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, h, c C- t( P$ C+ b S厦门越野联盟It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly man in his 80s, arrived to have stitches removed from his thumb.www.xmjeep.com" V: M. P/ n$ x2 S) E. d8 j; w
% k. j6 O+ k: _0 o# H1 N: U$ lHe said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am.
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3 a$ s* [: T0 H! D( VI 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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h( u' T J$ L% `4 u* VOn 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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! C$ [+ g) }; G& |www.xmjeep.comThe 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.
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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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/ X4 N0 f' ~2 ^ GI 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".7 D: S1 ~7 n' z- y& O3 r0 j+ W
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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.www.xmjeep.com- h* l; j; {2 G. a1 `6 N
* {) o$ a* J( F% ]" VThe happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything they have.
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