Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain
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5 g5 Z( O1 k: c% {# i, Z# J: YIt 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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He said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am.
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M3 z; e% E- j, 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.
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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.
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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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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( G. B7 \& _, l7 iI 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.( K% R, L, ^+ F3 B5 m& Y
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As we talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a bit late.! g; N0 o" {8 G3 {" ]. E1 Z
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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?
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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".4 I, ]& o! p4 K; f! H
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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".
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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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* `6 i$ g. F& d6 f5 `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, b' F' M4 X' m
7 L% o& o: N+ V5 T. L/ C厦门越野联盟Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain.
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