Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain
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( s; y# D0 _3 E1 N) ?1 L8 fIt 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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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.# z( _; U; d. z- C
8 ~: k1 e, U; O+ W厦门越野联盟I saw him looking at his watch, and decided, since I was not busy with another patient, I would evaluate his wound.xmjeep.com! m5 i" B7 s, \2 e+ j! L
8 r0 M( P" U6 O/ O1 cOn 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.5 p" [6 C- H# W* a1 w% P
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The man told me no but he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife.0 T( G, w0 C3 h, Y6 K; }& Z
! r: K4 T* z5 ?. pI 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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He replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she had not recognized him in five years now.
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: s- w8 V8 k) h. q: B: }I was surprised, and asked him, "And you still go every morning, even though she doesn't know who you are?xmjeep.com5 {7 g G/ I5 b9 A7 u
/ U/ E- u2 a! x5 l) axmjeep.comHe smiled as he patted my hand and said, "She doesn't know me, but I still know who she is".
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$ B1 D, P" P& Z( n0 p9 F" rI 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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l; t5 h7 [* d$ ?3 b+ Z+ yThe 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.- t2 v/ H: a& m
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