Re: Food for Thought... Have you seen it?

Kitty,
The way I read it was that he knew her and had such a great love and respect
for her that he wouldn't be late. 
Tricia
 
--- On Sun, 1/11/09, Kitty <kmrsy@comcast.net> wrote:

From: Kitty <kmrsy@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Food for Thought... Have you seen it?
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Date: Sunday, January 11, 2009, 11:08 AM

Hi Cathy,
A touching story, but I have to ask...
Since she didn't know him, she wouldn't be expecting him, so what did
it
matter if he was late?

Kitty
neIN, Zone 5
----- Original Message -----
From: "Catharine Carpenter" <cathycrc@comcast.net>
To: "Carmel Akins" <carmakins@hotmail.com>; "Kayla
Bunger"
<kbunger@earthlink.net>; "Kristin Hatton"
<mandkhatton@comcast.net>; "Cassie
Carpenter" <cassiecarpenter@gmail.com>; <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 7:45 AM
Subject: [CHAT] Food for Thought... Have you seen it?


> Received this from someone who I never expected would consider this
> important..... Tried to send this once. Don't think you received it .
> Am trying again.
> Cathy, west central IL, z5b
>
>
>>
>>
>>
>>    How to Dance in the Rain
>>
>>  It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman
>> 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 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 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 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.
>> With all the jokes and fun that are 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.
>>
>>  I hope you share this with someone you care about.
>> 'Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance
in the
>> rain
>>
>>   Do not worry about tomorrow,
>>  for tomorrow will bring worries of its own.
>>  Today's trouble is enough for today.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
> Cathy, west central IL, z5b
>
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