I Still Know Who She Is
It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly
gentleman in his 80s arrived to have stitches removed from
his thumb. He said he was in a hurry as he had an
appointment at 9:00.
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 examining it I saw it was well healed, so I talked to of the doctors and 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! As she is 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.
Peace is seeing a sunset and knowing who to thank. 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.
The road to success is not straight. There is a curve
called Failure, a loop called Confusion, speed bumps called
Friends, red lights called Enemies, caution lights called
Family. You will have flats called Jobs.
But, if you have a spare called Determination, an engine
called Perseverance, insurance called Faith, a driver called
The Almighty God, you will make it to a place called
Success.
Source:Unknown.
gentleman in his 80s arrived to have stitches removed from
his thumb. He said he was in a hurry as he had an
appointment at 9:00.
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 examining it I saw it was well healed, so I talked to of the doctors and 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! As she is 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.
Peace is seeing a sunset and knowing who to thank. 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.
The road to success is not straight. There is a curve
called Failure, a loop called Confusion, speed bumps called
Friends, red lights called Enemies, caution lights called
Family. You will have flats called Jobs.
But, if you have a spare called Determination, an engine
called Perseverance, insurance called Faith, a driver called
The Almighty God, you will make it to a place called
Success.
Source:Unknown.
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