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2 d) f# q! S8 _; _8 Z" |0 I- QIt 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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( V$ Q) e9 Z" c" V' X0 xHe said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am.
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- @6 z: z4 P& N8 Pxmjeep.comI 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.xmjeep.com6 x8 {+ ]1 ~8 {' n6 i5 p
* c0 A' v. a* u$ _" B1 v6 xI 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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% ^7 g* Z( n% j+ sOn 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.; N) }& C; {% D% T! f
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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.: C2 h) { p7 J) E8 p8 f
+ Q# \6 T$ @' B9 K( u1 sAs we talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a bit late.
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0 U0 b- h6 f& X0 v; ?' W$ Vxmjeep.comHe replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she had not recognized him in five years now.
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# L5 z( s' z! `* A7 e4 }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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! A: F- S2 x: S$ n$ P4 U厦门越野联盟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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/ r" g6 O3 L- [$ Y. H- STrue love is neither physical, nor romantic. True love is an acceptance of all that is, has been, will be, and will not be.xmjeep.com/ K+ D8 r, M0 t: \* s8 S0 p4 c: C! O) f
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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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Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain.
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