Mkaziyu Akuyenda Maila 26.2 Panjira Ya Boston Marathon Pomwe Akukankhira Chibwenzi Chake Quadriplegic

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Kwa zaka zambiri, kuthamanga kwakhala njira yopumulira, yopumula, ndi kudzipatula. Ili ndi njira yondipangira ine kukhala wamphamvu, wamphamvu, womasuka, komanso wokondwa. Koma sindinazindikire kwenikweni tanthauzo lake kwa ine kufikira pamene ndinayang’anizana ndi limodzi la mavuto aakulu kwambiri m’moyo wanga.

Zaka ziwiri zapitazo chibwenzi changa Matt, yemwe ndidakhala naye kwa zaka zisanu ndi ziwiri, adandiyimbira foni asanapite kukasewera mpira wa basketball kuligi yakumalo komwe anali. tsiku lomwelo amafuna kundiuza kuti amandikonda ndipo akuyembekeza kuti ndiphika chakudya chamadzulo kwa ine kuti ndikasinthe. (FYI, khitchini si gawo langa laukadaulo.)

Monyinyirika, ndinavomera ndipo ndinamupempha kuti adumphe basketball ndikubwera kunyumba kuti ndikacheze nawo. Ananditsimikizira kuti masewerawa achita mwachangu ndikuti abwera kunyumba posakhalitsa.

Patapita mphindi 20, ndinaonanso dzina la Matt pa foni yanga, koma nditayankha, mawu a mbali ina sanali iye. Nthawi yomweyo ndinazindikira kuti china chake sichili bwino. Munthu amene anali pamzere uja ananena kuti Matt anavulazidwa ndipo ndiyenera kukafika kumeneko mwamsanga.

Ndinamenya ambulansi mpaka kukhoti ndipo ndinawona Matt atagona pansi ndi anthu momuzungulira. Nditafika kwa iye, amawoneka bwino, koma samatha kusuntha. Pambuyo pothamangitsidwa ku ER ndi ma scan angapo ndi mayesero pambuyo pake, tinauzidwa kuti Matt anavulala kwambiri msana wake m'malo aŵiri pansi pa khosi ndipo kuti anali wolumala kuyambira mapewa kupita pansi. (Zokhudzana: Ndine Wopunduka ndi Wophunzitsa-Koma Sindinapondapo Phazi Lolimbitsa Thupi Mpaka Ndili ndi Zaka 36)

Mwanjira zambiri, Matt ali ndi mwayi wokhala ndi moyo, koma kuyambira tsiku limenelo adayenera kuiwalatu moyo womwe anali nawo m'mbuyomu ndikuyamba kuyambira pachiyambi. Tsoka lake lisanachitike, ine ndi Matt tinali titasiyana kotheratu. Sitinakhalepo banja lomwe linkachita zonse limodzi. Koma tsopano, Matt adafunikira kuthandizidwa kuchita chilichonse, ngakhale zinthu zofunika kwambiri monga kukanda kuyabwa kumaso kwake, madzi akumwa, kapena kuchoka pa point A kupita ku B.

Chifukwa cha izi, ubale wathu unayenera kuyambiranso pomwe tidasintha moyo wathu watsopano. Lingaliro losakhala pamodzi silinali funso. Tidakwanitsa kuthana ndi chotupacho mosasamala kanthu zomwe zimatengera.

Chodabwitsa ndi kuvulala kwa msana ndikuti ndi osiyana kwa aliyense. Chiyambireni kuvulala kwake, Matt wakhala akupita kukalandira chithandizo chamankhwala kuchipatala chapafupi chotchedwa Journey Forward kanayi kapena kasanu pa sabata-cholinga chachikulu chinali, kuti potsatira zolimbitsa thupi izi, pamapeto pake adzapeza phindu lililonse. kuyenda kwake.

Ichi ndichifukwa chake pomwe tidamulowetsa mu pulogalamuyi mu 2016, ndidamulonjeza kuti mwanjira ina iliyonse, tidzathamanga Boston Marathon chaka chotsatira, ngakhale zitatanthauza kuti ndiyenera kumukankhira pa njinga ya olumala njira yonse . (Zokhudzana: Kodi Ndikuyitanitsa Chiyani ku Boston Marathon Kunandiphunzitsa Zokhudza Kukhazikitsa Zolinga)

Chifukwa chake, ndidayamba maphunziro.

Ndidathamangitsanso ma marathoni anayi kapena asanu m'mbuyomu, koma Boston ikhala mpikisano wanga woyamba. Pothamanga, ndimafuna kupatsa Matt china choti ayembekezere ndipo, kwa ine, maphunziro adandipatsa mwayi wothamanga mopanda nzeru.

Chiyambire ngozi yake, Matt wakhala akundidalira kotheratu. Ndikakhala kuti sindikugwira ntchito, ndimaonetsetsa kuti ali ndi zonse zofunika. Nthawi yokhayo yomwe ndimadzipeza ndekha ndi pamene ndikuthamanga. Ndipotu, ngakhale kuti Matt amakonda kuti ndikhale pafupi naye momwe ndingathere, kuthamanga ndi chinthu chimodzi chomwe angandikankhire kunja kwa chitseko kuti ndichite, ngakhale ndimadziimba mlandu chifukwa cha kumusiya.

