Charlene's One Year Old Bday Party

Hi to all,

As some of you might know, we are holding Charlene's bday party today at 1pm - 3pm.

To tell the truth, me and Dez were struggling between holding a party or just have a mini celebration in our family. The party will be draining for us and for Charlene, has to be short bec of feeding considerations and the visitors can't really play with Charlene anyway. To a certain extent, it seems a little pointless to spend so much energy and effort when we are often tired from the daily strains.

But we finally decided to go ahead, bec we want to remember how far Charlene has come. She has been fighting since a year back, and thriving despite all the afflictions. All thanks to the divine grace from Jesus, she was able to come to this day. We do not know God's plans for Charlene, so we hope to capture this moment, this milestone, that even if God decided to take her back into His Kingdom, we have wonderful memories about her.

We apologise that we can't invite all our friends/colleagues to the party. We are worried that if the party drags too long, Charlene will be tired and upset. Also, if we invite all our friends/colleagues, the party will be very big and we will have a difficult time to manage the party and Charlene.

After much deliberation, we decided to invite our relatives, our cell group members and friends who have visited and seen Charlene. Our relatives, we can't really choose.... our cell group members, they have visited Charlene many times and have seen her in church... our friends who have visited her, well, they will be familiar with her and so will not be shock at her conditions (PEG or seizures).

To those who we aren't able to invite, we are genuinely sorry.