那是一个忙碌的早晨。大约8:30，一个80多岁的老人进来了，来拆他的拇指伤口的线。
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, f5 u0 b$ Y+ A, }' e% U8 N他说他很着急，因为9:00钟他有另一个约会。
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我让他坐了下来，我知道，至少要一个小时后，某位医生才会有时间看他。
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: H; v# ?; u8 C" t; E看他不停地看表，我决定先检查他的伤口，因为我当时虽然有病人却并不太忙。
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他的伤口愈合很好，我给他拆了线，并重新把他的手包扎起来。同时我问他这么着急，是不是还要去看另外的医生？6 x% @9 Z9 C! Q7 f7 l  f! [% ~
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他说不是，但他需要去老年公寓（NursingHouse，托老院）和妻子一同吃早餐。& N/ C  v( S+ s3 p- ~; x# I

1 S/ Z+ z  I8 w2 u" J# d我顺便问到她的健康状况，他对我说，她是老年性痴呆症（Alzheimer'sDisease）患者，去老年公寓已经有段时间了。
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我们继续交谈着，我问他如果迟到了，她是否会有点不高兴？
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6 y' u* V7 Y) ^9 \' h7 v6 F0 l2 q, D他回答说，她根本不知道他是谁，她认不出他是谁已经有五年了。
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我很吃惊地问，"即便她已经认不出你是谁了，你还是每天去陪她吃早餐吗？"5 S; t+ @' ]# I+ g6 v

1 a& x8 k  M  ~- Y他拍拍我的手臂，微笑着说，"她是不认识我了，但我仍然知道她是谁啊。"
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# ]/ T" ?9 a' t: g6 J当他离开的时候，我的手臂上起了鸡皮疙瘩，我忍住了泪水，想道，"这才是我生命中所需要的那种爱"。; i' ?; `1 ^" A: }6 J

6 X$ v- ^* Z( F! K1 U) X真正的爱，既不是生理的，也不是浪漫的。真正的爱就是接受那所有的曾经、现在、将来。
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Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain
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* f- F4 a: [, {$ o% E! j) X( oxmjeep.comIt was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly man in his 80s, arrived to have stitches removed from his thumb.xmjeep.com/ O/ D; y. L* C8 O5 Y

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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* h  F  Q9 S, p" t
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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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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.
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The man told me no but he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife.( E: Y# u7 j4 `* o# \5 B

5 P) R9 {, k( BI 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.xmjeep.com. P& p2 c4 W( a" s

" ?( t* l& W7 i/ u8 f5 ?* \厦门越野联盟As we talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a bit late.
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/ w, ^4 y6 J: p  f1 Q2 X9 D厦门越野联盟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?厦门越野联盟) C* C) c* |6 J* H/ v+ N
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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".
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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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