U-Spina Bifida Akazange Amise Lo Wesifazana Kuma-Running Half Marathons kanye ne-Crushing Spartan Races

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UMisty Diaz wazalwa ene-myelomeningocele, uhlobo olubi kakhulu lwe-spina bifida, ukukhubazeka kokuzalwa okuvimbela umgogodla wakho ukuba ungakhuli kahle. Kepha lokho akuzange kumvimbe ekuphikiseni izingqinamba futhi aphile impilo esebenzayo akekho obecabanga ukuthi kungenzeka.

"Ngikhula, angikaze ngikholwe ukuthi kukhona izinto engingakwazi ukuzenza, yize odokotela bengitshele ukuthi ngizozabalaza ukuhamba impilo yami yonke," utshela Umumo. "Kodwa angikaze ngikuvumele lokho ukuthi kufike kimi. Ukube bekukhona udwi lwamamitha angama-50 noma ayikhulu, bengizobhalisela lokho, noma ngabe lokho kusho ukuhamba nohamba nami noma ukugijima ngezinduku zami." (Kuhlobene: Ngiyi-Amputee futhi Ngingumqeqeshi-Kodwa Angizange Nginyathele Ejimini Ngaze Ngaba neminyaka engama-36)

Nokho, lapho esanda kweva eminyakeni engu-20, uDiaz wayesehlinzwe izikhathi ezingu-28, okokugcina okwaholela ezinkingeni. "Ukuhlinzwa kwami ​​kwama-28 kwagcina kungumsebenzi onenkinga ngokuphelele," esho. "Udokotela kwakufanele angisike ingxenye yamathumbu ami kodwa wagcina esethatha ngokweqile. Ngenxa yalokho, amathumbu ami asunduza asondele kakhulu esiswini sami, okuyinto engathandeki neze, futhi kufanele ngigweme okunye ukudla."

Ngaleso sikhathi, uDiaz kwakufanele aye ekhaya ngosuku lokuhlinzwa kodwa wagcina echithe izinsuku eziyishumi esibhedlela. "Nganginobuhlungu obukhulu futhi nganikezwa i-morphine okwakufanele ngiyiphuze kathathu ngosuku," esho. "Lokho kwaholela ekubeni umlutha wamaphilisi, okwangithatha izinyanga ukuthi nginqobe."

Ngenxa yomuthi wezinhlungu, uDiaz wazithola enenkungu njalo futhi engasakwazi ukunyakazisa umzimba wakhe ngendlela ayejwayele ngayo. “Ngazizwa ngintekenteke ngendlela emangalisayo futhi ngingaqiniseki ukuthi impilo yami izophinde ibe yini,” usho kanje. (Okuhlobene: Konke Okufanele Ukwazi Ngaphambi Kokuthatha Ama-Painkillers Kadokotela)

Ephathwe yizinhlungu, wahlaselwa ukucindezeleka okukhulu futhi, kwesinye isikhathi, wayecabanga nokuzibulala. "Ngangiqeda ukwehlukanisa, ngingaholi, ngangicwila ezikweletini zokwelashwa, futhi ngibuka i-Salvation Army ibuyela endleleni yami futhi yangithatha yonke impahla yami. Kwaze kwadingeka ngikhiphe inja yami yokusebenza ngoba angifuni. isikhathi eside nganginendlela yokuyinakekela, "usho kanje. "Kwafika lapho ngangabaza khona intando yami yokuphila."

Okwenza izinto zaba nzima ukuthi uDiaz wayengazi omunye umuntu owayekade esezicathulweni zakhe noma komunye umuntu ayengamazi. "Akukho magazini noma iphephandaba ngaleso sikhathi elaliqhakambisa abantu abane-spina bifida ababezama ukuphila impilo esebenzayo noma ejwayelekile," esho."Bengingenamuntu engingakhuluma naye noma ngifune iseluleko kuye. Lokho kushoda kokumelwa kungenze ngingaqiniseki ngokuthi yini okumele ngiyilindele, ukuthi kufanele ngihole kanjani impilo yami, noma ukuthi yini okufanele ngiyilindele kuyo."

Ezinyangeni ezintathu ezalandela, usofa kaDiaz wasebenzisa i-surf, wanikela ngokukhokhela abangani ngokwenza imisebenzi yasendlini. “Kungalesi sikhathi lapho ngiqale khona ukuhamba kakhulu kunalokho ebengikujwayele,” usho kanje. "Ekugcineni, ngabona ukuthi ukuhambisa umzimba wami kungisizile ngazizwa ngingcono ngokomzimba nangokomzwelo."

