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5 }" l9 L! L3 X- J厦门越野联盟It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly man in his 80s, arrived to have stitches removed from his thumb.1 p9 H7 e1 F4 B+ {" q- e, D+ K/ M6 E
E* d/ k2 V/ wHe said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am.厦门越野联盟" _' D4 T' {* e
+ k3 ?1 e' Z* o2 x: [5 NI 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 @ M4 Y' _# D: Gwww.xmjeep.com ( o7 C/ A7 e$ y2 b( OI saw him looking at his watch, and decided, since I was not busy with another patient, I would evaluate his wound. 4 e- g K0 W/ `5 S* R3 owww.xmjeep.com 6 N2 L1 h' j2 U5 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. 6 _& N( H* }4 E7 ~4 _厦门越野联盟* E" ?8 r5 ]$ l3 R2 f# e$ }
The man told me no but he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife. * R* t* K) L% o0 a H% X5 N# h6 B' z$ b2 r
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.3 E/ c8 b' v+ `2 O$ `
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As we talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a bit late. ( p6 n! N3 L' g: W7 A5 Q6 z6 V厦门越野联盟 2 C0 z4 n0 E [1 g9 q/ PHe replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she had not recognized him in five years now. & Q# _7 ~; ?' {. T/ l k$ B 6 K9 C' X7 O+ F" f: N- {6 qI was surprised, and asked him, "And you still go every morning, even though she doesn't know who you are? 2 E* m) a% n. a3 I$ k! p O( u. X厦门越野联盟 0 j# w; I2 K2 ]3 o: u lHe smiled as he patted my hand and said, "She doesn't know me, but I still know who she is". 8 n* b$ {) f8 K+ P厦门越野联盟 + d8 i0 z9 _0 b$ f" \! T. i# ZI 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".www.xmjeep.com& R; l; G8 |2 [% |5 K
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