Lo mfazi uphumelele imbasa yegolide kwiiParalympics emva kokuba ekwisimo semifuno

Umxholo

• Kutshixelwe Ngaphakathi Emzimbeni Wam
• Ukufunda UkuPhila Ngokuphindaphindiweyo
• Ukuba yiParalympian
• Ukusuka ekuhambeni ukuya ekuDaniseni
• Ukufunda ukwamkela umzimba wam
• Uphengululo lwe

Ukukhula, ndingumntwana ongazange agule. Emva koko, xa ndandineminyaka eli-11 ubudala, kwafunyaniswa ukuba ndinemeko enqabileyo kakhulu eyabuguqula ubomi bam ngonaphakade.

Kwaqala ngeentlungu eziqatha kwicala lasekunene lomzimba wam. Ekuqaleni, oogqirha babecinga ukuba sisihlomelo sam kwaye bandicwangcisela ukwenza utyando ukuze ndisuswe. Ngelishwa, iintlungu azizange ziphele. Kwisithuba seeveki ezimbini ndiye ndalahla itoni yobunzima kwaye imilenze yam yaqala ukukhupha. Ngaphambi kokuba siyazi, ndaye ndaqala ukuphulukana nokusebenza kwam kwengqondo kunye nezakhono zobuchule bemoto.

Ngo-Agasti ka-2006, yonke into yahamba mnyama ndaza ndawela kwimeko yesityalo. Andizukufunda de kube yiminyaka esixhenxe kamva ukuba bendiphethwe yi-myelitis enqamlezileyo kunye ne-encephalomyelitis, ukusasazeka okubini okuzenzekelayo okwandenza ndaphelelwa ngamandla okuthetha, ukutya, ukuhamba nokuhamba. (Idibeneyo: Kutheni izifo ezizimeleyo zikhula)

Kutshixelwe Ngaphakathi Emzimbeni Wam

Kwiminyaka emine eyalandelayo, andizange ndibonise zimpawu zokuqonda. Kodwa kwiminyaka emibini emva koko, nangona ndandingakwazi ukulawula umzimba wam, ndaqalisa ukuba sezingqondweni. Ekuqaleni, bendingazi ukuba ndivalelwe, ndiye ndazama ukunxibelelana, ndisazisa wonke umntu ukuba ndikho kwaye ndilungile. Kodwa ekugqibeleni, ndiye ndaqonda ukuba nangona bendikwazi ukuva, ukubona nokuqonda yonke into eyenzeka macala onke kum, akukho mntu waziyo ukuba ndilapho.

Ngesiqhelo, xa umntu ekwimeko yezityalo ngaphezulu kweeveki ezine, kulindeleke ukuba ahlale ngolo hlobo ubomi bakhe bonke. Oogqirha babengaziva ngokwahlukileyo ngemeko yam. Babelungiselele usapho lwam ngokubazisa ukuba lincinci ithemba lokusinda, kwaye naluphi na uhlobo lokuchacha lwalunqabile.

Ndakuba ndiyamkele imeko yam, bendisazi ukuba zimbini iindlela endinokuhamba ngazo. Ndisenokuqhubeka ndisoyika, ndisoyika, ndinomsindo yaye ndikhathazekile, nto leyo ebiya kukhokelela ekubeni ndingabikho nto. Okanye ndingavuya kuba ndibuye ndaziqonda kwaye ndinethemba lekamva elingcono. Ekugqibeleni, nantso into endigqibe ukuyenza. Ndiphilile kwaye ndinikwe imeko yam, ayisiyonto endizakuyithatha lula leyo. Ndahlala ngale ndlela iminyaka emibini ngaphambi kokuba izinto zitshintshe zibe ngcono. (Idibeneyo: 4 Ukuqinisekiswa okuqinisekileyo okuya kukuKhupha kuyo nayiphi na iFunk)

Oogqirha bam bandinike iipilisi zokulala kuba ndandimane ndixhuzula kwaye babecinga ukuba iyeza liza kundinceda ndiphumle. Ngelixa iipilisi zazingandincedi ukulala, ukuxhuzula kwamayeka, kwaye okokuqala, ndakwazi ukulawula amehlo am. Kulapho ndamjonga emehlweni umama.

Ndihlala ndicacisa ngamehlo am oko ndiseyimveku. Ndithe ke ndakubona umama endijongile, waqala waziva ngathi ndikhona. Enemincili, wandicela ukuba ndiqhwanyaze kabini ukuba ndiyamva nam ndenjenjalo, ndamenza waqonda ukuba kudala ndikunye naye. Loo mzuzu yaba sisiqalo sokuchacha okucothayo nokubuhlungu.

