February went by too quickly, with all the bad weather,
and Charb was stuck upstairs for most of the time.
"Stuck" may not be the word because
he was happy with people around him,
catering to all his needs 24/7...

He made couple appearances in the store
and was delighted to meet with customers and friends.

But sadly, his grandparents did leave to Calgary,
which created an emptiness in his long days!
They were around for hours and hours
talking to him, pushing him to get better,
promising him trips to everywhere,
and talking on the phone to people in
the four corners of the Globe!


And most of all,
gramma was cooking all the good stuff!
Oh! Yummy!
Especially her rice pudding, the Lebanese way,
something to die for! and Charb would push himself
to the extreme to get " just one more spoon of it!"


Charb trying to stand up with Norma's help
and Grandparents encouragement!

Real world and fake one..

Charb is still living ( home)
in the apartment upstairs!
He is comfortable, and every one
is... Nice to be altogether under the
same roof!
Grandparents still here, and they are
spoiling him rotten!
But that is what Grandparents are for!

I wanted to post some photos from the olden
days, and some new ones; some in the
long road to recovery ( the stage at
which he is now);
and what triggered that was his defensive
even aggressive stance of dividing his life
not as BEFORE and AFTER,
but as Real World -before_
and Fake World- now-
where everything
and everybody
is a mere copy, a clone, of the real...

We try different approaches to the subject,
but he gets so angry, so agitated, so aggressive
we decided not to contradict him anymore.

Here are some of his own words:

There are more than 2 planet earth.
This is not the real one.
I know it's not.

Nothing is the same as my old planet.
I mean it, NOTHING.
-Do you think you have changed
because of your brain injury,
and the planet has stayed the same?

- You are dead wrong, Chicky-pee! (Laugh)
I can't wait to prove you wrong.

- How are you going to prove it to me?
- By bringing you into the real planet.
It's real. I'm telling you the truth.
If you care for me, you will listen.

-I do care, that is why I talk about the truth.
_ When it comes down to it, honey,
it ain't the truth!
Put it in your thick head:
You are a clone! Every thing is a clone.



_ What happens in the other world?
_ Things are funnier in a different way.
I feel more joy in the other world
because I know the people are real.


_So I am not real right now!what am I than?
- A fake human.A copy of the real one.

_ So everything before the accident is real
and everything after is fake?

_ Yes .
I have heard enough out of you!
I know you don't believe me,
but what I say is the truth!
Every thing is fake here.
Mom & dad are copies, clones.
They don't know that but I know.
...My real parents live in a different planet!

Check the Photo album for some new pics....

Happy New Year!

Little late to post our best wishes to all,
engulfed as we were in bad weather...
and other activities! Better late than never,
they say!

Since he came "HOME" to the
upstairs apartment,
he was ".. so happy!"










Few friends visited him, and that
made his day!











...Than there was a party!
Thanks to our friends who came to play
and sing, Charb had a great fun!

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!