Nohad El Shami, a mother of 12 children from the Jbeil district, was 55 years old at the time of the miracle. She suffered paralysis, and medical reports stated that she suffered a partial paralysis resulting from atherosclerosis in the neck. She took oil and soil from St Charbel’s grave. One night, she dreamed she was in the hermitage where St Charbel gave her the Holy Communion. On January 22nd, 1993, she felt a splitting pain in her head. So she asked St Charbel and the Virgin Mary for either a cure or death. After sleeping at 11:00 pm, in a dream, she saw a beam of light and two monks standing next to her bed. One of them placed his hand on her neck and operated on it, while the other monk placed a cushion behind her back.
Upon waking up, she found two wounds in her neck. This led to her full health, and she was completely cured. It was a great surprise to relatives and neighbours. Everyone was sure of Nohad’s paralysis cure which was through St Charbel. The following night, St Charbel appeared to her and said, “I operated on you for people to see and return to the faith. I ask of you to visit the hermitage on the 22nd of every month, and attend mass for the rest of your life.”
From then on, on the 22nd of each month, Nohad goes to Annaya followed by multitudes from all directions to see, once, twice, three and four times, the amazing miracle which was performed by St Charbel.
Nohad El Shami still lives in Jbeil district and is known from everybody.