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.
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He said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am.* H) q! ?5 V1 E7 a
4 h& r5 s4 v, \8 t9 wwww.xmjeep.comI 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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- z d$ H3 H. e4 G8 \: t; XI 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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! q5 D/ L# a9 s+ F3 P9 G: N8 L# ^3 POn 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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- i. m0 Y o$ N0 X# cThe man told me no but he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife.# y: p) H( \+ Q5 c; m% ?( F' @
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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.www.xmjeep.com H9 x& a4 D j) c: P+ w: R& T
$ l+ l) q- M9 s1 ^厦门越野联盟As 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.www.xmjeep.com- ~( t0 M/ I* E1 q6 D6 a
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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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1 x, M, I$ ^$ m2 p iHe 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/ S; o/ ]. p- W: V4 t7 F- @* ~
" a+ u4 G z& }& u# D( gI 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.www.xmjeep.com1 B4 D$ R) @) ^0 a9 y: t
2 c9 v3 Q- l0 }: U p, q5 ]/ _www.xmjeep.comThe happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything they have.
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