Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain+ v8 T8 b! [# O w6 ?) L) E9 C
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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.4 H# B) W: ~2 H, ^' R6 r
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He said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am.厦门越野联盟. G, I5 G2 ~3 {- g
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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.6 l% y* w5 V! v
6 B! m( Z' ?* P2 ]% I3 [www.xmjeep.comI saw him looking at his watch, and decided, since I was not busy with another patient, I would evaluate his wound.厦门越野联盟) |. E3 N6 u8 A9 I6 Q
4 n3 m# @7 X6 a0 i6 i2 wOn 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.厦门越野联盟) x& A4 _ R8 t) b* k+ g1 k. `- @. F
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The man told me no but he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife./ D* z' |5 q7 r A9 a2 q
! q6 |* z1 f, Y5 j Hwww.xmjeep.comI 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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# e- g4 q; ?$ J9 l/ e$ U% E* TAs we talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a bit late.
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+ Y. i( G% V: }+ o! x- s& ~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?4 U+ `8 f/ X; L. t3 x
3 N$ r$ n! P9 J% R+ QHe smiled as he patted my hand and said, "She doesn't know me, but I still know who she is".
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6 e4 M7 R: g$ }- vwww.xmjeep.comI 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.1 P& Q; Q* j- {3 D/ o
9 x; }; M* N5 w& W, K; iThe happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything they have.' n7 {, q' k1 q7 B) Y. A
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Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain.厦门越野联盟( q9 _% K9 X9 _" S$ }9 r
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