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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.& |% m* p0 |( W. z9 f' \% w
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He said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am.; m2 N) W) [& {
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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. ( s& [8 Q) d, s$ C4 Q7 b# Y4 Y% R
I saw him looking at his watch, and decided, since I was not busy with another patient, I would evaluate his wound. $ J$ {, j9 a( P* n5 ~( M% N" f) N6 N K- ~& b
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. 9 i! P- u. k5 m. Q7 }3 e$ d5 U7 S8 u3 B/ X @4 Q# C# z
The man told me no but he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife.厦门越野联盟/ e8 X6 Z& i, A! s
) J. S: O9 Q/ O3 P) B. Q* X, Q( ^3 x. l8 {厦门越野联盟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. 4 S/ z+ N: f& N, n9 @- a& ~; n " Q8 i7 T7 ^; S+ {6 L- V* FAs we talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a bit late. ; I( R+ q6 c+ H( \2 H% Z; f; s- L0 e7 L, a5 x
He replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she had not recognized him in five years now.厦门越野联盟, ?/ p3 g g, {7 Z
4 ~5 |: B; \' gI was surprised, and asked him, "And you still go every morning, even though she doesn't know who you are? 8 S& V4 W$ T6 v; ?1 I& w! _ D- q厦门越野联盟" M* U2 e( d, @: ]8 z
He smiled as he patted my hand and said, "She doesn't know me, but I still know who she is".! W5 H0 W7 `6 c$ e: S; i' v! Y
+ t0 K: b7 T- o0 WI 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". , l+ F; a' I# _. N+ v 9 i0 @, R8 u' E! ^7 W8 l. b1 P$ Y厦门越野联盟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6 \& U7 T' a( G! x9 R
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The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything they have.厦门越野联盟 k3 Z% b' F. y8 J
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Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain.厦门越野联盟2 ^5 q! K$ t+ Z0 U Z
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中文由BOKANG翻译！ 作者: 纤腰 时间: 2008-5-6 15:20
