Posted by : Emog in (Family and Romance)
Another tale of Love
It was a busy morning, about 8:30 am, 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
9:00am. 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
examining it I saw it was well healed, so I talked to one 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 cos I just did.
this is a very good one bebie i also pray for same as in someone that will love me always comes anything that wont leave me for any reason that will stand by me in all condition that i may be someone that i will understand and will understand me too
really a lovely piece
keep doing what you love
and remember to stick to your loved ones
for always
Love is the most precious thing on earth,like a rose’s frangrance or a child’s birth
love me and leave me that is the story of my life
but it wont happen again since i bought a butcher’s knife
yeah see, the next man who loves me,and leaves me so quickly, mm-hmm,
i’m gong to cut off his ….. and i’m goin’ to chop off his ….
i’m goin’ to shoot the ………….. or stab and kill the m…….. am going to run him over with my car
u see the next m………. is going to be f…….. wit the wrong mother f……
u dont f…..with me NO MORE
Gal cool down, take it easy, Og you just made love really harmfull
lol……you can express yourself…..however, just take it easy
What a very thought provoking love story, i really love it. But i must say that the passion that the old man still have for his wife even in her condition is a reflection of the years of enjoyable romance thay have had together, i believe she had been a very valuable input to the man’s life, so it’s difficult to neglect her, thanks for the piece my brother, cheers.