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    Someone Who Cares

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    The document tells a story about an elderly gentleman who visits his wife in a nursing home every day for breakfast, even though she has Alzheimer's and no longer recognizes him, because he still knows who she is and loves her. This selfless act of love moves the nurse who treated the gentleman to tears.

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    Someone Who Cares

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    The document tells a story about an elderly gentleman who visits his wife in a nursing home every day for breakfast, even though she has Alzheimer's and no longer recognizes him, because he still knows who she is and loves her. This selfless act of love moves the nurse who treated the gentleman to tears.

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    The document tells a story about an elderly gentleman who visits his wife in a nursing home every day for breakfast, even though she has Alzheimer's and no longer recognizes him, because he still knows who she is and loves her. This selfless act of love moves the nurse who treated the gentleman to tears.

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    The document tells a story about an elderly gentleman who visits his wife in a nursing home every day for breakfast, even though she has Alzheimer's and no longer recognizes him, because he still knows who she is and loves her. This selfless act of love moves the nurse who treated the gentleman to tears.

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    SOMEONE WHO CARES

    It was a busy morning, approximately 8:30 a.m., when an elderly gentleman in


    his eighties arrived to have stitches removed from his thumb. He said he was in
    a hurry since he had an appointment at 9:00 a.m.
    I took his vital signs and had him take a seat, knowing it would be more than 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 redressed his wound. We began to talk and
    I asked him if he had a doctor's appointment since 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 asked about her health. He told me she had been at the nursing home for a
    while and that she was a victim of Alzheimer's disease. As we talked and I
    finished dressing his wound, I asked if she would be worried 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.
    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 goosebumps 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.
    1. Who does the title Someone Who Cares refer to?
    - The nurse.
    - The elderly gentleman.
    - The lady in the nursing home.
    Resposta correta: The elderly gentleman.
    2. In a word, what is that story about?
    - Love.
    - Health.
    - Alzheimer's disease.
    Resposta correta: Love.

    Detailed Comprehension
    a) Who tells the story?
    An elderly gentleman.
    - A doctor.
    - A nurse.
    Resposta correta: A nurse.
    b) Where does the story take place?
    At a nursing home.
    - At a hospital.
    - At the doctor's home.
    Resposta correta: At a hospital.

    2. Use your notebook to answer the following questions about the story.
    a) Why was the old man in a hurry?
    Resposta: Because he had to go to the nursing home to have breakfast with his
    wife.;
    b) What serious illness did his wife have?
    Resposta: She had Alzheimer's disease.;
    c) If his wife didn't recognize him, why did he keep on visiting her?
    Resposta: Because he still recognized and loved her.
    3. Transcribe a fragment from the text that contains the nurse's emotional
    reaction after meeting that old man.
    Resposta: "I had to hold back tears as he left. I had goosebumps on my arm
    [...]."

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