It has been 3 long years!
Lots of advances made, a lot more still to happen.
Whoever said it would be very slow was right.
Whoever thought it would be impossible was wrong...
"Despair" is rarely resurfacing.Tears are drying.
Ups and downs, bright moments and grim ones alternate all day long.
Laughs cascade more often, as we sit together and listen to him
with his fine sense of humor, and his sharp remarks!
Still, we need more and we need it now!
But what about him???
What does he think of exercises, people around him, his life and its meaning?
Well, lets listen to him, by his own words!
My life is sad,
one minute I'm winning a Championship,
the next I'm a big loser.
Define Loser: _ Someone who does not win anything!
If only I had something to inspire me!
Define Inspiration:_ The meaning behind winning a Championship.
I miss lifting weights, playing rugby and wrestling.
Maybe I can become a swimmer, but I'm not interested in that.
I like to watch TV. I want to play video games.
Everything seems so hard, if not impossible.
My brain injury makes me sad.
My recovery irritates me, I find it very boring, incredibly boring.
I can not think about the injury,
it's too much to pursue, to handle, to deal with.
I am sick of the people who help me daily!
they constantly repeat themselves.
I feel my anger very heavy, the heaviest part of my body.
Like a big heavy weight on my shoulders.
I hate that I can not keep thoughts in my head.
I hate the fact that I rarely see my friends, and when I do
I can't remember seeing them.
I feel like a different person.
More confident in some ways, like talking to people.
I am not sure why, I think it's because I'm lonely.
I am not sure why, I think it's because I'm lonely.
I feel my life getting better ever so slowly!
It will change! I feel it, on the outside right here (lifting his hand
over his heart and chest).
It's hard to explain.
over his heart and chest).
It's hard to explain.
All you people out there:
LIVE STRONG
FIGHT HARD
NEVER STOP BELIEVING.
This was Charbel's sort of "confession" recorded & written by Ellen
few days ago...
In his exercise room, getting ready for action!
Hanging out with Justin!
Happy to see an old friend!
Slide out of the wheelchair, in
the rear of his van!
Eating "shawarma" and loving it!