Yakhala njira yodabwitsa kwambiri kuti ine ndichoke kuzowonadi kapena nditenge nthawi yokonza zinthu zonse zomwe zikuchitika m'miyoyo yathu. Ndipo zonse zikamawoneka kuti sizili m'manja mwanga, nthawi yayitali imatha kundithandiza kuti ndikhale wolimba ndikundikumbutsa kuti zonse zikhala bwino. (Zokhudzana: Njira 11 Zothandizira Sayansi Kuthamanga Ndi Zabwino Kwambiri Kwa Inu)

Matt adapita patsogolo kwambiri m'chaka chake choyamba chamankhwala olimbitsa thupi, koma sanathe kuyambiranso machitidwe ake. Chifukwa chake chaka chatha, ndidaganiza zothamanga popanda iye. Kufika kumapeto, komabe, sindinamve bwino popanda Matt pambali panga.

Chaka chatha, chifukwa cha kudzipereka kwake pakuchita masewera olimbitsa thupi, Matt wayamba kupanikizika ndi ziwalo za thupi lake ndipo amatha kugwedeza zala zake. Kupita patsogolo kumeneku kunandilimbikitsa kupeza njira yothamangira naye mpikisano wa Boston Marathon wa 2018 monga momwe analonjezera, ngakhale zitatanthauza kumukakamiza panjinga yake yonse. (Zogwirizana: Zomwe Anthu Sazidziwe Zokhudza Kukhala Woyenera Pampando Wamagudumu)

Tsoka ilo, tidaphonya nthawi yomaliza yothamanga ngati nawo "othamanga olumala".Kenaka, monga mwayi ukanakhala nawo, tinapeza mwayi wogwirizana ndi HOTSHOT, wopanga m'deralo wa zakumwa zowombera masewera pofuna kupewa ndi kuchiza kupweteka kwa minofu, kuyendetsa njira yothamanga sabata isanatsegule kwa othamanga olembetsa. Pamodzi tidagwira ntchito kuti tidziwitse ndi ndalama za Journey Forward ndi HOTSHOT popereka mowolowa manja $ 25,000. (Zogwirizana: Kumanani ndi Gulu Lolimbikitsa la Aphunzitsi Osankhidwa Kuthamanga Boston Marathon)

Atamva zimene tinali kuchita, Dipatimenti ya Apolisi ya ku Boston inadzipereka kuti atiperekeze ndi apolisi pa nthawi yonse ya maphunzirowo. Bwerani “tsiku la mpikisano,” ine ndi Matt tinali odabwa ndi olemekezeka kwambiri kuona makamu a anthu okonzekera kutisangalatsa. Monga momwe othamanga 30,000+ adzachitira pa Marathon Lolemba, tidayambira pa Start Line ku Hopkinton. Ndisanadziŵe, tinachoka, ndipo anthu anafika nafe m’njira, akumathamanga nafe mbali zina za mpikisano kotero kuti sitinadzimve tokha.

Khamu lalikulu kwambiri lomwe linali ndi abale, abwenzi, komanso alendo omwe sanatithandizire adatipeza ku Heartbreak Hill ndipo adatiperekeza mpaka kumapeto ku Copley Square.

Inali nthawi yomaliza pamene ine ndi Matt tinalira limodzi, tikunyadira komanso kuchita mantha chifukwa tinachita zomwe tinkafuna kuchita zaka ziwiri zapitazo. (Zogwirizana: Chifukwa Chake Ndikuthamangira Boston Marathon Miyezi 6 Nditakhala Ndi Khanda)

Anthu ambiri abwera kwa ife kuyambira ngoziyo kuti atiwuze kuti ndife olimbikitsa komanso kuti akumva kulimbikitsidwa ndi malingaliro athu abwino tikakumana ndi zovutazi. Koma sitinadziwe konse za ife tokha mpaka titadutsa mzere womaliza ndikuwonetsa kuti titha kuchita chilichonse chomwe tingaganizire ndikuti palibe chopinga (chachikulu kapena chaching'ono) chomwe chingatibweretsere.

Zinatipatsanso kusintha malingaliro: Mwina tili ndi mwayi. Pazovuta zonsezi komanso pazovuta zonse zomwe takumana nazo zaka ziwiri zapitazi, taphunzira maphunziro amoyo omwe anthu ena amadikirira zaka makumi kuti amvetsetse.

Zomwe anthu ambiri amaziona kuti ndizopanikizika pamoyo watsiku ndi tsiku, kaya ndi ntchito, ndalama, nyengo, magalimoto, ndiulendo wapaki kwa ife. Ndinkapereka chilichonse kuti Matt amve kukumbatira kwanga kapena kungomugwiranso dzanja. Zinthu zazing'ono zomwe timaziona tsiku lililonse ndizomwe zimakhala zofunika kwambiri, ndipo m'njira zambiri, tili okondwa kuti tikudziwa izi tsopano.

Pazonse, ulendo wonsewu wakhala chikumbutso kuti tiziyamikira matupi omwe tili nawo ndipo koposa zonse, kuthokoza chifukwa chokhoza kuyenda. Simudziwa nthawi yomwe zingachotsedwe. Chifukwa chake sangalalani, sangalalani, ndipo gwiritsani ntchito momwe mungathere.

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