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Indyfella: How To Dance In The Rain

It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 8 0'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, as he was in such a hurry. T he 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 the 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 wi ll not be.

With all the jokes and fun that is 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.

'Life isn't about how to survive the storm,
but how to dance in the rain.'

kitty01: My daughter's cat who had lecukemia just died right now, she just found him, does anyone know what you do now with the cat. She will not just throw him in the garbage.

girlnextdormouse: I'm having a behavioral problem with my cat.

She keeps getting up in the middle of the night when everyone is asleep, and pooing in my bathtub.

I tried a different brand of litter.
I even bought her a brand new litter box.
Her litter box is on her way to the bathtub.

I mean, I'm glad it's not on my carpet or something.
But I'm really getting fed up with waking up every morning to this little surprise in my tub.

Any suggestions?

spiceygamble: *skips through singing:
"Mud! Glorious mud!
Nothing's quite like it for cooling the blood.
So, follow me, follow, down to the hollow,
and there let us wallow in glorious mud!"

...la la laaaa...