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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0 ^8 o* J7 M: L$ e2 z他说他很着急，因为9:00钟他有另一个约会。厦门越野联盟: Z. ]+ t! b2 ]* z5 q* ~

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0 P% e* y3 @6 d7 f" O+ l4 \厦门越野联盟看他不停地看表，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？% w) f- o2 |0 V4 w- g5 H4 E

  Q( ]* `7 I" F; e& N; D5 Vxmjeep.com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。
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' x% z+ B5 ~* u$ M; Z  Y厦门越野联盟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。厦门越野联盟& z; ?2 v( M- c( z$ D, {

% }2 D  E% C4 F# ^厦门越野联盟我们继续交谈着，我问他如果迟到了，她是否会有点不高兴？  \2 Q# J* p8 a* X) F6 n
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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？"
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7 D$ `; F3 r1 K# @' O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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+ ]. `6 M2 Q1 G  s; k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"。
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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。$ B! n1 F* N$ s) J9 r" k* O

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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.8 w0 w+ o7 k+ x) H' Z8 L

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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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5 \% q# R) X+ B( [( B, w! e7 B! Y& U7 j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." M: U, ^" S3 v& }9 j: s* R
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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.0 l4 Q; E- Y. h6 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.
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4 n  w, o+ i: b7 c2 B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.
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As 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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) ?9 h- W8 p  Y3 D8 d厦门越野联盟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".
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9 s" ^2 \' ]2 HI 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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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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