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! P4 P9 i8 v2 MIt 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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He said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am.厦门越野联盟) ^# B7 k5 K( W: v; H& ?
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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.9 l) S/ R; g a* r. Y& l- r# U; e6 {
2 Y0 `. P: |6 u) h' zI saw him looking at his watch, and decided, since I was not busy with another patient, I would evaluate his wound.1.jeeplive.com( H. }1 E9 I! n2 l/ e! ~
/ p) i5 f/ `0 Q$ A; V1.jeeplive.comOn 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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& ^& r/ B4 C* V GThe 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.' z+ w! i' X6 \+ \/ p
) F0 ~7 r$ ^7 D t C" ^As we talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a bit late.
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2 ` h U0 X# J( QHe replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she had not recognized him in five years now.
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7 s9 x, b; k l厦门越野联盟I was surprised, and asked him, "And you still go every morning, even though she doesn't know who you are?! U) p9 h' w* N7 C
: j1 ?, T. {# W. E% G s7 P1.jeeplive.comHe smiled as he patted my hand and said, "She doesn't know me, but I still know who she is".
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4 ~+ }" m: ?1 n) b( oI 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.com7 \$ n/ c2 I3 S! w: z
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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.0 ^+ b! X- D, K- a$ ^
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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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