Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain
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9 `; {* t* J# E& P% iIt was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly man in his 80s, arrived to have stitches removed from his thumb.4 V& N4 G. J- ?# r* E$ E1 c
3 }: V2 G! C! v- [! C E0 kHe said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am.
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2 @3 G) X0 k1 D0 c5 b O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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I saw him looking at his watch, and decided, since I was not busy with another patient, I would evaluate his wound.厦门越野联盟/ ?5 r4 |; m+ _6 d5 L: m
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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.
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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* O1 V t0 [8 M% Y. a4 a, e
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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.5 W- i: C$ M! p* s) [7 L7 y. Z* d
L: d. f* o# oAs we talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a bit late.
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+ F' D4 D$ _6 r1 r- j) }1.jeeplive.comHe replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she had not recognized him in five years now.厦门越野联盟- \& h) e- O+ m4 [1 n
: w5 p: D4 f! N+ |) X" [I was surprised, and asked him, "And you still go every morning, even though she doesn't know who you are?0 S- r+ \2 i3 v! @
& w1 ^; ]7 o7 N* {* y; P4 {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".+ ~- H3 b J& v3 u% m9 d! N6 c
- x5 i) P. x! W厦门越野联盟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.% y& q9 _4 g0 D ^ u) d
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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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: [. h: J6 ]+ |7 P) j: i- RLife isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain.
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