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Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Cerita Romantik Di Hari Selasa

Not my story :P Taken from email..



It was a busy morning, about 8:30, 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 9:00.

I took his vital signs and had him take a seat, knowing it would be over in 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.



10 comments:

Saudah Salleh said...

so sweet..

ainie aziz said...

gamaknya, laki-laki kita nih macam tu ke idak ek? haihhh...kalau ye, alhamdulillah!

KS said...

wahhh sungguh sweetnya.... tapi orang tua dulu2 sebenarnya mmg romantik walopon jenis tak cakap i love u ke hapa. :)

knv said...

wow! saya amat terkesima!

:)

Mommy Harith Hannah said...

Naper guna color tak terang CY? Hihi.

Anyway, such a lovely story! :)

cysev3n said...

cik saudah,
yep.. nasib takde semut :P

cik ainie,
idaklah hamba tau bab2 tu.. if yes, yep.. alhamdulillah..

KS,
ha-ah kannn.. tp sekali sekala nak la jugak tau dia sayang kat kita.. heee..

knv,
ternganga sekali tak?

cik arnie,
dah betulkan.. saya tak perasan CSS buat hal.. kekeke..

Nur said...

cik yan,
teringat kisah kt malaysia ntah tahun bila, sorang makcik tu mati sbb lindung hubby dia dr kena sengat lebah. laki dia lumpuh, x leh lari bila ada lebah serang umah..so dia korbankan diri dia, shield laki dia dgn bdn.

sungguh besar pengorbanan itu!

IntanSham said...

alalalaaa.. so romantis.. mak pun tetiba nak nanges baca. tipikal laki skang, pantang bini sakit sket,sibuk nak carik lain.. huhhuuuu..

cysev3n said...

cik Nur,
mak aii.. tu mmg till death do us part!

cik Intan,
yezzaa.. nauzubillah pada kita semua..

MommyCT said...

sob..sob..kalu den nyanyuk sok..ish takut lak nak pikir.