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 appointment this morning.
He said no, he needed to go to the nursing
home to eat breakfast with his wife.
I inquired as to her health.
He told me 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 she no longer knew who he
was, 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.'
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 appointment this morning.
He said no, he needed to go to the nursing
home to eat breakfast with his wife.
I inquired as to her health.
He told me 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 she no longer knew who he
was, 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.'
