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. F- b0 ?. Z$ BIt was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly man in his 80s, arrived to have stitches removed from his thumb.www.xmjeep.com* v( H4 }" S8 i# b1 z& U
1 c1 r; w- I5 O/ ?1 g( n, N8 mHe said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am.
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9 u, s6 c5 d/ S f2 [, \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.www.xmjeep.com [1 ~5 |1 d3 p" n: @. }* ]! R A
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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.2 M" J: Z1 C7 c2 f; A8 x
7 ~/ l- y; \9 z* E, M7 _www.xmjeep.comOn 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.
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- T* g: ]# w6 y! Q0 M/ w6 @www.xmjeep.comI 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.厦门越野联盟7 H! \, Y, L/ ^0 d' v
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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 W3 Z6 k& y% K( Ywww.xmjeep.comI was surprised, and asked him, "And you still go every morning, even though she doesn't know who you are?! d5 U: w- K: S% n
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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".
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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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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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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.厦门越野联盟- R0 M0 C0 H+ X" T
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