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Zamkati

• Kutsekedwa Mkati Mwathupi Langa
• Kuphunzira Kukhala Ndi Moyo Watsopano
• Kukhala Paralympian
• Kuyambira Kuyenda Mpaka Kuvina
• Kuphunzira Kulandira Thupi Langa
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Kukula, ndinali mwana yemwe samadwala. Kenako, ndili ndi zaka 11, anandipeza ndi matenda aŵiri osowa kwambiri amene anasintha moyo wanga kosatha.

Zinayamba ndikumva kuwawa kwambiri mbali yakumanja ya thupi langa. Poyamba, madokotala ankaganiza kuti ndi appendix yanga ndipo anakonza zoti ndichite opaleshoni kuti ndichotsedwe. Tsoka ilo, ululuwo sunachoke. Pasanathe milungu iwiri ndinali nditataya thupi ndipo miyendo yanga idayamba kufooka. Tisanadziŵe, ndinayambanso kutaya mphamvu zanga zamaganizo ndi luso la magalimoto.

Pofika mu Ogasiti 2006, zonse zidayamba mdima ndipo ndinayamba kukhala wamasamba. Sindinaphunzire mpaka zaka zisanu ndi ziŵiri pambuyo pake kuti ndinali kudwala matenda a myelitis ndi acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, matenda aŵiri osowa kwambiri a autoimmune omwe anandichititsa kulephera kulankhula, kudya, kuyenda ndi kusuntha. (Zogwirizana: Chifukwa Matenda Omwe Amadzichotsera Pokha Akukulira)

Kutsekedwa Mkati Mwathupi Langa

Kwa zaka zinayi zotsatira, sindinasonyeze zizindikiro za kuzindikira. Koma zaka ziwiri mkati, ngakhale sindinathe kulamulira thupi langa, ndidayamba kuzindikira. Poyamba, sindinkadziwa kuti ndatsekeredwa m'nyumba, choncho ndinayesa kulankhulana, kudziwitsa aliyense kuti ndinali kumeneko komanso kuti ndinali bwino. Koma pamapeto pake, ndidazindikira kuti ngakhale ndimatha kumva, kuwona ndikumvetsetsa zonse zomwe zikuchitika pondizungulira, palibe amene amadziwa kuti ndili komweko.

Kaŵirikaŵiri, munthu akakhala m’malo obiriwira kwa milungu yoposa inayi, amayembekezeredwa kukhala motero kwa moyo wake wonse. Madokotala sanamve chimodzimodzi ndi vuto langa. Anali atakonzekeretsa banja langa powadziwitsa kuti pali chiyembekezo chochepa chodzapulumuka, ndipo kuchira kwamtundu uliwonse sikokayikitsa.

Nditangolimbana ndi vuto langali, ndidadziwa kuti pali misewu iwiri yomwe ndingayende. Nditha kupitiliza kuchita mantha, kuchita mantha, kukwiya, ndikukhumudwa, zomwe sizingandithandizire. Kapena ndikanayamikira kuti ndatsitsimuka n’kumayembekezera mawa abwino. Pamapeto pake, ndizomwe ndidasankha kuchita. Ndinali wamoyo ndikupatsidwa chikhalidwe changa, chimenecho sichinali chinachake chimene ndikanati ndichitenge mopepuka. Ndinakhala choncho kwa zaka zina ziwiri zinthu zisanasinthe. (Zokhudzana: 4 Zitsimikiziro Zabwino Zomwe Zidzakutulutseni Mumtundu Wonse)

Madokotala anandilembera mapiritsi ogona chifukwa ndinali kukomoka mobwerezabwereza ndipo ankaganiza kuti mankhwalawo akanandithandiza kuti ndipume. Ngakhale kuti mapiritsiwo sanandithandize kugona, kukomoka kwanga kunasiya, ndipo kwa nthaŵi yoyamba ndinatha kulamulira maso anga. Ndipamene ndidakumana ndi amayi anga.

Ndakhala ndikulankhula momasuka kuyambira ndili mwana. Chifukwa chake nditawona amayi anga akuyang'ana, kwa nthawi yoyamba adamva ngati ndili komweko. Posangalala, anandipempha kuti ndiphethire kawiri kuti ndimumve ndipo ndinatero, zomwe zinachititsa kuti azindikire kuti ndakhala naye nthawi yonseyi. Nthawi imeneyo inali chiyambi cha kuchira kwapang'onopang'ono komanso kowawa kwambiri.

