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/ U6 A- [7 y+ K9 E3 l4 vIt 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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. ?% b1 y$ P/ C i6 ]8 p4 o8 \www.xmjeep.comHe 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.
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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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2 S. R8 q8 T+ }1 i8 E厦门越野联盟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.
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/ d$ ~! P$ [! t; a% C" d" D厦门越野联盟The man told me no but he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife.厦门越野联盟# E$ R" r; B4 l
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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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! I6 w3 e* q9 Q/ y0 JAs we talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a bit late.
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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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, X. V, E6 a' nI was surprised, and asked him, "And you still go every morning, even though she doesn't know who you are?www.xmjeep.com1 d3 I# g' t& g5 z* Y; h
1 o I9 e: }0 G% T) `" UHe smiled as he patted my hand and said, "She doesn't know me, but I still know who she is". k6 |, p8 L) I
% S1 }! [, o, W% Y1 X o厦门越野联盟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".9 C7 c1 I+ L' S/ Z# k: _5 w
4 X/ [7 T2 A* c* ~- R# \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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/ X6 ~+ _7 n# l7 U$ L* x厦门越野联盟The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything they have.& T) j# H `0 |9 R V( I
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Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain.
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