Lona wesifazane Ugijime u-26.2 Miles Emzileni We-Boston Marathon Ngenkathi Ephusha Isoka Lakhe Le-Quadriplegic

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Sekuyiminyaka ukugijima kuyindlela yami yokuphumula, ukuphumula, nokuzinika isikhathi sokuba nami. Inendlela yokungenza ngizizwe nginamandla, nginamandla, ngikhululekile futhi ngijabule. Kepha angikaze ngiqaphele ngokweqiniso ukuthi kusho ukuthini kimi ngize ngibhekane nobunzima obukhulu empilweni yami.

Eminyakeni emibili edlule isoka lami uMatt, ebenginaye iminyaka eyisikhombisa, wangishayela ucingo ngaphambi kokuthi aqonde ukuyodlala umdlalo webhasikidi weligi lasendaweni ayekuyo. Ukungibiza ngaphambi komdlalo kwakungewona umkhuba kuye, kodwa ngalolo suku wayefuna ukungitshela ukuthi uyangithanda nokuthi wayenethemba lokuthi ngizomphekela ukudla kwakusihlwa ukuze ngishintshe. (FYI, ikhishi akuyona indawo yami yobuchwepheshe.)

Ngokukhononda, ngavuma futhi ngamcela ukuba eqe ibhola lomnqakiswano futhi eze ekhaya azochitha isikhathi nami. Wangiqinisekisa ukuthi umdlalo uzoshesha nokuthi uzobe esesekhaya ngokushesha.

Ngemuva kwemizuzu engamashumi amabili, ngaphinde ngabona igama likaMat ocingweni lwami, kepha lapho ngiphendula, izwi elalikolunye uhlangothi kwakungeyena. Ngavele ngabona ukuthi kukhona okungahambi kahle. Indoda esemgqeni yathi uMatt ulimele futhi kufanele ngifike lapho ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka.

Ngishaye i-ambulensi ngaya enkantolo ngabona uMatt elele phansi nabantu bemzungezile. Lapho ngifika kuye, wayebukeka kahle, kodwa wayengakwazi nokunyakaza. Ngemuva kokuphuthunyiswa e-ER kanye nokuhlolwa okuningana nokuhlolwa kamuva, satshelwa ukuthi uMatt wayelimale kanzima umgogodla wakhe ezindaweni ezimbili ngezansi kwentamo nokuthi ukhubazekile kusukela emahlombe kwehle. (Kuhlobene: Ngiyi-Amputee futhi Ngingumqeqeshi-Kodwa Angizange Nginyathele Ejimini Ngaze Ngaba neminyaka engama-36)

Ngezindlela eziningi, uMatt unenhlanhla yokuphila, kodwa kusukela ngalolo suku kuqhubeke kwadingeka akhohlwe ngokuphelele impilo ayenayo ngaphambili futhi aqale phansi. Ngaphambi kwengozi yakhe, mina noMat sasizimele ngokuphelele komunye nomunye. Sasingakaze sibe izithandani ezazenza konke ndawonye. Kepha manje, uMatt wayedinga usizo lokwenza yonke into, ngisho nezinto eziyisisekelo njengokuklwebheka ebusweni bakhe, amanzi okuphuza, noma ukusuka ephuzwini A kuye kukhomba uB.

Ngenxa yalokho, ubudlelwano bethu bekufanele buqale phansi njengoba sijwayele impilo yethu entsha. Umcabango wokungabi ndawonye, ​​noma kunjalo, wawungewona neze umbuzo. Besizolungisa leli qhubu noma ngabe lithathani.

Into ehlekisayo ngokulimala komgogodla ukuthi yehlukile kuwo wonke umuntu. Kusukela alimala, uMatt ubelokhu eya ekwelashweni okunamandla komzimba esikhungweni sokuhlunyeleliswa endaweni esibizwa ngokuthi yiJourney Forward amahlandla amane noma amahlanu ngeviki - inhloso enkulu, ukuthi ngokulandela lezi zivivinyo eziqondisiwe, ekugcineni uzobuyisa ezinye uma kungezona zonke ukuhamba kwakhe.

Yingakho lapho siqala ukumfaka ohlelweni ngo-2016, ngamthembisa ukuthi ngandlela-thile, sizogijima iBoston Marathon ndawonye ngonyaka olandelayo, noma ngabe lokho kusho ukuthi bekufanele ngimphushe ngesihlalo esinamasondo indlela yonke . (Okuhlobene: Yini Ukubhalisela iBoston Marathon Engifundise Ukubeka Izinjongo)

Ngakho-ke, ngaqala ukuqeqeshwa.

Ngangigijima amamaroni amane noma amahlanu ngaphambili, kepha iBoston ibizoba umjaho wami wokuqala wokuqala. Ngokugijima lo mjaho, ngangifuna ukunika uMatt okuthile angakulindela futhi, kimi, ukuziqeqesha kwanginikeza ithuba lokugijima isikhathi eside kungacabangi.

Selokhu athola ingozi, uMatt ubelokhu encike ngokuphelele kimi. Lapho angisebenzi, ngenza isiqiniseko sokuthi unakho konke akudingayo. Isikhathi kuphela engifika kimi uqobo lapho ngigijima. Eqinisweni, noma uMatt ethanda ukuthi ngiseduze kwakhe ngangokunokwenzeka, ukugijima yinto eyodwa azongicindezela ukuba ngiyenze emnyango, noma ngabe ngizizwa nginecala ngokumshiya.

