A Love Story

This was passed to me from a friend going through a very difficult time right now and I thought I'd share...


This is the kind of love we all need!

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 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 awhile 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 is 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."

Snippet - 4th Edition

What? You probably figured I was going to forget to give a wee sampling didn't you... Didn't you?! ha! Would I leave you without something to wonder and ponder about?... Actually... I probably would, but this is not the case tonight. Enjoy...

"Okay, is it just me or does this feel like we're getting no where?" Jonas asked quietly as he stared at his continually and increasingly frustrating notes, holding up a hand to forestall Chase. "I did not say we should quit, but there has to be an easier way to damn well do this," he muttered as he scanned the latest of what they'd uncovered.

Swallowing down the last of his pint he held the empty glass up and waved it at the bartender. "She's been gone for ten days Jonas," Chase said in a depressed tone. "Gods only know what the hell Caleb has been putting her through, but if memory serves she's in near constant pain and agony, probably calling him as many nasty names as possible in the hope that she will piss him off and he kills her on the spur of the moment."

"Will he?" Jonas asked, turning his eyes to his friend as their refills arrived.

"Doubtful, but I don't know how creative she is in this timeline," he murmured looking at the mark on his arm before letting go of the edge of his leather wrist band and folded his arms on the top of the bar. "She has always been too damn mouthy for her own good and has managed to piss him off enough that he's done it, but he's also learned greater control over his temper..." his gaze unfocused for a moment and then he cursed in his native tongue long and hard.

"Jesus," Jonas flinched, "I have no clue what the hell you just said but I'm thinking that none of that is going to be helpful to our cause or particularly good for Caleb's health."

"I'm such an idiot," Chase said when he managed to get his temper under some kind of control. When Jonas looked at him in a confused manner he sighed, "I told her how to piss him off enough to loose total control over his emotions."

Jonas blinked at him for a moment and then groaned, "Well why the hell did you do that for?" he hissed out, unsure whether to laugh or just cry.

NaNo Update

Well, I am on FIRE! hehe... I did another 4,100 words in three hours tonight, not a bad haul at all and am sitting at a very respectable 32,000+. Just another 17,000+ to do and voila! Finis! hehe.... yeah.... But, the highlight of it all is, it's all coming smoothly and relatively easily unless I zone out while in mid thought. That has caused me to have to erase whatever letter I was holding for however many spaces while I was off in Never, Never Land. But, now it's onto other things for the time being, I need to give the fingers a chance to relax before I continued to torture them through the night. Cheers ;)

Random Update

Well, my fingers are numb but I managed another 3,522 words since 7:00 this evening... basically I just did tomorrow's quota - woot! hehe... But now that I can't work my pinky on my right hand it's time to stop for the night - have a good one everybody else who might be writing this evening - Cheers! ;)