Ngakho uDiaz wazibekela umgomo wokuhamba kakhulu usuku ngalunye emzamweni wokusula ingqondo yakhe. Uqale ngenhloso encane yokumane wehle ngomgwaqo oya ebhokisini leposi. "Bengifuna ukuqala kwenye indawo, futhi lokho bekubonakala kungumgomo ofinyelelekayo," esho.

Ngalesi sikhathi uDiaz naye waqala ukuya emihlanganweni ye-AA ukumsiza ukuthi ahlale enesisekelo njengoba ezinciphisa ubuthi emithini ayenikezwe yona. “Ngemuva kokuthi ngithathe isinqumo sokuthi ngizoyeka ukuphuza amaphilisi ezinhlungu, umzimba wami waqala ukuhoxa - nokuyikho okwangenza ngabona ukuthi ngangiyisigqila,” usho kanje. "Ukuze ngibhekane nesimo, nginqume ukuya ku-AA ukuze ngikhulume ngalokho engangibhekene nakho futhi ngakha uhlelo lokusekela njengoba ngizama ukubuyisela impilo yami ndawonye." (Okuhlobene: Ingabe Uyi-Addict Ngengozi?)

Phakathi naleso sikhathi, uDiaz wanyusa ibanga lakhe lokuhamba wabe eseqala ukwenza uhambo lokuzungeza ibhulokhi. Ngokushesha inhloso yakhe kwaba ukufika ebhishi eliseduze. “Kuyahlekisa ukuthi bengihlala eduze nolwandle impilo yami yonke kodwa ngingakaze ngihambe ngiye olwandle,” usho kanje.

Ngelinye ilanga, ngenkathi ehamba ngezindlela zakhe zansuku zonke, uDiaz waba nokuqonda okushintsha impilo: "Impilo yami yonke, ngangikade ngisebenzisa umuthi owodwa noma omunye," usho njalo. "Futhi ngemva kokulunyulwa kwe-morphine, ngokokuqala ngqá, ngangingasenazidakamizwa. Ngakho ngolunye usuku lapho ngihamba kolunye uhambo lwami, ngabona umbala okokuqala ngqa. Ngikhumbula ngibona imbali ebomvana futhi ngabona ukuthi pink Ngiyazi ukuthi lokho kuzwakala kuwubulima, kodwa ngangingakaze ngikwazise ukuthi umhlaba muhle kanjani. Ukungabi nayo yonke imithi kwangisiza ngabona lokho. " (Okuhlobene: Indlela Owesifazane Oyedwa Ayisebenzise Ngayo Enye Imithi Ukuze Anqobe Ukuncika Kwakhe Kwe-Opioid)

Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi kuqhubeke, u-Diaz wayazi ukuthi wayefuna ukuchitha isikhathi sakhe engaphandle, ekhuthele, futhi ejabulela ukuphila ngokugcwele. "Ngafika ekhaya ngalolo suku futhi ngasheshe ngabhalisela uhambo lomhawu olwalwenzeka esikhathini esingangesonto," usho njalo. "Ukuhamba kwangiholela ekutheni ngibhalisele i-5K yami yokuqala, engangihamba ngayo. Kwathi ekuqaleni kuka-2012, ngabhalisela i-Ronald McDonald 5K, engangiyigijima."

Umuzwa uDiaz awuthola ngemva kokuqeda lowo mjaho wawungenakuqhathaniswa nanoma yini ake wazizwa ngaphambili. "Ngesikhathi ngifika emgqeni wokuqala, wonke umuntu wayengisekela futhi engikhuthaza," esho. "Kwathi lapho ngiqala ukugijima, abantu ababevela eceleni babehlanya bengijabulisa. Abantu babephuma ezindlini zabo bezongeseka futhi kwakungenza ngizizwe sengathi angingedwa. Into enkulu engiyibonayo ukuthi nakuba ngangingedwa. ngangihamba ngezinduku zami futhi ngingeyena neze umgijimi, ngaqala futhi ngaqeda kanye nabantu abaningi. Ngabona ukuthi ukukhubazeka kwami ​​kwakungadingeki kungibambezele. Ngangingenza noma yini engibeka ingqondo yami kukho." (Okuhlobene: I-Pro Adaptive Climber Maureen Beck Wina Imincintiswano Ngesandla Esinye)

Kusukela lapho, uDiaz waqala ukubhalisela ama-5K amaningi ngangokunokwenzeka futhi waqala ukwenza okulandelayo. “Abantu bathathwe endabeni yami,” usho kanje. “Bebefuna ukwazi ukuthi yini eyangifaka ugqozi lokugijima nokuthi ngakwazi kanjani ukubheka ukukhubazeka kwami.

