'Dancing in the Rain'

It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80's arrived to have stitches removed from his thumb. He said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at9:00 am.

I took his vital signs and had him take a seat, knowing it would be over an hour before someone would to 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. 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. I just did.
'Life isn't about how to survive the storm,
but how to dance in the rain.'

Am I Ready for the Game?

What's up? So as I have been working today I have alot on my mind I would like to just randomly blog about. The title is am I ready for the game? Which game might I be talking about? The dating game, more directly, am I ready for the competition game? I am definetly one who loves competition with other girls, however, not in the dating world. I love to play one on one basketball, singing, piano, you name it, when it comes to the same sex, I am DEFINETLY competitive. Something about slamming the other girl down is gratifying for me...(I know that's sorta bad..) but c'mon, you can't say that it isn't that way for anyone who plays against the same sex. ANYWAY..it just becomes a different world when it is dating. I see these really ridiculous shows about dating where there are 3 girls and they compete for one guy. They start to look so stupid and childish! I guess I fear of falling into something like that. Maybe I am old fashioned, but I would like to think I am old fashioned with a twist of being really modern. Yeah, that sounds strange, but let me explain. I like to chase..A LITTLE! But I usually back off when I think its the guys turn to show interest and pursue, ESPECIALLY if he has alot of different girls on the chase for him.