Post by poetsunshine on Oct 13, 2010 18:58:58 GMT -6
I thought this was beautiful and touching...
>>
>
> It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly
> gentleman in his 80's arrived to have stitches
> removed from his thumb.
>
> He said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment
> at 9:00 am.
>
> I took his vital
> signs and had him take a seat, knowing it would be
> over an
>
> hour before someone
> would to able to see him. I saw him looking at his
> watch and decided, since I
> was not busy with another patient, I would evaluate
> his wound. 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.
>
> The gentleman told me no, that he needed to go to
> the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife. 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.
>
> As we
> talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a
> bit late.
>
> He
> replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she
> had not recognized him in
> five years now.
>
> I was surprised, and asked him, 'And you still go
> every
> morning, even though she doesn't know who you are?'
>
> He smiled as he
> patted my hand and said,
> 'She doesn't
> know me, but I still know who she is.'
> 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.'
>
> True love is
> neither physical, nor romantic.
> True love is an
> acceptance of all that is, has been, will be, and
> will not
> be.
> With all the jokes
> and fun that are in e-mails, sometimes there is one
> that comes along that has an
> important message.. This one I thought I could share
> with you.
>
> The
> happiest people don't necessarily have the best of
> everything; they just make
> the best of everything they have.
>
> I hope you share this with someone you
> care about. I just did.
> 'Life isn't about
> how to survive the storm,
>
> But how to dance in the
> rain.'
>
> We are all getting
> Older
>
> Tomorrow may be our turn.
> Enjoy life now-it has an expiration date!
>
>
>>
>>
>
> It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly
> gentleman in his 80's arrived to have stitches
> removed from his thumb.
>
> He said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment
> at 9:00 am.
>
> I took his vital
> signs and had him take a seat, knowing it would be
> over an
>
> hour before someone
> would to able to see him. I saw him looking at his
> watch and decided, since I
> was not busy with another patient, I would evaluate
> his wound. 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.
>
> The gentleman told me no, that he needed to go to
> the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife. 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.
>
> As we
> talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a
> bit late.
>
> He
> replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she
> had not recognized him in
> five years now.
>
> I was surprised, and asked him, 'And you still go
> every
> morning, even though she doesn't know who you are?'
>
> He smiled as he
> patted my hand and said,
> 'She doesn't
> know me, but I still know who she is.'
> 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.'
>
> True love is
> neither physical, nor romantic.
> True love is an
> acceptance of all that is, has been, will be, and
> will not
> be.
> With all the jokes
> and fun that are in e-mails, sometimes there is one
> that comes along that has an
> important message.. This one I thought I could share
> with you.
>
> The
> happiest people don't necessarily have the best of
> everything; they just make
> the best of everything they have.
>
> I hope you share this with someone you
> care about. I just did.
> 'Life isn't about
> how to survive the storm,
>
> But how to dance in the
> rain.'
>
> We are all getting
> Older
>
> Tomorrow may be our turn.
> Enjoy life now-it has an expiration date!
>
>
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