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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., |9 p# Y$ H W: M" r
3 V0 N/ r- } [He said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am.
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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.8 e; a7 ?, b% V0 A
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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.4 T6 G+ v5 w% ~
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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.
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The man told me no but he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife.www.xmjeep.com, j' k+ R" p4 \3 J( t! s( M' F# l
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! {) f. G9 l& G7 N& ZHe 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".% L5 f: S9 m. O. F
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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".- r! M0 i! g0 i2 Y6 ]* \
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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., W4 c# `& R' j; k: T" ]2 {$ Q/ O
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The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything they have.
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