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.3 A) a0 T# Q0 h3 P/ \$ n
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He said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am.
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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4 N3 w/ r: |- J* A \
) J6 A* r z* J. _0 N% DI saw him looking at his watch, and decided, since I was not busy with another patient, I would evaluate his wound.厦门越野联盟* {5 U% j( ]' `9 p+ l
0 L) N2 ~& y8 h) N2 vOn 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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- o: x9 `- R; |8 S. pxmjeep.comThe man told me no but he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife.6 d+ S) { t {0 i
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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.
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8 Q8 Z, n; J8 r% g8 N( J5 |3 n* }/ hAs we talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a bit late.
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- R. h7 b I$ L1 DHe 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?; S+ B: S4 O& @1 I& T& z
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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".厦门越野联盟- r6 a4 l: h! z, e6 k4 L6 Z# t" \: ^
0 ]9 B# Q# w, c' R' T& P1 W6 a. Y/ o3 YI 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.& a5 J; \4 [3 V+ ?% y. @% c2 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.2 l) D K, k- T$ l
% _9 N! W2 c8 U" s; s2 ^xmjeep.comLife isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain.- c ^6 v, d( a5 ^ k3 \5 K7 u
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