Storm Angel n Auroras Mum Posted February 19, 2012 Report Share Posted February 19, 2012 TRUE LOVE It was approximately 8.30 a.m. on a busy morning when an elderly gentleman in his eighties arrived to have stitches removed from his thumb. He stated that he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9.00 a.m. I took his vital signs and had him take a seat. I knew it would take more than an hour before someone would to able to attend to him. I saw him check his watch anxiously for the time and decided to evaluate his wound since I was not busy with another patient. On examination, the wound was well healed. Hence, I talked to one of the doctors to get the supplies to remove his sutures and redress his wound. We began to engage in a conversation while I was taking care of his wound. I asked him if he had another doctor's appointment later as he was in such a hurry. The gentleman told me no and said that he needed to go to the nursing home to have breakfast with his wife. I inquired about her health. He told me that she had been in the nursing home for a while as she was a victim of Alzheimer's disease. I probed further and asked if she would be upset if he was slightly late. He replied that she no longer knew who he was and she had not been able to recognize him since five years ago. I asked him in surprise, "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 my tears as he left. I had goose bumps on my arm, and I 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... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted February 19, 2012 Report Share Posted February 19, 2012 awww Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovemysiberian Posted February 19, 2012 Report Share Posted February 19, 2012 :cry1:Very sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valkyries Posted February 19, 2012 Report Share Posted February 19, 2012 we have a man like that he's a teacher and 6am every morning he arrives to was and dress his wife, then after work every nite he's back to feed her, take her for a walk in her wheel chair then he put's her to bed. i've been there 5 years and he as never missed aday yet bless him xxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Angel n Auroras Mum Posted February 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2012 we have a man like that he's a teacher and 6am every morning he arrives to was and dress his wife, then after work every nite he's back to feed her, take her for a walk in her wheel chair then he put's her to bed. i've been there 5 years and he as never missed aday yet bless him xxx that is soooo sweet I think this is real coz my sons grandad's brother is a nurse in a hospital and he got it from him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibemum Posted February 19, 2012 Report Share Posted February 19, 2012 So so sweet. We had a chap used to work for us several years ago (he was 70 yrs old and still going very very strong. He used to be a Commando during the war - in the office he was affectionately known as Commando Ken because he used to tell us his war stories. Yeah I know - we didn't have much imagination... A truly lovely lovely man. One day he told me that his wife was the love of his life and his soul and that he had kept a cyanide capsule from the war hidden in his loft so that if she ever died before him he would take it as he could not breathe without her.... this was about 15 years ago - I cannot bear to ask about him...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Fox Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 Yes that really is true love -x- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz Jones Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 Aaawww true love is a wonderful thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyka&Diva Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 awww that so sweet xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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