Ukushaya Odds iphrofayili abantu abathi naphezu kwezinselelo zabo zomzimba nempilo, baye baphokophela ukuphishekela amaphupho abo futhi bafeze izinto ezimangalisayo.
U-Amy Palmiero-Winters wazalelwa ukugijima. Njengomsubathi osemusha, wangenela imincintiswano yokugijima kwaze kwaba yilapho ehileleka engozini enkulu eyamshiya engenakwenza lutho ngaphandle kokunqunywa umlenze wakhe ngezansi kwedolo.
Ukugijima bekuyindlela kimina, utshele In The Know. Kwakuyinto eyayingenza ngizizwe ngijabule ngalokho engangiyikho.
U-Palmiero-Winters wayeneminyaka engu-21 ngesikhathi sengozi yakhe. Wayehamba ngesithuthuthu sakhe washayiswa yimoto. Ekuqaleni, ukugijima kwakubonakala sengathi ngeke kusaba inketho.
Ngesikhathi sokuqala ngiphuma ngizama ukugijima, ngangikhungathekile kakhulu, kusho uPalmiero-Winters ku-The Know. Ngaba nomuzwa wokuthi kufanele kube nokuthile okungcono ngaphandle lapho - ukugqoka okokufakelwa ngeke kube kubi ngale ndlela.
Wayezimisele ngokuthola isisombululo, futhi ekugcineni wasithola Isinyathelo Phambili I-Prosthetics eNew York. Abasebenzi baseStep Ahead babuze uPalmiero-Winters ukuthi ufunani ekwenziweni kwakhe kokufakelwa - wabatshela ukuthi ufuna ukuba umsubathi wama-Olympic.
Eminyakeni engaphezu kwengu-20 kamuva, akakuvumelanga ukukhubazeka kwakhe kumchaze. Esikhundleni salokho, kumnike ugqozi lokunqoba izingqinamba zakhe futhi awine imiqhudelwano enzima neyeqisayo yezokusubatha, okuhlanganisa nomjaho wamamayela angu-140 ogwadule lwaseMorocco.
UPalmiero-Winters ubona izinselelo zakhe njengezijwayelekile, futhi leyo ndlela yokucabanga imvumele ukuthi abe umsubathi ophumelele abehlale efuna ukuba yikho.
Okwenzeke kimi akufani nalokho omunye umuntu abhekana nakho, utshele In The Know. Kumane kuyisethi yezimo ezihlukile.
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