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; B' A k) k# I/ z6 zIt was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly man in his 80s, arrived to have stitches removed from his thumb.5 h$ X5 D, Y F& g* B
) Y9 T4 e7 ]5 n j A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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# P( u, h. V% `9 d- Z厦门越野联盟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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+ F9 h5 }( g2 s# @0 aI saw him looking at his watch, and decided, since I was not busy with another patient, I would evaluate his wound.! t0 _: w, [) |# b! D; \1 Y
) q) y. v: ^0 f EOn 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./ F2 l n: K9 ?* u
, ]: G$ s: a7 D) LThe 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.
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As we talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a bit late.( w8 L% @0 d0 f g# a. G7 Z
5 @) g- G6 e8 eHe replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she had not recognized him in five years now.
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, T3 n( v8 p& n/ ^7 ]+ B6 xI was surprised, and asked him, "And you still go every morning, even though she doesn't know who you are?$ z7 p/ M* `3 C8 ~$ j) Z" n
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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".. a4 L# c+ ?- A3 ]9 \
' Z; A4 a+ d7 ^6 E$ @: 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".) U( P* g. H0 ~
, U; h2 X! A5 I6 t3 Q* S- lTrue 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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Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain.
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