'I Still Know Who She Is'

metoyou
By metoyou

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 an hour before someone would be able to see him. I saw him looking at his watch and decided since I wasn’t 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.

by: Kuya KIM

By Pappu_Pager• 15 Mar 2012 08:37
Pappu_Pager

where ????? :D

By metoyou• 14 Mar 2012 21:06
metoyou

@pappu: YOu're Welcome :P

By Pappu_Pager• 14 Mar 2012 18:17
Pappu_Pager

sorry but YW?

By asterix---• 14 Mar 2012 17:33
asterix---

Wann see True Love....

Flor & Mrs. Flor aka Ace, such a bonding, Love, has had always the Pleasure to see them when ever Possible!!!

By metoyou• 14 Mar 2012 17:21
metoyou

YW friends... Let "LOVE" remains in our heart always! cheers!

By Pappu_Pager• 14 Mar 2012 17:18
Pappu_Pager

nothing new as usual :(

By blue_rose• 14 Mar 2012 16:31
blue_rose

oh such a nice thread has been murdered badly :(

By anonymous• 14 Mar 2012 16:22
anonymous

if your wife is sick what will u do . i said i will sacrifice my life for her , he ask me why can not u marry i said my ------ teach me only one time that is by god and so i will die for her and i will do what i can for her , if she is dead then it is no prblem for another marry but still think about kids please for god sake just for your enjoy dont make others life in troble please please please please if u sacrifice i m sure u will be in heaven

By Captain_Lost• 14 Mar 2012 16:03
Captain_Lost

Looks innocently at tinker and says " Dont stress your dying brain sweetheart, bozo is the guy who seeks people's attention" :P

anyway.. Nice story.. i just wish i had enough time to read it fully though :P

By anonymous• 14 Mar 2012 16:02
anonymous

i don't know her, but for some reason she seems overwhelm...no offence TB

By Rizks• 14 Mar 2012 15:54
Rizks

metoyou nice story TFS !

oh by the way, dont mind wat Tinku has mentioned - she'z just innocent like a snake....lol

By anonymous• 14 Mar 2012 15:53
anonymous

Rizks i found it interesting and i shared.............:-)

as once someone here on QL said Sharing is Caring :-)

By anonymous• 14 Mar 2012 15:52
anonymous

i am Happy being what i am Captain...................

By stealth• 14 Mar 2012 15:51
stealth

theres a new whipping boy in town......

By Rizks• 14 Mar 2012 15:50
Rizks

tats for the thread which u have created UBC !

By Captain_Lost• 14 Mar 2012 15:50
Captain_Lost

MasterUBC .. if you want be a business Man...please contact me .. Im planning to open a circus.. and would need a bozzo for it :D

By anonymous• 14 Mar 2012 15:50
anonymous

Rizks.............what is tat for???

:-)

By flor1212• 14 Mar 2012 15:50
flor1212

I should go before her 'cause I wouldn't know how to live alone!

By Rizks• 14 Mar 2012 15:47
Rizks

catching UBC's index finger and taking him here - come boy :-

http://www.qatarliving.com/node/2697442

By flor1212• 14 Mar 2012 15:46
flor1212

for the new generation, it has long gone into divorce and remarrying. Lol! I'm 50 so, 30 more years! Inshallah!

By anonymous• 14 Mar 2012 15:46
anonymous

for being nice you Dont have to be a guardian dear, and talk smart will make u smart, but anyways i am not arguing. as u wish n rite non of my business.......business girl.

By anonymous• 14 Mar 2012 15:40
anonymous

TB Ruin some one\s Post is not good, do u have a licence to do so?

By Captain_Lost• 14 Mar 2012 15:39
Captain_Lost

takes the knife from smoke's little paws and kick king kat's bum out of the house .. :P

and says "dont lose hope, dear tinker" :D

By smoke• 14 Mar 2012 15:36
smoke

oh that reminds me of dido's song...I will go down with this shyt...oh wait was it shyt or ship??

By smoke• 14 Mar 2012 15:32
smoke

wipes drool from mouth and twists the knife in deeper into tinker :D

By Captain_Lost• 14 Mar 2012 15:31
Captain_Lost

Rushes to save tinker.. and says "Its ok, QL will get better soon" :D

By smoke• 14 Mar 2012 15:30
smoke

AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW so sweet ;P

By anonymous• 14 Mar 2012 15:29
anonymous

Dear Ghazalz, thats not true in anyway............and beside this see the story is posted my Women, Ooops i mean Girl.........and its about Man's Love...............

By ghazalz• 14 Mar 2012 15:23
ghazalz

But it's in women’s nature and they are practicing devoted love and care in real life with their hubbies and kiddies without seeking any reward!

By ghazalz• 14 Mar 2012 15:17
ghazalz

Such a touching story of a man's true love...

By getaway• 14 Mar 2012 14:54
getaway

forever alone !

By anonymous• 14 Mar 2012 14:45
anonymous

How Touching Story................but believe me or not, when we are ready to be like one, we will have one,

By blue_rose• 14 Mar 2012 14:41
blue_rose

good heart touching story .

By FathimaH• 14 Mar 2012 14:33
FathimaH

and rare to find such love. People can be so fickle and self absorbed that makes true love and devotion not something we see too often. TFS Metoyou!

By iffs4u• 14 Mar 2012 14:27
iffs4u

LOVELY

By stealth• 14 Mar 2012 14:01
stealth

another of those sob stories....

By Qatar33590939• 14 Mar 2012 13:39
Qatar33590939

just to say i like love

By chameleon• 14 Mar 2012 13:32
chameleon

Yeah kinda reminded me of "The Notebook" :((

By Pappu_Pager• 14 Mar 2012 13:28
Pappu_Pager

just after reading this post :((((

By tinoski• 14 Mar 2012 13:28
tinoski

Awesome!!!!

By the monk• 14 Mar 2012 13:26
the monk

since when did u became sensitive...lol!

By Molten Metal• 14 Mar 2012 13:23
Molten Metal

Great...!!!

By asterix---• 14 Mar 2012 13:20
asterix---

Kuya Kim!!!!

Filipino TV Host...

By Pappu_Pager• 14 Mar 2012 13:20
Pappu_Pager

again u made me cry :((((

By asterix---• 14 Mar 2012 13:19
asterix---

hmmm........

By the monk• 14 Mar 2012 13:19
the monk

metoyou dear,who is kuya KIM? :P

By yller• 14 Mar 2012 13:17
yller

reminds me of the movie entitled "THE NOTEBOOK".

By osamabawab• 14 Mar 2012 13:17
osamabawab

very nice and heart touching story, TFS

By galloper48• 14 Mar 2012 13:16
galloper48

we all need!!!

Regards!!

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