IT was busy morning when,at bout 8.30,an elderly gentleman walked in to have sutures removed from his thumb.He stated tht he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9.
I took his vital signs and had him take a seat,knowing it would be over an hour before someone would able to see him.I sw him looking at his watch and decided,since i was not busy with another patient,to evaluate his wound.
On examining his thumb,I noticed it has healed well,so i spoke to one of the doctors and got the needed su[pplies to remove the sutures nd re-dress his wound.Then we started talking.
I asked the gentleman if he had a doctor’s appointment,as he seemed to be a hurry,He said no,but he needed to go to the nursing home to have breakfast with his wife.I then inquired bout her health.He told me that she had been there for a while and that she was a victim of ALZHEIMER’s disease.
As I finished dressing his wound,I asked if his wife would be worried if he were a bit late.He replied that she no longer knew who he was,that she had not recognised him for five years.
Now I was surprised.”And You still go every morning,even though she does’t know who your are??”
He smiled as he patted my hand and said:”She doesn’t know Me,but I still know who she Is.”
True LOVE
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