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4 Q6 y j' [/ B* l4 V; O5 eIt was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly man in his 80s, arrived to have stitches removed from his thumb. |' X- D0 F( q( A+ L) M+ n
' d" S3 |, m6 }, G0 V) Z, F厦门越野联盟He said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am.
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! N5 |( k( f7 x2 II 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.厦门越野联盟" ?. C* ~7 M0 m/ r% ~3 |/ H' J" U
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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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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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* n& o* ~" I5 xThe man told me no but he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife.
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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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As we talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a bit late./ m: Q9 N' r1 o8 Y/ @+ I% L
/ K0 X/ c& ~4 |* dHe replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she had not recognized him in five years now.
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# |1 d& `7 z# h' S. K+ eI was surprised, and asked him, "And you still go every morning, even though she doesn't know who you are?
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' o. V2 @+ |7 V' N$ }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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% N* I3 k* Q; Q5 d2 F! _) QI 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.6 w' ~4 ?& P2 ^3 n& W
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Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain.
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