Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain
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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.www.xmjeep.com9 i2 l, B9 N J% R
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He said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am.3 p& w7 n1 x+ b, B& A
$ J% I& Z6 I% v" jI 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.* a2 l9 Z: O* E# T0 X
+ w" K! r* \7 H/ G5 q+ S8 D J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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The man told me no but he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife.! U) f, @. a" S: v* v% q( d* }, m
5 O, \( K+ j) I( [4 D& o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.www.xmjeep.com- X: K* Q$ U* L4 n! Q( S; Q1 O: M
( i2 \" S& q! C& ZAs 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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7 Y2 F& o* p5 Y5 ]4 S4 iI was surprised, and asked him, "And you still go every morning, even though she doesn't know who you are?
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$ ]: F& W1 y/ a" W/ d9 a" n! LHe smiled as he patted my hand and said, "She doesn't know me, but I still know who she is".
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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".
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8 k% N5 j# w: p1 I: h厦门越野联盟True love is neither physical, nor romantic. True love is an acceptance of all that is, has been, will be, and will not be.www.xmjeep.com+ h f" }5 t9 C9 d) X5 G1 |
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The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything they have.1 W4 ?+ V {' |, ]5 |, T
1 p T/ g0 B \0 z+ s1 uLife isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain./ j2 b. s. B( L T3 D3 e, U
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