Kube yindlela emangalisayo kimi ukuthi ngibaleke eqinisweni noma ngithathe isikhathi sokucubungula zonke izinto ezenzeka ezimpilweni zethu. Futhi lapho konke kubonakala sengathi kungaphezu kwamandla ami, ukuhamba kwesikhathi kungangisiza ngizizwe ngigxilile futhi kungikhumbuze ukuthi konke kuzolunga. (Okuhlobene: Izindlela Ezi-11 Ezisekelwa Isayensi Ukugijima Kukulungele Ngempela)

UMatt wenze inqubekela phambili unyaka wonke wokuqala wokwelashwa ngokomzimba, kepha akakwazanga ukubuyisa noma yikuphi ukusebenza kwakhe. Ngakho ngonyaka odlule, nganquma ukugijima ngaphandle kwakhe. Nokho, ukudlula entanjeni akuzange kungiphathe kahle ngaphandle kukaMatt eceleni kwami.

Ngonyaka odlule, ngenxa yokuzinikela kwakhe ekwelashweni ngokomzimba, uMatt uqale ukuzwa ingcindezi ezingxenyeni zomzimba wakhe futhi uyakwazi nokuthinta izinzwane zakhe. Le nqubekela phambili yangikhuthaza ukuthi ngithole indlela yokugijima naye iBoston Marathon ka-2018 njengoba kwakuthenjisiwe, noma ngabe lokho kwakusho ukumxosha esihlalweni sakhe esinamasondo indlela yonke. (Okuhlobene: Lokho Abantu Abangakwazi Ngokuhlala Befanelekile Esihlalweni Sabakhubazekile)

Ngeshwa, siphuthelwe umnqamulajuqu osemthethweni womjaho wokubamba iqhaza "njengabasubathi abakhubazekile" ababili.Ngemuva kwalokho, njengenhlanhla ebingaba nayo, sithole ithuba lokusebenzisana neHOTSHOT, umkhiqizi wendawo weziphuzo zokudubula ezihlose ukuvimbela nokwelapha ukuminyana kwemisipha, ukugijima umzila womjaho kusasele isonto ngaphambi kokuba uvulele abagijimi ababhalisiwe. Sisonke sisebenzele ukuqwashisa kanye nezimali ze-Journey Forward nge-HOTSHOT inikela ngokukhululekile ngama-$25,000. (Okuhlobene: Hlangana Nethimba Elikhuthazayo Lothisha Abakhethelwe Ukugijima I-Boston Marathon)

Lapho bezwa ukuthi yini ebesiyenza, uMnyango Wamaphoyisa waseBoston wacela ukusinikeza amaphoyisa asiphelezela kuyo yonke inkambo. Woza "usuku lomjaho," mina noMatt samangala kakhulu futhi sahlonishwa ukubona izixuku zabantu zilungele ukusithokozisa. Njengoba nje abagijimi abangu-30,000+ bezokwenza ngoMsombuluko weMarathon, siqale Emgqeni Wokuqala osemthethweni e-Hopkinton. Ngaphambi kokuba ngikwazi, besesihambile, futhi abantu baze basijoyina endleleni, begijima nathi izingxenye zomjaho ngakho-ke asikaze sizizwe sisodwa.

Isixuku esikhulu kunazo zonke esakhiwe umndeni, abangani, nabantu esingabazi abasisekelayo bahlanganyele nathi e-Heartbreak Hill futhi bahamba nathi kuze kube sekugcineni e-Copley Square.

Kwaba umzuzu wokugcina lapho mina noMatt sikhihla isililo ndawonye, ​​siziqhenya futhi sigajwe ukuthi ekugcineni senze lokho esasizibekele ukukwenza eminyakeni emibili edlule. (Kuhlobene: Kungani Ngigijima I-Boston Marathon Izinyanga Eziyisi-6 Ngemva Kokuba Nomntwana)

Baningi abantu abasondele kithi selokhu kwenzeke le ngozi bezositshela ukuthi siyakhuthaza futhi bazizwa bekhuthazwa yisimo sethu sengqondo esihle lapho bebhekene nesimo esibuhlungu kangaka. Kepha asikaze sikuzwe ngokweqiniso lokho ngathi size sidlule kulowo mjaho futhi sikhombise ukuthi singenza noma yini esibeka izingqondo zethu kuyo nokuthi asikho isithiyo (esikhulu noma esincane) esizosivimba.

Kuphinde kwasinika ushintsho kumbono: Mhlawumbe sinenhlanhla. Kukho konke lokhu kuhlupheka nakuzo zonke izingqinamba esibhekane nazo kule minyaka emibili edlule, sifunde izifundo zokuphila abanye abantu abalinda amashumi eminyaka ukuthi baziqonde.

Lokho abantu abaningi abakubheka njengokucindezeleka kokuphila kwansuku zonke, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi lowo msebenzi, imali, isimo sezulu, ithrafikhi, kuwuhambo lwethu epaki kithi. Nginganikela nganoma yini ukuze uMatt ezwe ukunganga kwami ​​noma avele angibambe ngesandla futhi. Lezo zinto ezincane esizithatha kalula nsuku zonke yizona ezibaluleke kakhulu, futhi ngezindlela eziningi, siyabonga ngokuthi siyakwazi lokho manje.

Kukonke, lolu hambo lonke lube yisikhumbuzo sokwazisa imizimba esinayo futhi ngaphezu kwakho konke, bonga amandla okuhamba. Ngeke wazi ukuthi lokho kungasuswa nini. Ngakho-ke yijabulele, yazise, ​​futhi uyisebenzise ngokusemandleni akho.

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