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Tessa Cunningham of the Daily Mail published the following: 17: 32 on June 13, 2012, EDT update: 06: 36 on June 14, 2012, Sue Organ carefully squeezed a drop of paste onto an electric toothbrush
"Please open your heart, dear . " She urged.
When the toothbrush began to spin familiar, Su had a happy smile on his face.
Two giant blue eyes stared at her tightly, and a soft hand reached out to her.
This is a morning ceremony in millions of families between mother and child.
But Charles is not Sue's son.
He's her husband.
He needs her help, which most of us can hardly imagine. Charles —a 6ft 2in ex-
Amateur rugby players
An accident occurred during the charity cycling competition in June 2007.
His complications after treatment at the hospital caused him to suffer catastrophic brain damage. The 62-year-
A former successful businessman needs to be 24 years old now. hour care.
He could not walk, speak, and feed himself.
Even the most intimate work must be done by the 59-year-old Sue or the caretaker of Surrey kursden.
When the paramedics wash and dress Charles, Sue will comb his hair, brush his teeth, and massage his feet.
Since Charles was not able to swallow safely, she gave him medication and set the feeding tube to deliver nutrients to his stomach.
Most importantly, she left him alive despite doctors who had predicted that he would continue to be in a vegetative state.
Although Sue knows very well, it is unlikely that her husband will hold her in her arms again, or-
The most distressing thing is that
Talking to her, the love between them is still obvious.
The pride of his bedside was a whiteboard scribbled with the words "I love you ".
This is Charles's message to sue.
He wrote the words himself, took the pen in one hand, and painstakingly spelled out each letter.
"One day, when I went out, he did it all alone," said Su proudly . ".
It took him an hour.
He was exhausted.
Before Charles had an accident, she could not imagine how important such a small thing would be.
The couple lived a luxurious life, kept eating out and socializing with friends and actions --
Holidays in South Africa, Australia and the United States are very crowded.
As Charles's company boomed, Su became his chief financial officer, who bought a luxurious, choppy farmhouse in France for renovation.
Their role has changed beyond recognition today.
But one thing remains the same: their love.
In an era of one-off relationships, Sue openly declared that she had never thought about leaving.
This is an extraordinary love story.
It is both heartbreaking and inspiring.
It raises the question: how many of us will do this?
"I love Charlie more now because he needs me so much," Sue said . " Sue is a spotless woman whose girlish voice overshadows the pillars of steel.
He may have been seriously injured, but he is still the one I got married.
The same light flashed in his eyes, the same lovely smile.
The bond between us is unbreakable.
He can't speak and can only communicate by gestures, thumbs up or down
But I know he loves me too.
In his eyes.
I also know that if I leave, he will lose his will to live.
"It doesn't matter if he will do the same for me.
I don't think he will.
Most people don't.
Charlie is very disgusted with the disease.
But I swear to get married and I can't imagine living without him or without anyone else.
Sue is a manager of a financial services organization. at a lunch meeting in Chipstead, Surrey, in early 1990, he met Charles through a common friend.
She is 37 years old and divorced after a short marriage without children.
"I took a look at this wonderful, fresh --
"In the face of men, I was so energetic that I was fascinated," she said . "
We talked for an afternoon.
It's Valentine's Day in a few weeks.
He sent me a bunch of roses and asked me to go out for lunch.
Charles pursued Sue relentlessly.
But after her first marriage failed, she was reluctant to commit.
"Why fix something that is not bad? ’ she says.
I feel safe with or without a ring.
Charles is not the most trustworthy boyfriend.
In fact, it's far away.
He likes the attention of women.
This is one of his charms.
He's the best, sensitive, generous. spirited man.
He walked into a room called "Hello dear" and every woman looked around.
He's a cheeky devil.
I will get him out and we will have a fight but he will always win me.
He would lift me up in the air and spin me around the room until I was no longer angry.
"I love you, only you, Sue," he would say . ".
It may sound stupid, but, despite his playing around, I know I can count on him 100.
He was a giver.
After he was injured, a lot of people came up and told me the incredible things he did for them.
He runs an open-air restaurant for his friends in difficulty.
Charles never mentioned it.
He won't want to brag.
He loves people.
He will meet someone and he will know their life story in half an hour.
He is a great racist, but he is also a great, intuitive listener.
Charles finally calmed down Sue's resistance, and they married in September 2001 at Oxford's favorite restaurant in Surrey.
Up to now, Charles's wet fish business is in his seventies, and he runs with a partner and his brother Richard, who employs more than 50 people and has a turnover of more than £ 10.
He has a lucrative contract to provide fish for restaurants on the south coast and Airlines taking off from Gatwick and Heathrow.
Life is no better.
The couple enjoyed a series of holidays.
They bought their French farmhouse in March 2005.
The house, located in a small village near Toulouse, is their dream project and their final retirement home.
Sue said that the day we moved in was the happiest day of my life.
The house was a shell, but we had a big party.
Even the mayor.
We had a table of champagne, bread, cheese and olives.
The sky is blue in rainbow colors.
The nightingale sang in the tree. It was magical.
Sue and Charles are busy renovating their new home, and they allocate time between France and Surrey.
They began to learn French and were very enthusiastic.
Charles soon met everyone in the area.
They will be attending a party in France on June 2007, and Charles remembers that he has agreed to join a team of friends for the annual party in London --to-
Brighton by bike.
They are raising money for the British Heart Foundation.
