Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain
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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.厦门越野联盟& b8 K- X# K6 L% u# _4 N0 L6 c
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He said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am.
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5 ]* {* j0 t8 }# b/ B" I r+ eI 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.; p' I/ z1 }0 Y* n! ~
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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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, v( C V: u% |7 {0 @" [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.$ I! W( h# T6 A. ^" g0 T/ l* a2 v
* B2 b. q: D+ x# M) t. ^www.xmjeep.comThe man told me no but he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife.
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' n. a+ h, [" A# L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.
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k! {2 C+ F- M9 O1 H% ]As we talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a bit late.www.xmjeep.com4 t# `! c1 @3 p& ~- `/ M
q) V* C( ~) }! z4 M1 J5 MHe replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she had not recognized him in five years now.
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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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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.2 {* W8 d4 n1 Q/ g
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The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything they have.7 o- i% o& }" M$ [
n7 P# H5 f: S! I8 \0 i* g厦门越野联盟Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain.厦门越野联盟* W4 O$ ^1 T' y) D1 ~2 N/ o! \% q0 a
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