Ukufunda UkuPhila Ngokuphindaphindiweyo

Kwiinyanga ezisibhozo ezalandelayo, ndaqalisa ukusebenza neengcali zokuthetha, iingcaphephe emsebenzini, neengcali zokunyanga umzimba ukuze ndikwazi ukuphinda ndikwazi ukuhamba kakuhle. Kwaqala ngokwazi kwam ukuthetha amagama ambalwa emva koko ndaqala ukushukumisa iminwe yam. Ukusuka apho, ndasebenza ndibambe intloko phezulu kwaye ekugqibeleni ndaqala ukuzihlalela ndedwa ngaphandle koncedo.

Ngelixa umzimba wam ongentla wawubonisa iimpawu ezinzulu zokuphucuka, ndandingekayiva imilenze yam kwaye oogqirha bathi mhlawumbi andizukwazi ukuhamba kwakhona. Kulapho ndiye ndaziswa isitulo sam esinamavili kwaye ndafunda indlela yokungena nokuphuma kum ndedwa ukuze ndizimele kangangoko.

Njengoko ndaqalisa ukuqhelana nenyaniso yam entsha, sagqiba ekubeni ndihlawule lonke ixesha endaphulukana nalo. Ndiphose iminyaka emihlanu esikolweni xa ndandikwimifuno, ngenxa yoko ndabuya ndangumntu omtsha ngo-2010.

Ukuqala kwisikolo samabanga aphakamileyo kwisitulo esinamavili kwakungekho lula, kwaye ndandisoloko ndixhatshazwa ngenxa yokungakwazi ukuhamba kwam. Kodwa endaweni yokuyivumela ukuba ifike kum, bendiyisebenzisa ukubasa idrive yam ukuze ndibanjwe. Ndiqale ukujonga lonke ixesha lam kunye nomzamo wam esikolweni kwaye ndasebenza nzima kwaye ndikhawulezisa kangangoko ndinako ukuze ndiphumelele. Kungelo xesha ke apho ndabuyela equleni kwakhona.

Ukuba yiParalympian

Amanzi ebesoloko eyindawo yam yolonwabo, kodwa bendikhe ndathandabuza ukuphinda ndibuyele kuwo ndicingela ukuba bendingekakwazi nokushukumisa imilenze yam. Kwathi ngenye imini abantakwethu abathathu bandibamba nje iingalo nemilenze yam, bandibhinqisa kwibhatyi yokuphila baza batsiba nam equleni. Ndaqonda ukuba asiyonto yokoyika.

Ngokuhamba kwexesha, amanzi aba lunyango olukhulu kum. Kwakukuphela kwexesha endathi ndingazange ndibotshelelwe kwityhubhu yam yokutya okanye ndibotshelelwe kwisitulo esinamavili. Ndingakhululeka nje kwaye ndizive ndinengqondo yesiqhelo ebendingekaziva ixesha elide.

Nangona kunjalo, ukukhuphisana akuzange kubekho kwi-radar yam. Ndingene isibini esidibana nje ngenjongo yokuzonwabisa, kwaye ndiza kubethwa ngabantwana abaneminyaka eyi-8. Kodwa bendisoloko ndikhuphisana kakhulu, kwaye ukuphulukana neqela labantwana ibingeyondlela yokukhetha. Ke ndiye ndaqala ukuqubha ndinenjongo: ukuya kwi-2012 Paralympics yaseLondon. Usukelo oluphakamileyo, ndiyazi, kodwa ndicinga ukuba ndiye ndaya kwimeko yemifuno ndaza ndaqubha ngaphandle kokusebenzisa imilenze, ndandikholelwa ngokwenyani ukuba nantoni na inokwenzeka. (Eyeleleneyo: Dibana noMelissa Stockwell, iGorha leMfazwe elijike iParalympian)

Ukukhawuleza phambili kweminyaka emibini kunye nomqeqeshi omnye omangalisayo kamva, kwaye bendiseLondon. KuMdyarho waBantu abakhubazekileyo, ndaphumelela iimbasa zesilivere ezintathu negolide kumdyarho weemitha ezili-100, nto leyo eyabangela umdla kumajelo eendaba yaza yandibangela ukuba ndibe nomdla. (Idibeneyo: Ndiyi-Amputee kunye noMqeqeshi kodwa khange ndibeke unyawo kwi-Gym ndide ndibeneminyaka engama-36)

Ukusuka apho, ndaqala ukwenza inkangeleko, ndithetha ngokuchacha kwam, kwaye ekugqibeleni ndaya kungena kwiminyango ye-ESPN apho ndineminyaka engama-21 ubudala, ndaye ndaqeshwa njengomnye weentatheli zabo zincinci. Namhlanje, ndisebenza njengomamkeli kunye nentatheli yeenkqubo kunye nemisitho efana ne-SportsCenter kunye neMidlalo ye-X.

Ukusuka ekuhambeni ukuya ekuDaniseni

Ngethuba lokuqala ixesha elide, ubomi babuphakama kwaye buphakama, kodwa inye kuphela into engekhoyo. Ndandingekakwazi ukuhamba. Emva kokwenza itoni yophando, mna nosapho lwam sidibene neProject Walk, indawo yokubuyisela kwimeko yokukhubazeka eyayingowokuqala ukuba nokholo kum.

