TRUE LOVE ..(A Doctor's note) Must Read n share :)
It was approximately 8.30 a.m. on a busy morning when an elderly gentleman in his
eighties arrived to have stitches removed from his thumb. He stated that he was in a
hurry as he had an appointment at 9.00 a.m.
I took his vital signs and had him take a seat. I knew it would take more than an hour
before someone would to able to attend to him. I
saw him check his watch anxiously for the time and decided to evaluate his wound
since I was not busy with another patient.
On examination, the wound was well healed. Hence, I talked to one of the doctors to
get the supplies to remove his sutures and redress his wound.
We began to engage in a conversation while I was taking care of his wound. I asked him
if he had another doctor's appointment later as he was in such a hurry. The gentleman
told me no and said that he needed to go to the nursing home to have breakfast with
his wife.
I inquired about her health. He told me that she had been in the nursing home for a
while as she was a victim of Alzheimer's disease. I probed further and asked if she would
be upset if he was slightly late. He replied that she no longer knew who he was and she
had not been able to recognize him since five years ago.
I asked him in surprise, "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 my tears as he left.
I had goose bumps on my arm, and I 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.
*got this from someone's Facebook Timeline :)
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