Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain
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5 N1 J( W/ a, O$ q$ M( c厦门越野联盟It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly man in his 80s, arrived to have stitches removed from his thumb.
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6 M3 ]' `7 |1 ~1.jeeplive.comHe said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am.
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6 V% ]8 J- Z% i5 R# M1.jeeplive.comI 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.1.jeeplive.com9 ]" N# j) ~& C: _4 B* Q/ F
; ^3 P# j: n* v& @3 U厦门越野联盟I saw him looking at his watch, and decided, since I was not busy with another patient, I would evaluate his wound.. \2 R0 A( U" S2 T
. |% U! L; B: ]: HOn 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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. t7 g0 K) r' @5 q( b5 }, J) s6 j1.jeeplive.comThe man told me no but he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife.厦门越野联盟, }% Z B5 J$ k4 J3 c6 D5 n6 h {
# u& p: y( r$ C: hI 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.; J' A' l$ Y/ M
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As we talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a bit late.
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He replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she had not recognized him in five years now.1.jeeplive.com8 w: G' g* Z/ ~. ]- t" n
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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?% m; @# E* C' U0 |
4 ]* f$ H I5 L3 Y& A) |, T0 ^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., v- q0 |5 S% Q. e. A7 M
e; a( Y9 Y& L( @& r1 K& E3 l0 zThe happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything they have.
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& v3 O0 z7 G: i+ z) PLife isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain.
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