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。7 Y  h0 P" C1 O: h" z& F

' B2 E) V( k# l3 p8 t! ]# F他说他很着急，因为9:00钟他有另一个约会。; r. E) ]( o4 p

' F( y3 c  @' Z5 E$ Z# ?7 s$ a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。: h/ C4 [3 _' f) g

6 S. }8 H7 z9 n2 P  K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。
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8 A$ o, M% G3 P; c% N, X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？, L5 c8 L/ A7 m" @2 D2 D
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+ _0 `+ S3 X( J6 p# b4 _5 k8 ]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。. @5 f6 S7 M- n. h0 }
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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？
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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。1.jeeplive.com- @7 ?3 v; S5 Z: `
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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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/ K0 x* g5 T, @+ i% l& Y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。"+ k  K6 F! A5 R8 ]

3 A$ g- i3 p  z& S6 W% 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"。: A1 S( s! \% B% I1 |0 L
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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。
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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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' f2 J' I" c0 F1 r; D- UHe said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am.
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' W. m3 e6 {5 Q0 |2 KI 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. m9 l! M) r1 n5 M1 H( `

# a* p2 w5 I- R, X" 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.1.jeeplive.com# v9 r: L6 x* ~/ |
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The 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.; B/ Q& {( e3 R+ X3 U$ r
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8 t  D$ A# j8 l/ r( u' u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.1.jeeplive.com0 Z. ^9 |1 I* B; j) c0 }+ W/ y
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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?
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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".
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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+ V2 [- r' T8 O% o# O* V  u) ], v
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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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8 D  ^! U* f+ s7 o$ v+ AThe 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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