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9 D" f5 R9 y Y# ~) u4 ]www.xmjeep.comIt 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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( R1 V2 I* G# E5 O% X3 c3 _He said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am.
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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.) `# a0 C9 f; ]' E" ]+ ?! K0 B0 _4 n
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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.* N# J9 b0 s: j7 ?8 U+ K" O2 i! V' ?' q
; J8 A3 ]) O- q2 x# GOn 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.. J) M! E! Y; C! Y
8 a- g1 k) L/ D' ^( T2 n UThe man told me no but he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife.% P" Y I" `- ]; u
6 d) V; z- y% X% j9 Q' [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.www.xmjeep.com, z8 t$ p$ N3 _9 R# Z) i, c
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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.
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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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, F7 D- E. p ]# U5 z) M0 J5 r ]) THe 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.厦门越野联盟& c6 q- O" ]. _- f2 z# B3 z8 Q, p; f
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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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5 \0 F+ `7 @# D* QLife isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain.
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