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.
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2 z2 x4 Q! M Y% b5 K V& fHe said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am.xmjeep.com# Y) x$ t$ u! W. Z2 i
7 B& s& i9 V* e( uxmjeep.comI 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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' O8 ^) e0 T. E9 }( pxmjeep.comI saw him looking at his watch, and decided, since I was not busy with another patient, I would evaluate his wound.5 b: G2 W, `4 s) q
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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.% I6 a' `! T6 u
1 n1 `: Z% ~5 v% z+ a8 u- ]The man told me no but he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife.
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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. R# x o, O/ p" @1 T3 V
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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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I was surprised, and asked him, "And you still go every morning, even though she doesn't know who you are?厦门越野联盟$ J8 u2 W9 z b4 L/ 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".
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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".0 L s; e: Q: a
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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.厦门越野联盟/ Y; X/ V0 y" t8 W1 p
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The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything they have.
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Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain.
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