Happy New Year!

Here are few shots from that evening!

Merry Christmas to all...

HOHOHO... MERRY CHRISTMAS every one!

Charb wishes you all the best for the Holiday Season!

Lots of presents, lots of parties and fun!

One of his wishes was finally granted:

to be HOME! Sweet home!

With a stair climber, operated by Justin,

under the watchful eye of AJ and Godfry,

he made it upstairs despite snow & ice!

Santa was getting tired!

but he refused to rest till the delivery was all done!
































Well, Santa, so long! Till next year!

A warm welcome...

It was amazing to see and to hear!

We knew he was excitedly waiting to see Jodo and Teta,

but it was a blast

when they walked in!

He was jubilating!

Yelling "Maroun Boslaya!.. Foufou"...

Hugging and kissing!

Laughing his gutts out!

Screaming!

And his body lifted almost up in the air!

Wow!

Never seing him like that before!

... Rita! They are here!

A long & painfull recovery...

As you know, Charb had his tendon operated on
November 5th, 08.

After three days in the QEII

he came home.

Everyone had said it will be a painful recovery,

but no one said AGONIZINGLY painful!

For Charb NEVER complained about being in pain!

Those who
witnessed him dislocating his elbow at wrestling, or

his knee playing rugby, they know he does not quit!

Isn't his best saying :

Pain is temporary, Pride is for ever?

Well, this time pain was primordial!

Complaining was going on all day!

All Night!

Charb who "loves" to eat, stoped eating!
Stoped asking for a drink,

Chocolate milk, Please!

Interestingly alarming!

"Give me a knife!

I want to cut it off!

Cut it off!"

"ilaama shoo am toojahni!"

(meaning: Oh, God! how painful!"

On and on and on all the time!

Tylenol and morphine did one thing:

They helped to keep him awake all night!

All night calling for help, more medication, and

"Take me to the Hospital now!"

Mixing with them a lot of "f..." words

"sh..." words and the like!

One week after he went back to see his Surgeon,

who took the first cast out and was pleased to see

Charbel's foot coming better!

He put a new cast on, a christmassy one!!!

We were pleased too!

... Till we came home and the same scenario repeated.

And we were around him not able to do much,

helpless and hopeless!

Now, 4 weeks after, things are getting better!

Once a day, usually in the evening,

he starts to complain but his humour is back!

He laughs and make us laugh!

He can't wait to "take it off" and go back to

the store to meet people!

And he is impatiently waiting to see

Jodo and Teta (grand parents)

coming to visit!

In good mood, finally!

Littlle small for the big head, baby!

But good to see you smile!

Nov the 8th!

Charbel's Birthday!

Family and few friends gathered

to cheer him up and wish him

the best! TO BE WALKING

by next Birthday!

Charb had tendon lengthening surgery

last Weds, Nov 5th...

He was in QEII till yesterday,

Nov 7th...

The surgery went well, but the pain

was horrible! And even though Charb does never

complain about pain, this one was untolarable!

He still in great suffering,

but never lost his sense of humour!

The cast served well for Get Well
and Birthday wishes!

And Charb's favorite saying:

Pain is temporary.

Pride is for ever.

Reflexions

How do you feel about mom & dad?
My mom & dad are good, booooring, but good.

What about your recovery?
I see many years to come.
My recovery is extremely important

and needs to be done.


I plan to continue on doing it.



Go, ,Charb, go!
U can do it!
If anyone can do it, it's you!
(Thumbs up!)
Sweet, sweet in a heart beat

Thank you God for this wonderful gift u have given me!
(insight)
Please, make it stronger, dear God

I try and pray a lot...
We need God.
He gives us what we need in life.
What we love.
Like friends and family.


How is your sight, Charbie?
I see letters in blur,


but I am fine with that.
I don't like to read. Never did.
Maybe now, I would like to read ,
especially about a fun subject,
like sports, weight lifting or arts.

What do u think about honesty?
Honesty makes the world go round!
I need more time to think about it!
Write that down so I will remember

What is your first memory after the accident?
I have no idea.


What are the things you do through the week?
I have no idea!
I spend my time at home.
I go to the hospital to work on
my recovery.

What do you do?
Not a clue!

It's boring, boring!
I am bored out of my mind!

What would like to do?
Party.
I would like to party all week long.

What would like to do that is really meaningfull?
(Shrugs his shoulders, pauses..)
I would like to work in the Hospital for
whatever they need me for

More on Charb... by Charb!

Lets say, well... Ellen is playing Socrates!
Ask a question, and another one, and
find the "truth" from one's own answers!

... Go ahaed, Ellen!

Charb, how are you feeling today?
I do not know how to tell you.
I feel sad and tired and unhappy and droopy...
What is going on in your head?
I don't know, sometimes I worry about the future.
I want to write "bah hum bug":
that means I am annoyed with life...



The world is a place where you feel everything,
love and hate
Love? is when you more than like a person,
when you would kill to be with ,
or destroy anything to get to! All for love.
Hate? When u don't like something at all,
when you just would destroy it, bring it down!
I feel like I could cry, cause I feel so lonely.

No girl in my life.

Friends aren't enough sometimes.
u need love to be happy
u love your friends in a different way.

Do u love yourself?
I don't think. Why should I?

It's not easy loving myself, cause I think I am a big time loser.

Cause it has been a very long time since I had a girl to hold and love...

My friends don't give in to every thing I say.
They don't believe what I tell them.
I can't remember what, though
( with a sarcastic laugh)!




My life seems OK. But I don't like where I am at.
It's so hard on me, so darn boring!



I like you, Ellen. I like Justin.
I like Anthony but I liked him more
before the accident,
because I don't do the same things
with him now, we even played with Lego (smile!)


I want to write about hot girls.
I'm really passionate about sexy ladies.

I need more people loving me.
I need a single hot young lady loving me

This makes me anxious.

I need to work on my recovery,
but it's boring, I need fun and excitement!

It's complicated.

It's such a slow process, too slow for me.

But I am still fighting!