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.# h$ K; ^2 Y5 }+ L9 {
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He said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am.www.xmjeep.com7 R8 j0 h# Q1 [1 _& C r0 z7 f" M
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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.
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; M+ V5 d+ \. f- W' {2 AI saw him looking at his watch, and decided, since I was not busy with another patient, I would evaluate his wound.www.xmjeep.com- J- C' f5 i/ o3 j- C$ Q5 P
4 @% W5 G+ n' ~' A: [1 V6 pOn 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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9 x" `3 a6 c/ s7 sThe man told me no but he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife.
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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.) e+ v1 {2 O9 F# C. r; J1 x
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As we talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a bit late. ^* z8 G! S" ]# U! |
8 F& `% x! F) W# `! GHe replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she had not recognized him in five years now.www.xmjeep.com3 s9 x/ L4 _% _, H# H+ o
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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?8 P1 W3 `8 D; z- t) J% @$ e5 @
; F% s2 d$ j4 q) V* gHe smiled as he patted my hand and said, "She doesn't know me, but I still know who she is".
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8 k N" Q0 \: t( ~! DI 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. M' J6 r1 d9 I3 T
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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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w3 p4 d, S! |( a, i. kLife isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain.
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