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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7 d. G( A9 ^7 y8 _+ d' e$ H* g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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- h, s, _1 b$ @2 II 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./ f9 H5 o5 f$ N8 s
( r! T4 n- k2 E7 C. K1 Z: SI 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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. z6 O' i% u4 rxmjeep.comOn 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.$ E/ K- h# V) A4 M: \4 G3 z1 V0 @/ b
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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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3 p! l7 v+ n& z& c- O5 jI 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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As we talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a bit late.3 U1 I# W: {* o( l
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He replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she had not recognized him in five years now.9 I' a: w0 P8 X- y3 S9 q- b
& [1 P& y6 i6 }I was surprised, and asked him, "And you still go every morning, even though she doesn't know who you are?4 I1 X k' {7 z4 u9 K6 [
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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". y8 A7 |6 G0 r0 w* n, V
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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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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.xmjeep.com$ k& U2 Y- S \; U
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