If this doesn't make you teary eyed you have never been in love.

It
was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80′s
arrived at the hospital to have stitches removed from his thumb. He said
he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am. The nurse 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. 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.’