How To Dance In The Rain

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, 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 everyone should have in
their 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.

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.'

~~unknown