that was his dad surprising an emotional sebastian bellin a brussels hospital room.er basketball pro who now lives in michigan. he was badly hurt in the march airport bombings. his family is a constant source of comfort as he recovers. only on "cbs this morning" vladimir shows us this latest reunion. >> good morning. sebastian's daughters cecilia and vanessa are the center of his universe. when his wife sara first visited a month ago, they stayed home so they wouldn't miss school. on sunday, they made the trek from michigan to brussels to say their papa. >> you're about to die, and you're like, no, no, no. >> reporter: when we first met sebastian two days after the attacks, he told us it was his two daughters that gave him the strength to survive. >> i'm thinking, i got to make it. i got to make it. i got to make it. i got to see my daughters again. i got to see my girls. >> where are you going now? >> to the hospital. >> reporter: 41 days later, he finally got his wish. >> hi. >> what's up? >> reporter: bellin, his wife sara, and their two kids were together again.

they see that their dad is getting better. >> duthiers: in the month since the bombs left bellin brokennd bleeding on the airport floor, he's undergone five surgeries and his recovery is progressing well. but reflecting on what happened is still difficult. >> life is just, you know, its on threads. ( sighs ) you need a lot of luck in these nituations. >> duthiers: luck, and his family by his side. >> when you get out of something like this alive, you feel pretty confident. you feel pretty confident that you can overcome anything. because, if you can beat this, you can beat anything. >> duthiers: he told me, after the attacks, all he thought about was his daughters growing up without a father. he survived and it's so great to see him with the girls. that is the cbs weekend news for this saturday. the news continues now on our 24 hour digital network, cbsn at cbsnews.com. more later on your local late night news and tomorrow on cbs sunday morning. i'm vladimir duthiers in new york. for all of us at cbs news, thanks for joining us, and good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by m

if you can beat this, you can beat anything. >> bellin is sll walk or stand up. scheduled surgery for may 12th to repair his broken tibia. the family will then decide whether he should stay in belgium until he fully recovers or to come home. >> such a great moment. i'm so thankful that he allowed us to be there to see that moment. just when he was playing with his daughter's hair and the hug. everybody needs to touch. >> he's the kind of person when you meet, the positive energy, even in the days after the attack, i've never felt anything like it. >> gives a lot of credit to luck. >> he absolutely does. >> thank you. >> really nice. >> bellin will answer your questions about his experience in a facebook live chat. it begins at 8:30 eastern. join the conversation by going to facebook.com/cbsthismorning. >>> and only on "cbs this morning," the front lines of the fight against online review scams. next, ana werner goes inside yelp. and if you're heading out the door, you can watch us live through the cbs all access app on your digital device. you don't want to miss