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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.厦门越野联盟4 B- g2 S8 w# ?! [: j4 U
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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; E9 M/ w4 {+ @6 K+ N( a
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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.2 t* Z' y* n" s, w" V
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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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x. p5 ^$ N$ W* \$ ?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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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2 n$ i! J7 {5 H
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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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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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He 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8 J, G9 e$ z7 ?8 O" o6 V6 \1 [
! w- e$ m# v' T) i3 |* k1 Cwww.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".- z P, Q5 W/ e9 W3 l5 g
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