Ndiye ndagqiba kwelokuba ndinikele ngako konke endinako ndaza ndaqalisa ukusebenza nabo iiyure ezine ukuya kwezintlanu ngosuku, yonke imihla. Ndiye ndaqala nokuntywila kwisondlo endinaso ndaza ndaqala ukusebenzisa ukutya njengendlela yokuhambisa umzimba ukuze ndiwomelele.

Emva kwamawaka eeyure zonyango olunamandla, ngo-2015, okwesihlandlo sokuqala kwiminyaka esibhozo, ndaziva nditshotshozela emlenzeni wam wasekunene ndaza ndaqalisa ukuthatha amanyathelo. Ngo-2016 bendi hamba kwakhona nangona bendingeva kwanto ukusukela esinqeni ukuhla.

Ke, kanye njengokuba ndicinga ukuba ubomi abunakubangcono, ndacelwa ukuba ndithathe inxaxheba Ukudanisa neenkwenkwezi ukuwa kokugqibela, ebeliphupha lizaliseka.

Ukususela ebuntwaneni, ndandixelela umama ukuba ndifuna ukubakho kulo mboniso. Ngoku ithuba lalifikile, kodwa xa ucinga ukuba ndandingayiva imilenze yam, ukufunda ukudanisa kwakubonakala kungenakwenzeka ngokupheleleyo. (Eyeleleneyo: Ndibe nguMdanisi oyiNgcali emva kwengozi yemoto eyandishiya ndikhubazekile)

Kodwa ndatyikitya ndaza ndaqalisa ukusebenza noVal Chmerkovskiy, iqabane lam elidumileyo lomdaniso. Sisonke seza nenkqubo apho wayenokuthi andicofe okanye athethe amagama angundoqo awayeza kundikhokela kwiintshukumo ngelo xesha ndaye ndakwazi ukwenza imidaniso ebuthongweni bam.

Into ephambeneyo kukuba enkosi kumdaniso, ndiye ndaqala ukuhamba bhetele kwaye ndakwazi ukulungelelanisa ukuhamba kwam ngaphandle komthungo. Nangona ndigqibile ukufika kumdlalo wokugqibela, DWTS undincede ndafumana umbono ngakumbi kwaye undenze ndabona ukuba inyani into enokwenzeka ukuba ubeka nje ingqondo yakho kuyo.

Ukufunda ukwamkela umzimba wam

Umzimba wam ufezekise into engenakwenzeka, kodwa nangona kunjalo, ndijonge amanxeba am kwaye ndikhunjuzwe ngezinto endidlule kuzo, ezinokuthi ngamanye amaxesha zibe nzima. Kutshanje, bendiyinxalenye yephulo elitsha likaJockey elibizwa ngokuba yi # ShowEm-kwaye ibilixesha lokuqala ukwamkela kwaye ndiwuthakazelela umzimba wam kunye nomntu endiya kuba nguye.

Kwiminyaka, bendizoyikisela kakhulu malunga nemilenze yam ngenxa yokuba bebethwa kakhulu. Phofu bendimane ndizama ukuzibamba kuba bezingenamsipha. Isiva esisesiswini sam esiphuma kumbhobho wokuxheshisela besisoloko sindikhathaza nam, kwaye ndenza iinzame zokusifihla.

Kodwa ukuba yinxalenye yeli phulo kuzise izinto ekugxilwe kuzo kwaye kwandinceda ukukhulisa uxabiso olutsha ngesikhumba endikuso. Kwandibetha ukuba ngokobuchwephesha, bekungafanelekanga ukuba ndilapha. Kuya kufuneka ndibengaphantsi kweenyawo ezi-6, kwaye ndixelelwe la maxesha angenakubalwa ziingcali. Ndiye ndaqala ke ukujonga umzimba wam ngayo yonke into eyiyo inikwe mna hayi into eyiyo wakhanyela mna.

Namhlanje umzimba wam womelele kwaye woyise imiqobo ongenakuyicingela. Ewe, imilenze yam isenokungafezeki, kodwa into yokuba banikwe amandla okuhamba nokushukuma kwakhona yinto endingenakuze ndiyithathe lula. Ewe inxeba lam alisoze liphele kodwa ndiye ndafunda ukulibamba kuba yeyona nto ibindigcina ndiphila yonke loo minyaka.

Ukukhangela phambili, ndiyathemba ukukhuthaza abantu ukuba bangaze bathathe imizimba yabo ngokukhawuleza kwaye babe nombulelo ngokukwazi ukuhamba. Ufumana umzimba omnye kuphela ke ubuncinci obunokuwenza kukuwuthemba, ukuwuxabise, kwaye uwunike uthando kunye nentlonipho efanele wona.

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