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It was a busy morning,
approximately 8:30 am
when an elderly
gentleman
in his 80's, arrived
to have stitches removed
from
his
thumb. He stated
that 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
be 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 stitches and
redress his
wound.
While taking care of
his wound, we began to
engage in
conversation. I
asked him if he had a
doctor's appointment this
morning, as he was
in
such hurry. The
gentleman told me no, that he
needed to go to the
nursing
home to eat breakfast
with his wife. I then
inquired as to her
health. He
told me that she had
been there for a while and
that she was a victim
of
Alzheimer
Disease.
As we talked, and I
finished dressing his wound,
I asked if she
would
be worried 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.
"The happiest of
people don't necessarily have
the best of
everything;
they just make the
best of everything that
comes along their
way."
Peace is seeing a sunset and knowing
Who to thank.
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