Kuphunzira Kukhala Ndi Moyo Watsopano

Kwa miyezi isanu ndi itatu yotsatira, ndinayamba kugwira ntchito ndi ochiritsa mawu, ochiritsa ochita ntchito, ndi ochiritsa thupi kuti pang’onopang’ono ndiyambenso kuyenda. Zinayamba ndikutha kuyankhula pang'ono kenako ndinayamba kusuntha zala zanga. Kuchokera pamenepo, ndidagwira ndikugwira mutu wanga ndipo pamapeto pake ndidayamba kukhala ndekha popanda wondithandizira.

Pomwe thupi langa lakumtunda likuwonetsa zisonyezo zazikulu zakusintha, sindimamvabe miyendo yanga ndipo madotolo akuti mwina sindithanso kuyenda. Ndipamene ndidadziwitsidwa pa chikuku changa ndipo ndidaphunzira momwe ndingatulukire ndekha kuti ndikhale wodziyimira pawokha momwe ndingathere.

Pomwe ndidayamba kuzolowera zikhalidwe zanga zatsopano, tidaganiza kuti ndikufunika kuthana ndi nthawi yonse yomwe ndataya. Ndinaphonya sukulu kwa zaka zisanu pamene ndinali wobiriwira, choncho ndinabwerera monga mwana watsopano mu 2010.

Kuyamba sukulu yasekondale ndikuyenda pa njinga ya olumala kunali kovuta kwambiri, ndipo nthawi zambiri ankandipezerera chifukwa chofooka. Koma m'malo molola kuti zimenezo zifike kwa ine, ndinkazigwiritsa ntchito kuyendetsa galimoto yanga kuti ndigwire. Ndinayamba kuika maganizo anga onse kusukulu ndi khama langa ndipo ndinagwira ntchito molimbika ndi mofulumira monga ndikanathera kuti nditsirize maphunziro. Inali nthawi imeneyi pamene ndinabwereranso mu dziwe.

Kukhala Paralympian

Madzi nthawi zonse akhala malo anga achimwemwe, koma ndinali kuzengereza kubwerera mmenemo poganiza kuti sindimatha kusuntha miyendo yanga. Ndiyeno tsiku lina abale anga atatu anangondigwira manja ndi miyendo, n’kundimangirira chovala chodzitetezera ku moyo n’kudumphira nane m’dziwe. Ndinazindikira kuti sichinali choopa.

Popita nthawi, madzi adayamba kundichiritsa. Inali nthaŵi yokhayo imene sindinakokedwe ndi chubu changa chodyera kapena kumangidwa panjinga ya olumala. Ndikanangokhala womasuka ndikumva zachilendo zomwe sindinamvepo kwanthawi yayitali.

Ngakhale apobe, kupikisana sikunali pa radar yanga. Ndinalowa kukumana kwa mabanja angapo kuti ndisangalale, ndipo azaka za 8 amandimenya. Koma nthawi zonse ndakhala wopikisana kwambiri, ndipo kutaya gulu la ana sikunali koyenera. Chifukwa chake ndidayamba kusambira ndi cholinga: kuti ndikafike ku London Paralympics ya 2012. Ndikudziwa kuti cholinga changa chinali chapamwamba, koma poganizira kuti ndinayamba kusambira n’kuyamba kusambira popanda kugwiritsa ntchito miyendo yanga, ndinakhulupiriradi kuti n’zotheka chilichonse. (Zokhudzana: Kumanani ndi Melissa Stockwell, Msirikali wakale Wankhondo Wotembenuka Paralympian)

Mofulumira zaka ziwiri ndi mphunzitsi wina wodabwitsa pambuyo pake, ndipo ndinali ku London. Pampikisano wa olimpiki, ndinapambana mamendulo atatu a siliva ndi mendulo ya golide mumpikisano wa freestyle wamamita 100, womwe unakopa chidwi chambiri cha atolankhani ndikundipangitsa kuti ndiwonekere. (Zogwirizana: Ndine Amputee ndi Wophunzitsa Koma Sanapondepo Gym Mpaka pomwe ndinali 36)

Kuchokera pamenepo, ndinayamba kuwonekera, ndikulankhula za kuchira kwanga, ndipo potsirizira pake ndinafika pakhomo la ESPN kumene ndili ndi zaka 21, ndinalembedwa ntchito ngati mmodzi wa atolankhani awo aang'ono kwambiri. Lero, ndimagwira ntchito yolandirira komanso mtolankhani wamapulogalamu ndi zochitika monga SportsCenter ndi X Games.

Kuyambira Kuyenda Mpaka Kuvina

Kwa nthawi yoyamba pambuyo pa nthawi yayitali, moyo unkayenda bwino, koma panali chinthu chimodzi chokha chomwe chikusowa. Sindinathenso kuyenda. Nditachita kafukufuku wambiri, ine ndi banja langa tidakumana ndi Project Walk, malo ochizira ziwalo omwe anali oyamba kundikhulupirira.

