“True Love” no comments
Read and Enjoy a friend share this with me and I also want to share this story with you too in the same way and in the same language!
“It was a busy morning, approximately 8:30 am, when an elderly gentleman in his
80’s, arrived to have stitches removed from his thumb. He stated that 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, we began to engage in conversation I asked him if
he had a 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 then inquired as to her health. He told me that she had been there for a while
and that she was a victim of Alzheimer Disease. As we talked, and I finished
dressing his wound, I asked if she would be worried 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 are some that come
along that have an important message, and this is one of those kind. Just had to
share it with you all.
Oh, by the way, PEACE is seeing a sunset and knowing WHO to thank.
“The happiest of people don’t necessarily have the best of everything; they just
make the best of everything that comes along their way.”
Please share this with someone you care about – I JUST DID.