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+ E9 T+ ?8 ?% x! j% NIt was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly man in his 80s, arrived to have stitches removed from his thumb.' ?2 B y2 A$ Y( u, g: q% j
9 }, g& X7 L4 X& e) SHe said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am. ; ?* |1 b3 q& |www.xmjeep.com ; {7 {4 [3 T8 m9 k: C& \( qwww.xmjeep.comI took his vital signs and had him take a seat, knowing it would be over an hour before someone would be able to see him. 9 a* T! F' C. n* g3 f+ m厦门越野联盟+ U3 N- C$ L1 V! \ B7 B9 K
I saw him looking at his watch, and decided, since I was not busy with another patient, I would evaluate his wound.3 h6 Z+ ^0 q% \0 s& Q
* ?, U. f: y7 p; }On exam, it was well healed, so I talked to one of the doctors, got the needed supplies to remove his sutures and redress his wound. While taking care of his wound, I asked him if he had another doctor's appointment this morning, as he was in such a hurry.+ b [3 i) ?5 C1 C7 k( }/ T8 e
/ g- ]. O5 H' D: VThe man told me no but he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife. 5 N/ W! o- [3 p, J; K4 e0 X ' q& f% \7 f6 b& {; `4 s1 @% LI inquired as to her health; he told me that she had been there for a while and that she was a victim of Alzheimer's Disease. $ [1 n8 F' p+ p' |( k& M# @ ) l" ]/ J: ?! M+ w* ^# ^+ q7 sAs we talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a bit late. ( F2 ]3 `7 T8 ]/ U4 kwww.xmjeep.com厦门越野联盟. ]+ \) S6 D7 G( R
He replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she had not recognized him in five years now. # |# w5 f# _1 o5 U厦门越野联盟 q) G2 P& S0 f3 ^2 H. v/ lI was surprised, and asked him, "And you still go every morning, even though she doesn't know who you are?www.xmjeep.com0 e) f; `! b% ^: @; c
/ g# |! B! Y& s9 ^1 @: |+ zHe smiled as he patted my hand and said, "She doesn't know me, but I still know who she is".( v: S# s P/ J
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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". - Y* h1 D$ M, _) g0 {2 |5 W& d" ?+ ]* I! m2 E4 L/ z
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.com; Z9 T' b1 e5 l2 a
+ q, I8 C$ ^) G7 Awww.xmjeep.comThe happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything they have.( d* H& V& l u0 u
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Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain.www.xmjeep.com& J% ]9 z' R5 B
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中文由BOKANG翻译！ 作者: 纤腰 时间: 2008-5-6 15:20