Kancane kancane, izinhlangano zaqala ukuqasha u-Diaz ukuthi akhulume emicimbini yomphakathi futhi abelane okwengeziwe ngempilo yakhe. Phakathi naleso sikhathi, wayelokhu egijima eqhubekela phambili futhi eqhubekela phambili, ekugcineni wagcwalisa uhhafu wemarathon nxazonke zezwe. "Lapho senginama-5K amaningi ngaphansi kwebhande lami, ngangikulambele okunye," esho. "Bengifuna ukwazi ukuthi kungakanani umzimba wami ongakwenza uma ngiwuphusha kanzima ngokwanele."

Ngemuva kweminyaka emibili egxile ekugijimeni, uDiaz wayazi ukuthi usekulungele ukuqhubekisela phambili izinto. "Omunye wabaqeqeshi bami ovela engxenyeni yemarathon eNew York uthe ubuye waqeqesha abantu emijahweni yaseSpartan, futhi ngakhombisa ukufuna ukungenela lowo mcimbi," esho. Uthe akakaze aqeqeshe umuntu okhubazekile eSpartan phambilini, kodwa wathi uma ekhona ongakwenza kube yimina.

UDiaz waphothula umjaho wakhe wokuqala weSpartan ngoDisemba 2014-kodwa wawungaphelele neze. "Kwaze kwaba yilapho ngiqeda imijaho embalwa yaseSpartan lapho engaqonda khona kahle ukuthi umzimba wami ungazivumelanisa kanjani nezingqinamba ezithile," esho. "Ngicabanga ukuthi yilapho abantu abakhubazekile bedikibala khona. Kodwa ngifuna bazi ukuthi kuthatha isikhathi esiningi futhi bazijwayeze ukufunda izintambo. Bekufanele ngenze umzila omningi wokuhamba izintaba, ukuzivoxavoxa emzimbeni, futhi ngifunde ukuthwala isisindo emahlombe ami ngaphambi kokuba ngifinyelele lapho ngingeyena umuntu wokugcina esifundweni. Kodwa uma uphikelela, ungafika lapho." (PS Lokhu kuqeqeshwa okuyisithiyo kuzokusiza ukuqeqeshela noma yimuphi umcimbi.)

Namuhla, uDiaz uqedele ama-200Ks angaphezu kwama-200, ama-marathons ama-half, nemicimbi yenkambo yezithiyo emhlabeni jikelele-futhi uhlala ephonsela inselelo eyengeziwe. Muva nje, ubambe iqhaza kuRed Bull 400, umjaho wamamitha angu-400 oshisa kakhulu emhlabeni. "Ngikhuphukele ebangeni engingakwazi ngalo ngezinduku zami, ngabe sengidonsela umzimba wami phezulu (njengokugwedla) ngaphandle kokubheka emuva nakanye," esho. UDiaz uqede umjaho ngemizuzu engama-25 encomekayo.

Ebheke phambili, uDiaz uhlala efuna izindlela ezintsha zokuziphonsela inselelo ngenkathi ekhuthaza abanye kule nqubo. “Kunesikhathi lapho ngangicabanga ukuthi ngeke ngikwazi ukuguga,” kusho yena. "Manje, ngisesimweni esingcono kakhulu sempilo yami futhi ngibheke ngabomvu ukubhidliza imibono nemingcele eyengeziwe kubantu abane-spina bifida."

UDiaz useze wabheka ukuba nokukhubazeka njengamandla angajwayelekile. "Ungenza noma yini oyifunayo uma ubeka ingqondo yakho kukho," esho. "Uma wehluleka, buyela emuva. Vele uqhubeke nokuqhubekela phambili. Futhi okubaluleke kakhulu, jabulela lokho onakho okwamanje futhi uvumele lokho kukunike amandla, ngoba awukwazi ukuthi impilo izophonsa kuphi indlela yakho."

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