Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rainxmjeep.com' F$ ~5 q; ]. u- l; [4 P5 C+ d
3 B. T* n0 S: I5 @xmjeep.comIt was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly man in his 80s, arrived to have stitches removed from his thumb.9 R$ @( M9 G: }" I# @
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' G, S, O( O* B: ZI 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.com5 I0 }! o- j% x. l8 n5 K* I3 v
6 _1 u; ?9 e; J3 Y# U) D2 M& nI saw him looking at his watch, and decided, since I was not busy with another patient, I would evaluate his wound." D5 }2 t A8 f$ y
. Y7 w) f6 O$ X7 D. ]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* ]6 k, O" g) A: O4 j
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The man told me no but he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife.xmjeep.com* r; G$ U6 m' V
$ x& G6 N R* |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.厦门越野联盟6 S* }/ K+ ~+ P1 F9 A% T- b7 H
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As we talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a bit late.
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r' z+ c" s# d+ i9 z5 t8 S' _He replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she had not recognized him in five years now.
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( ^0 x& f3 }/ C: v3 V- V. `+ RI was surprised, and asked him, "And you still go every morning, even though she doesn't know who you are?) D7 W! p% m8 y- s i% I- f
9 L" s' g2 D; c- |% uxmjeep.comHe smiled as he patted my hand and said, "She doesn't know me, but I still know who she is".' V2 C# Y9 d v- ?6 P# M4 F4 Z
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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"., B" I4 f/ Y! v" [, A( o& E
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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.xmjeep.com% k& g7 D5 a8 [9 i
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The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything they have.厦门越野联盟& C+ g/ ]1 D; Y' g& l1 _; Z- r
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Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain.
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