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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.
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. G7 i2 X* p; \He said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am.
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; |' a& L/ J$ o* S: t! ^2 I4 p厦门越野联盟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.厦门越野联盟6 L* w" T" q+ Y: w. [. D+ s. H
7 Y3 h& x- e6 d6 ^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.6 w: S# }5 E5 y7 c
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The man told me no but he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife.+ L5 G6 U/ G& N8 D8 E5 v0 S! {
% a$ @, c* N! J' p3 ~+ \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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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.厦门越野联盟5 K* l8 W' n) z5 a; G I, ~
2 l/ n9 T6 n/ r$ x! D8 ], |I was surprised, and asked him, "And you still go every morning, even though she doesn't know who you are?# p- I5 Y. g- P* i: Y% E- l" o, d
* t0 ?; R, _* c/ Z6 i3 o L3 dHe 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.
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3 o$ _# O! m4 C* |1 SThe happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything they have.0 `6 E7 T- E! T( \, M0 U3 J
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Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain.
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