者: 蜡笔小新 时间: 2008-5-9 17:58
真正的爱就是接受那所有的曾经、现在、将来。+ l6 u7 t+ V. X4 Y( R- m
最幸福的人并不非要拥有世界上最好的，他们只是在他们能拥有的里面找到了最美好的。 作者: 龙飞野燕 时间: 2008-5-12 12:27
