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% a. c3 I0 w8 A' H! x% DIt was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly man in his 80s, arrived to have stitches removed from his thumb.4 ?7 r) K6 |7 c
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He said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am.
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8 H2 X7 o; T5 a6 \6 E, 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.厦门越野联盟/ e: F8 H" G6 a3 r3 F* }& e
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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.1.jeeplive.com7 J) g) q- P# k% M5 V! |
# G4 l; ^* v: X, G6 VOn 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.厦门越野联盟! l% ]; Q$ K( D* b3 O- O
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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.
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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.
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- C; b l7 K& F$ jI was surprised, and asked him, "And you still go every morning, even though she doesn't know who you are?1.jeeplive.com5 t) ~8 |# [/ F- p' |7 X
4 k- _- A- R+ C/ M& eHe 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".1.jeeplive.com. K! m9 z' C! A8 i4 T
# X' Y6 ^4 c# h) o) A* P- D) |True love is neither physical, nor romantic. True love is an acceptance of all that is, has been, will be, and will not be.厦门越野联盟2 Z/ g8 k: O3 q
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The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything they have.+ t4 E, n; z3 b. i1 {
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Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain.5 ~9 d ~. f: Q8 h- z0 Q
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