{"id":33274,"date":"2025-10-04T00:33:43","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T03:33:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/?p=33274"},"modified":"2025-10-04T00:47:53","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T03:47:53","slug":"happy-birthday-joelle-celebrating-50-years-of-friendship-from-lebanon-through-cyprus-to-north-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/index.php\/2025\/10\/04\/happy-birthday-joelle-celebrating-50-years-of-friendship-from-lebanon-through-cyprus-to-north-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Birthday Jo\u00eblle: Celebrating 50 years of friendship from Lebanon through Cyprus to North America!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"282\" height=\"226\" src=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/BirthdayFriend.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24203\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Bambi met her childhood friend Jo\u00eblle on the 4th of October 1975, precisely 50 years ago (6 months following the start of the Lebanese civil war) . They were both 3 years old (ie., Bambi three months older!). It was their very first day of school in Beirut. Of note, at that time, Jo\u00eblle had a cast around her broken leg. Bambi was fascinated by the white stuff around her new friend&#8217;s limb. Perhaps other kids also were impressed by Jo\u00eblle&#8217;s cast because a few days later the teacher allowed them to draw something on it. Wow.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beyond any cast and the little chat of two three-old girls about it or about the injury, Jo\u00eblle and Bambi literally grew up together. Year after year, they deepened the bond of their long and enriching friendship in both Lebanon and Cyprus (where Jo\u00eblle lived for a while and Bambi escaped war there from time to time). They both keep fond memories from this charming island and from their beloved birth country while being a proud American (Jo\u00eblle) and Canadian (Bambi) respectively.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bearing this beautiful story above in mind, and with much love \ud83d\udc9a, Bambi wishes Jo\u00eblle [or Jojo :)!] a wonderful birthday and a lovely weekend. May her forthcoming year be merry and fulfilling. Long live their lifetime sisterhood and may God keep blessing it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Happy Birthday Joelle! 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