عبد القادر بلوسو

On his only son’s birthday, he left this world.

هو الشهيد عبد القادر بلوسو الذي هرب من الموت في حلب إلى لبنان ولكنه لم ينج من الموت في انفجار غير متوقع ميتماً أبناءه الأربعة وتاركاً زوجته وحيدة بلا سند.

عاش عبد القادر وترعرع في مدينة حلب السورية بين ١٠ أخوة، وعمل في مهنة الحدادة ثم تزوج ورزق بأربعة أولاد.

According to his wife Fatima, Abdel Kader was not only a husband, but a huge support system that compensated for the absence of her family in their refuge. Abdel Kader worked hard, he sometimes even stayed at the workshop until 10:00 PM, he also worked on weekends, so he could provide for his family’s needs.

فكر عبد القادر بالعودة إلى سوريا بسبب الأزمة الاقتصادية التي مر بها لبنان وكان خائفاً من تأزم الأوضاع أكثر ولكن شاء القدر بأن يرحل في انفجار بيروت.

On August 4, Abdel Kader was at work, he called his wife around 2:00 PM to plan their son’s birthday, and promised he will call her later.

Usually, Abdel Kader works until 6:00 PM. On that Tuesday he did not want to stay overtime in order to celebrate his son’s birthday. As he was getting out of the workshop in Karantina, the huge port explosion rocked all of Beirut.

علمت زوجته بحدوث الإنفجار و بدأت بالإتصال به للإطمئنان عليه ولم تكن تعلم أن لوحا حديديا سقط على ظهره وأصيب بكسور في صدره مما تسبب له بنزيف داخلي.

بعد عدة محاولات تلقت اتصالا من عبد القادر عند الساعة ٦:٣٥ يخبرها خلاله بأنه مصاب وسوف يتم نقله إلى المستشفى.

After that, Fatima lost contact with her husband, until someone called her and told her he was with Abdel Kader, they have tried multiple hospitals, but none was able to admit him, as they were severely damaged by the blast. He asked Fatima to meet him in Bourj Hammoud. Abdel Kader’s brother arrived first; he tried to take him to Saint Joseph Hospital. Abdel Kader passed away at 8:00 PM, five minutes before they got to the hospital, succumbing to his wounds. Fatima arrived two and half hours late because of the huge traffic on the way. Saint Joseph hospital could not admit him as well. Abdel Kader’s dead body remained with his brother and wife until 10:00 PM, when it was finally admitted to the Middle East Hospital’s morgue in Bsalim.

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