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' T; A$ b+ V6 i0 H$ B8 X3 iIt 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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: y' H" F5 a: c/ c L/ ?www.xmjeep.comHe said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am.www.xmjeep.com# e; R6 W L% g
N' w+ Z. T# O2 |8 n7 l厦门越野联盟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." T" m1 J4 ~4 I3 S% M
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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.& ^8 }: ~2 P8 W5 | g
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On 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.# _$ r, ~' u. z6 ?; m: u$ X# p
/ P. D2 C7 B y/ Gwww.xmjeep.comThe man told me no but he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife.: W( M: S: ?) M3 n8 W7 C' Y
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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., z# k* r* P5 b0 u$ K1 X
; ~3 J; G. l& i; {As we talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a bit late.
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' Q: U# G2 I( F+ g( \He replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she had not recognized him in five years now.www.xmjeep.com* E3 k. V: F% d% C7 x2 E
$ h4 o, X3 u# MI was surprised, and asked him, "And you still go every morning, even though she doesn't know who you are?厦门越野联盟/ ]' q9 }" T6 N' X3 Y- C4 ^
- n, f$ n7 l9 y( Z/ R- oHe smiled as he patted my hand and said, "She doesn't know me, but I still know who she is".厦门越野联盟* \( N! K# u7 j& l
0 _, _, B& [4 a% L c; mI 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.9 T0 i6 @$ f0 k% w" ]
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The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything they have.9 W* ^% f& s# m* }1 h
6 U6 Z4 B: Q" W/ zLife isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain.9 o/ x& q! G5 f' ~2 g y- R4 i
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