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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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4 N/ d u9 ~% i7 RHe said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am.+ n" ?) u$ s G; [
5 h: d' z3 z; u- s& C( Q! ]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.
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# Z5 r0 m: M& L& H" |I saw him looking at his watch, and decided, since I was not busy with another patient, I would evaluate his wound.6 m h6 }: Z" _6 T. p9 G4 T4 F
& ^0 U7 K1 S1 d; F9 v( B' U+ fOn 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.www.xmjeep.com- d9 e0 L. ?4 e% C6 J9 X) s y
- g& m. x. A# V* }www.xmjeep.comThe man told me no but he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife.( c2 F. ^( K3 E" Y% \
: B( Q* G, C% V8 B- j3 i7 g厦门越野联盟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.3 n5 @0 h+ `2 [4 U( {
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As we talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a bit late.www.xmjeep.com& Q: }7 E/ k0 P, n) 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.
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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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, x7 N- R1 v1 K7 p3 r- o1 G0 cHe smiled as he patted my hand and said, "She doesn't know me, but I still know who she is".' i* G. s* J' W+ B2 {6 ?
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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".4 G V& m4 a+ ]# l) R b3 {
$ n" M7 F- r* S7 h% J$ u8 kwww.xmjeep.comTrue 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.
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