Choncho ndinaganiza zongochita zonse zimene ndingathe ndipo ndinayamba kugwira nawo ntchito kwa maola anayi kapena asanu pa tsiku, tsiku lililonse. Ndinayambiranso kudya zakudya zopatsa thanzi ndipo ndinayamba kugwiritsa ntchito chakudya ngati njira yopatsira thupi langa ndi kulimbitsa thupi.

Nditalandira chithandizo champhamvu kwa maola masauzande ambiri, mu 2015, kwa nthawi yoyamba mzaka zisanu ndi zitatu, ndidamva kuzimiririka mwendo wanga wakumanja ndikuyamba kuchitapo kanthu. Pofika 2016 ndinali ndikuyendanso ngakhale sindimamvabe kalikonse kuyambira m'chiuno mpaka pansi.

Kenako, pomwe ndimaganiza kuti moyo sungakhale bwino, adandifunsa kuti ndichite nawo Kuvina ndi Nyenyezi kugwa kotsiriza, zomwe zinali maloto kukwaniritsidwa.

Kuyambira ndili wamng’ono, ndinkawauza mayi anga kuti ndikufuna kudzakhala nawo pawailesi yakanema. Tsopano mwayi unali pano, koma poganizira kuti sindimatha kumva miyendo yanga, kuphunzira kuvina kumawoneka ngati kosatheka konse. (Zogwirizana: Ndinakhala Dancer Wotsogola Pambuyo Ngozi Yagalimoto Inandisiya Ndili Wolumala)

Koma ndinasaina ndipo ndinayamba kugwira ntchito ndi Val Chmerkovskiy, mnzanga wovina. Pamodzi tidapeza njira yomwe angandigwire kapena kunena mawu ofunikira omwe anganditsogolere pomwe ndimatha kuvina tulo tanga.

Chinthu chopenga ndichakuti chifukwa chovina, ndidayamba kuyenda bwino ndipo ndimatha kuyendetsa mayendedwe anga mosadukiza. Ngakhale ndidangopita ku semifinal, DWTS zinandithandizadi kukhala ndi malingaliro owonjezera ndipo zidandipangitsa kuzindikira kuti zowonadi zilizonse ndizotheka ngati mungoyika malingaliro anu.

Kuphunzira Kulandira Thupi Langa

Thupi langa lachita zosatheka, komabe, ndimayang'ana zipsera zanga ndikukumbutsidwa zomwe ndakumana nazo, zomwe nthawi zina zimakhala zolemetsa. Posachedwapa, ndinali m'gulu la kampeni yatsopano ya Jockey yotchedwa #ShowEm-ndipo inali nthawi yoyamba yomwe ndinavomera ndikuyamikira thupi langa ndi munthu yemwe ndingakhale.

Kwa zaka zambiri, ndakhala ndikudzidera nkhawa za miyendo yanga chifukwa adandiyimba kwambiri. M'malo mwake, ndimayesetsa kuwabisa chifukwa analibe mnofu uliwonse. Chipsera pamimba panga chakudyera chimandivutitsanso, ndipo ndimayesetsa kuti ndibise.

Koma kukhala nawo pamsonkhanowu kunapangitsa kuti zinthu ziziwoneka bwino ndipo kunandithandiza kukulitsa kuyamika kwatsopano kwa khungu lomwe ndili. Zinandigwira mwamawonekedwe, sindiyenera kukhala pano. Ndiyenera kukhala 6 mapazi pansi, ndipo ine ndauzidwa nthawi zosawerengeka ndi akatswiri. Chifukwa chake ndidayamba kuyang'ana thupi langa pachilichonse kupatsidwa ine osati chomwe chiri anakana ine.

Lero thupi langa ndi lamphamvu ndipo lagonjetsa zopinga zosayerekezeka. Inde, miyendo yanga singakhale yangwiro, koma mfundo yakuti apatsidwa mphamvu yoyenda ndikuyendanso ndi chinthu chomwe sindidzachiwona mopepuka. Inde, chilonda changa sichidzatha, koma ndaphunzira kuchikumbatira chifukwa ndicho chokha chimene chinandipangitsa kukhala ndi moyo kwa zaka zonsezi.

Ndikuyembekeza, ndikuyembekeza kulimbikitsa anthu kuti asatengere matupi awo mosasamala komanso kuti azithokoza chifukwa chotha kusuntha. Mumangopeza thupi limodzi kotero kuti zochepa zomwe mungachite ndikuzikhulupirira, kuziyamikira, ndikuzipatsa chikondi ndi ulemu zomwe zikuyenera.

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