Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain
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+ s6 b' e: O/ }" a! x1 d# K) |It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly man in his 80s, arrived to have stitches removed from his thumb.1.jeeplive.com. _" B$ s/ p, W) }8 q9 y2 _- W' V: y0 J
, _5 V3 l0 V/ L厦门越野联盟He said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am.
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& q, `5 w8 v# m; x( t+ wI 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.
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( z* v+ l. D7 b: R$ Y9 zOn 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.. y6 }' @$ h9 q1 r* j- f& ?% ]
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The man told me no but he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife.% o$ l0 u1 l, H3 s* u
! x+ J- N# n+ V2 y/ p9 ~, D% T; vI 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.+ S9 `. }! W: e' o* H
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As we talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a bit late.
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6 d# g% h$ \* F9 e' X厦门越野联盟He 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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" m/ n# n- }' [& J/ O9 [% I2 `厦门越野联盟He smiled as he patted my hand and said, "She doesn't know me, but I still know who she is".1.jeeplive.com% v% T7 h! y1 U0 p7 y% p- x
) j+ f1 H6 N; v5 L4 u9 M1.jeeplive.comI 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".厦门越野联盟0 D1 @1 v6 v( Y9 w6 `+ H: B" y
: t) n7 k. f: }. y0 m7 ~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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Q$ |/ Q1 j) H' EThe happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything they have., p# r& y' i5 }
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Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain.1.jeeplive.com7 E- T, f/ V3 `: w4 [
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