"I tried to convince Charles to go to the party.
But he didn't want his team.
Su recalled that all his companions had fallen.
This decision brought about disastrous results.
Charles got off his bike and hit his head on the road.
Unfortunately, he did not wear a helmet.
A caregiver found him struggling by the side of the road and Charles was taken to Brighton Royal Sussex County Hospital.
One of his teams
Su said: "The partners called me at noon and told me the news . "
"My heart is still.
After a traffic jam, she finally arrived at Charles's bedside three hours later.
He calmed down and turned pale.
But when Sue burst into tears in shock, the doctor reassured her that although the scan showed Charles had a head injury, there seemed to be no need to worry.
That night, Sue accompanied Charles in an ambulance to Charing Cross Hospital in London for surveillance.
He seems to make progress over time.
He talked to Su and talked eagerly about going home.
I'm sorry to worry you, he said.
I'm such an idiot.
Ten days later, however, complications occurred and there was a lot of bleeding in Charles's brain.
He had an operation in a hurry.
Su recalled that suddenly, it was touched and left.
"I can't believe what happened.
I went to the church and prayed, "Please don't take Charles away from me ".
I can't imagine life without him.
I was just wondering if I was selfish.
Sue's prayer was answered.
Charles survived.
But the damage to his right brain is devastating.
He lay still in the hospital bed, his eyes were not concentrated, and he could never find Su.
Charles was transferred to Mayday Hospital in Croydon, where the doctor warned that Charles would most likely be treated
Permanently in a plant state, unable to walk or speak, and to help him breathe with a tube cut through the trachea.
They said he could never go home.
"I was wondering if I did the right thing and it wouldn't be better if I let him go," Su said calmly . ".
"This poor injured man can't do anything about himself.
He couldn't even breathe without help.
One might think that Sue would walk away quietly.
Few people would condemn her.
Her friends advised her to rebuild her life and thought Charles could not help her.
But Sue refused.
One day after three months of the accident, something remarkable happened.
Su recalled that when I held his hand, I was sitting by his bed.
"I felt his thumb gently starting to rub my thumb.
This is a small ceremony that we have always had before going to bed at night.
I'm excited.
I know my Charlie is in there. I know he recognized me.
All I have to do is get him right and get him home.
The hospital staff were still in doubt, so sue took a video of Charles to prove his progress.
"I used to be shy, but suddenly I found my voice.
"I have to fight for Charlie and prove that he is not hopeless," she said . "
It is painful to be slow.
But gradually, Charles's right arm began to regain strength, and his eyes began to gather.
He was transferred to the Royal Hospital of Neurology in December 2007.
Disability in southern Putney
West London, to recover
He has received physical therapy and language therapy.
Sue has been visiting every day for 18 months to learn how to gently move Charles and take medication.
She was determined to stimulate his brain, read him newspapers, and put music on him.
One day, she recalled, I put a DVD of David Attenborough's show on fish.
Charles is absorbed-
His eyes did not leave the screen.
At last, he caught my hand.
He is saying "thank you ".
Sue sold Charles's business and their former residence in culsden, Surrey, and bought a piece of land --Floor apartments.
"I got the key on our seventh anniversary.
I was supposed to be happy, but I knew Charlie would never walk that door with me again, so I was desperate.
She asked the brain injury team for help. co.
A network of professional caregivers, medical professionals and lawyers who work together to assess people's needs and seek compensation to help ensure their future.
In July 2009, two years after his accident, Charles finally returned home.
A care team takes care of him 24 hours a day and is currently paid by the local primary care trust fund.
That means Sue can leave Charles once in a while and even spend a strange night with friends.
Charles performs physical therapy and spa in the local swimming pool.
He might be a wheelchair.
But he attended parties and family activities.
He even plays football regularly, and his close friends often visit.
His eyes sparkled as they walked into the room.
He likes to listen to the story of football.
"You know from his face that he is drinking every word," said Su . ".
Although Charles can't speak, Sue often chats with him.
"I asked him what he wanted to do every day and gave him a list of options.
Sometimes I write them down and he picks them.
Other times he will give his thumbs up or down.
Charles is still here, making decisions and telling me what he thinks.
I often see him looking at me across the room.
His eyes will not leave me until I reach him.
Then he showed a lovely, unbalanced smile and I melted.
I'm in love with the same Charlie.
Every night, Sue snuggled around Charles, hugged them and talked about their day.
She simply said that's what couples do.
"We talked a lot about France: My dream is to spend part of the year with Charles.
My goal is to make him strong enough to use a wheelchair on his own.
The stronger I can make him, the better his life will be and the more he can do.
He can hold on to himself now.
This is something he couldn't do three years ago.
This is a small hope, but most importantly, I am eager to hear his wonderful and rich voice again.
This is really a miracle.
One thing Sue won't share with Charles is: she is sad about what happened to him.
I sometimes cry all night, she admits.
But I can't let Charlie see it. it's going to ruin him.
I was by his side in the morning with a big smile on my face.
I must be strong for him.
On the contrary, when I am depressed, I will talk to my friends about my heart.
I met a wonderful group of women at the Royal Neurological Hospital: Lynne, Anne, Lois and Judydisability.
They have a husband or son like Charles, and they are crying shoulders.
Last year, the women set up a website and an online forum to support others.
The past has passed, Su said.
But Charlie and I have dreams.
For both of us, it is up to me to achieve these goals.
I love Charlie with every fiber and I will never leave.
Charlie knows.
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