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.
> The nurse 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. She
> saw him looking
> at his watch and decided, since she was not busy with
> another patient, she
> would evaluate his wound. On exam, it was well healed, so
> she talked to one
> of the doctors, got the needed supplies to remove his
> sutures and redress his
> wound. While taking care of his wound, the nurse asked
> him if he had another
> doctor's appointment this morning, as he was in such
> a hurry.
>The gentleman told her no, that he needed to go to the
> nursing home to eat
> breakfast with his wife.
> He told her that she had been there for a while and that
> she was a victim
> of Alzheimer's Disease.
>
> As they talked, the nurse 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.
>
> The nurse 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 her hand and said,
> 'She doesn't know me, but I still know who she
> is.'
>
> The nurse had to hold back tears as he left, she had
> goose bumps on her
> 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.'
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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.
> The nurse 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. She
> saw him looking
> at his watch and decided, since she was not busy with
> another patient, she
> would evaluate his wound. On exam, it was well healed, so
> she talked to one
> of the doctors, got the needed supplies to remove his
> sutures and redress his
> wound. While taking care of his wound, the nurse asked
> him if he had another
> doctor's appointment this morning, as he was in such
> a hurry.
>The gentleman told her no, that he needed to go to the
> nursing home to eat
> breakfast with his wife.
> He told her that she had been there for a while and that
> she was a victim
> of Alzheimer's Disease.
>
> As they talked, the nurse 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.
>
> The nurse 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 her hand and said,
> 'She doesn't know me, but I still know who she
> is.'
>
> The nurse had to hold back tears as he left, she had
> goose bumps on her
> 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.'
Sis. Alvear,
This is an BEAUTIFUL story. This is what would be called
Love with COMMITTMENT!
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.
> The nurse 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. She
> saw him looking
> at his watch and decided, since she was not busy with
> another patient, she
> would evaluate his wound. On exam, it was well healed, so
> she talked to one
> of the doctors, got the needed supplies to remove his
> sutures and redress his
> wound. While taking care of his wound, the nurse asked
> him if he had another
> doctor's appointment this morning, as he was in such
> a hurry.
>The gentleman told her no, that he needed to go to the
> nursing home to eat
> breakfast with his wife.
> He told her that she had been there for a while and that
> she was a victim
> of Alzheimer's Disease.
>
> As they talked, the nurse 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.
>
> The nurse 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 her hand and said,
> 'She doesn't know me, but I still know who she
> is.'
>
> The nurse had to hold back tears as he left, she had
> goose bumps on her
> 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.'
Stories like this make me wish I wasn't so calloused.
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Awww come on you must have gotten a little joked up. Maybe you saw the movie?
Yeah, but all I cared about was Alzheimer's, I am not a big fan of emotional vomit like "The Notebook".
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