22 september

poppin' in here for awhile! thought i might share this short story i found on the webbie!

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 be 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 examation, 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, 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.

touching indeed:)

anyways, my menses is always giving me problems. though the pain is less excruciating as compared to a few months back when i could literally do nothing and just toss ard in bed moaning in pain, the cramps is still there! guess i have to really stop myself from drinking and eating all the cold stuff. and mr rain, pls stop pouring already! i need to borrow your friend miss sunshine so that i have full energy to do work! cold weather just makes me want to hibernate and slack around and find food to eat:( LOL anw, i gt 2 birthday parties to attend this coming saturday and sunday! kind of excited cos i gt to meetup with friends whom i rarely have time to see now haha:) till then!~


i feel like going on a vacation, like now!:|