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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
! r5 o D0 Y8 k0 l* _% VHe said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am.- g3 S8 \2 Q8 W4 Q
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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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The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything they have.6 ]. Q. A3 w* ~, h n
. u! q* ~. {2 i. oxmjeep.comLife isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain.
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