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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.' C, I: z! ^- x+ L3 h, U- k& ^" J
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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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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.www.xmjeep.com% j( Z! H# P4 L8 q( w( h
6 q, e; `% g0 M0 W3 z2 MThe man told me no but he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife.
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+ l; O5 E( U KI 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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3 S1 n$ B! {# `! z) c9 ewww.xmjeep.comAs we talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a bit late." L- I& j8 m% x: o9 C7 s
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He replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she had not recognized him in five years now.- ]5 h( N3 ]9 @$ g9 s
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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?www.xmjeep.com" H% ]/ a" f+ A6 _; g; [
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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".* |! z1 T' |3 _& R
. ~: [& g, X/ h& |. @) |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".www.xmjeep.com' e* m9 E, _9 \) }* w& f* T; [/ I
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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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The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything they have.
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, R. C9 u; D* Z0 L: _4 zLife isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain.
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