Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain
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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.xmjeep.com# x' a, d* E/ l$ r: d+ G0 t* a
3 X6 C) x( U# ~) U5 Z3 j" J1 B厦门越野联盟He said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am./ e( K- ]# W( h) i% L' a9 X% J4 c
- l9 L* ]* T- R# BI 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./ J& ]7 d y" L& G* D
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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.+ q1 E+ j9 T- ~- h/ C% G3 m
; Y1 w0 P% t% w% {; k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.厦门越野联盟! y g" S2 G2 U* @
4 p' ]- a+ w; E, n c4 YThe man told me no but he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife.
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6 y7 H9 h% M" t. s, i5 Wxmjeep.comI 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.厦门越野联盟- \0 `7 H. o' K) I- m. k3 k' h
! Q0 D+ G# Y4 tAs we talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a bit late.
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; v4 ~# y) T7 t1 g8 a- WHe 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?
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9 I% C8 V& @+ _- g. n" n- _He smiled as he patted my hand and said, "She doesn't know me, but I still know who she is".- ] ^& j$ S5 c: a
8 s8 [- B: U. U6 K" G, zI 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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2 F; j, K5 F# P9 }0 R, P2 ^The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything they have.# x9 i9 w. S) [4 |. X2 r
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Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain.* P1 w# D# M; d F% \+ O1 Y- L
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