Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain
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# S8 n0 e o V, ?1 k6 @It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly man in his 80s, arrived to have stitches removed from his thumb.1 u Y$ \0 T3 A# j
" m3 i. n/ \1 swww.xmjeep.comHe 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.
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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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The man told me no but he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife.% y; }5 ^% r+ u; v+ R/ e5 W
; b. J* @3 ?/ r8 _/ ?+ ]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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$ v# d. u8 V! n, G1 p, n" u" Y8 lAs 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.8 p0 p) L7 L( m% m
4 {0 b0 b" a7 w7 `) {$ F2 ?' }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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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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% Y G; Q3 |+ e* [1 ?1 `1 aI 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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* y+ J9 F* g( m xTrue love is neither physical, nor romantic. True love is an acceptance of all that is, has been, will be, and will not be.7 L* `; K: k; ~9 }; `7 d7 D _
" C4 P: R$ C6 |5 F* O厦门越野联盟The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything they have.
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