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Bears by JodiSubject: dance in the rain
This is so good, we should all be so fortunate!
Have an awesome day.
How to Dance in the Rain
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 appointme nt 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.'
"Bloom where you are planted."
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oh... that made me tear up!!!
Slightly OT, but... I have a very special picture of my girls, when they were all younger and still played together, just dancing in the rain!
Bears by Jodi
