那是一个忙碌的早晨。大约8:30，一个80多岁的老人进来了，来拆他的拇指伤口的线。% X6 W( J3 q! l! B8 f

9 t' W# G' n+ C1 {- F他说他很着急，因为9:00钟他有另一个约会。3 h  _, i' u6 r( @
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我让他坐了下来，我知道，至少要一个小时后，某位医生才会有时间看他。
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看他不停地看表，我决定先检查他的伤口，因为我当时虽然有病人却并不太忙。厦门越野联盟& {+ N$ b! O/ S9 y& w" d0 E

  @" U- v- }/ v( I- u+ r0 ^! h: _他的伤口愈合很好，我给他拆了线，并重新把他的手包扎起来。同时我问他这么着急，是不是还要去看另外的医生？+ C% H, s- m& z
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他说不是，但他需要去老年公寓（NursingHouse，托老院）和妻子一同吃早餐。7 W$ |. j- p1 Y5 k& h& z- I
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我顺便问到她的健康状况，他对我说，她是老年性痴呆症（Alzheimer'sDisease）患者，去老年公寓已经有段时间了。
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我们继续交谈着，我问他如果迟到了，她是否会有点不高兴？厦门越野联盟5 }2 l4 }9 Z9 u: ^# F! ?
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他回答说，她根本不知道他是谁，她认不出他是谁已经有五年了。
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我很吃惊地问，"即便她已经认不出你是谁了，你还是每天去陪她吃早餐吗？"
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他拍拍我的手臂，微笑着说，"她是不认识我了，但我仍然知道她是谁啊。"
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4 @6 k6 Y, t3 w3 N2 s当他离开的时候，我的手臂上起了鸡皮疙瘩，我忍住了泪水，想道，"这才是我生命中所需要的那种爱"。3 I1 S; d7 v9 B% A" U' j

9 Y- A' L) L+ k  G1 V# t. h0 C9 u, |真正的爱，既不是生理的，也不是浪漫的。真正的爱就是接受那所有的曾经、现在、将来。1.jeeplive.com8 r/ o! d& R& p
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最幸福的人并不非要拥有世界上最好的，他们只是在他们能拥有的里面找到了最美好的。
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Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain2 d* Z% x  C# u$ E
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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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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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! j5 Z! `) l5 i# uI 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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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.& r2 b+ v* F) }9 {' p
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The man told me no but he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife.. Q- W9 R4 x' O& 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.3 V0 D. ]+ V( M1 ^$ n/ {

4 H' i5 @3 B5 |" D2 s$ F( f0 l+ IAs we talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a bit late.厦门越野联盟, K) |6 t- _7 \  Q

6 ^4 e: t9 z0 n1 ~% |$ J6 \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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9 T9 b7 a! S8 \1.jeeplive.comI was surprised, and asked him, "And you still go every morning, even though she doesn't know who you are?
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, X- r: O  ~! q) H" l* \! u3 v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".
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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"., k$ y6 j7 p: i$ y
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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.
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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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Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain.
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