Sunday, January 13, 2013

Blog to Book

Saturday: today it´s Daniela writing. I am aware that this is a special honour and great responsibility and I realize that it is not easy to find the right words to describe one of Helder's days.

We (Patricia, Ana Rita, Inês, Nuno and me) came to visit Helder with a special mission: hand over his blog that had turned to paper, becoming a masterpiece of collected thoughts, feelings, reflections, adventures, sensations, emotions, wishes, ambitions, countless moments of joy, laughter, frustration and victories, and omnipresent love and friendship. All this in overwhelming 1500 pages! Holding this huge amount of paper in our hands makes us realize how much happenend during these years in Helder´s, Justyna´s and Oli´s life, thanks to Helders effort and persistence in writing this blog. At first, he did not show much reaction when we presented the 7 books to him. Later, when he was alone with Justyna, Helder expressed his own suprise «All this? Did I write all this?».

Inês had prepared and brought lunch for all of us: delicious bacalhau. Mentioning the bacalhau made Helder smile, but then he did not feel fit enough to eat. In the afternoon, we sat outside for a while, enjoying the sun and a little bite of cake.

Later more visits arrived, Sofia came in the late afternoon. So this turned to be a typical scenario: Helder surrounded by his harem.
Oli and Daniel also had their full day entertainment, even a play session in the park.
Most of the time Helder is resting, though he is restless with uncomfort in the belly. Almost always he seems to be aware of conversations around him and answers back, smiles at episodes from the past called to his memory by Sofia and Ana Rita chatting.
For us who came to visit Helder, it was a good day: we had his company!
Our thanks to the family who always receive us with open arms.
 

3 comments:

  1. Adeus meu querido Amigo.
    Foste um grande lutador.Continue a rezar por ti.
    Descansa em paz

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  2. I am following your blog for a quite some time and it is strange to see that is no new posts. Did Helder passed away?
    I am a former colleague of him in Portugal.
    Thank you.

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  3. Hello.
    My name is João and I am an old Helder´s colleague here in ortugal.
    I am following his blog for some time, but I noted that haven´t been any new posts.
    Thank you.
    Regards
    João

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