dance in the rain

[jayne]

I think this email has a profound message for every one of us ~ if we just seek it out. If you have already seen it, it is worth reading again.


It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an gentleman in his 80s arrived to have stitches removed from his thumb. He said he was in a hurry as he had a 9:30 am appointment.

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 wasn't 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 the wound.

While taking care of his wound, I asked him if he had another doctor'sappointment this morning, as he was in such a hurry. He told me no, that he needed to go to a 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. 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, '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, will not be.


The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything they have.

Life isn't about how to survive the storm,

But how to dance in the rain. # # #
thanks Sithie I really needed this today

[sweet tooth]

yes i needed it also it makes you stop and think ,now would mine stand by me that way ? i believe he would !! and thank the lord we have rain today to dance in

[red1030]

jayne...I think that was just for me today. Thank you..... it has a powerful message. as our lives change, even fif only from getting older, our self confidence, imagine is likely to change, but if we remember this message we never will have any fear of being alone. Love you lots too...Red

[hurt at work]

that was good im going to print this and put on the frig.very good very true.