Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain8 E* R% v- J/ Z9 L7 C8 ?* V' R6 J- E
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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.
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3 ^- f6 x5 E: k n0 A厦门越野联盟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3 `# D; y2 S5 ^1 y; W. J# l# }
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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.) R3 B( u. w' s, n
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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.
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. G6 Q3 F5 Y0 `+ V- I$ F. b' iThe man told me no but he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife.
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) M9 c. _; B0 B. K) Uxmjeep.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.9 [* O2 {9 K7 I2 C, c v1 }
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He replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she had not recognized him in five years now.5 b% x. @0 ]8 D* j. I/ [( \/ v
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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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He smiled as he patted my hand and said, "She doesn't know me, but I still know who she is".xmjeep.com, o `* X9 M- S( b! f7 g2 P2 F
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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".# u! C: {7 O% S0 g/ T! N
) Q# k2 X3 ^: U5 g) H1 p6 s0 S Hxmjeep.comTrue 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.4 T& K5 C0 T q& V
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