Nadat sy twee jaar gelede in \u2019n duikongeluk verlam is, durf Liane Heymans, dogter van Dougie Heymans, die ontslape voormalige Vrystaatse rugbyspeler, vanjaar die Midmar-myl aan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy pa het altyd ges\u00ea \u2019n mens moet \u2019n vrees of uitdaging vierkantig in die o\u00eb kyk en dit aanpak en oorwin. N\u00e1 die ongeluk was my grootste vrees om in die water te wees \u2013 nou gaan ek die Midmar swem.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Haar pa is in Junie verlede jaar n\u00e1 \u2019n weke lange stryd teen Covid-19 dood. Liane, van Bloemfontein, het op Oujaarsdag in 2019 haar sesde nekwerwel gebreek toe sy in \u2019n swembad by die Gariepdam-oord ingeduik het. N\u00e1 die ongeluk het dokters voorspel dat sy van haar nek af ondertoe heeltemal verlam sou wees, maar Liane het teruggeveg en beweging in haar arms herwin. Sy het nou ook gevoel in haar bene. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sy het net meer as \u2019n jaar gelede, op 12 Januarie, begin oefen om haarself weer swemfiks te kry en het in September verlede jaar besluit sy neem vanjaar aan die Midmar-myl deel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Toe sy \u2019n jaar gelede weer terug in die swembad klim, \u201cwas dit net pool noodles<\/i> waar jy kyk\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEk het letterlik net in die water gedryf en almal het om die swembad gestaan, want hulle was so bang ek verdrink.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nou, \u2019n jaar later, kan sy gemaklik 64 lengtes (1,6 km) in die Virgin Active Noordstad se swembad swem. Haar swemafrigter, Hannelie du Randt (die oud-Springbok Os du Randt se vrou) het haar soos \u2019n klein kindjie van voor af leer swem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cVoor die ongeluk was ek \u2019n goeie swemmer en het jaarliks saam met my skool (Eunice High School) die Midmar gaan swem. Ek duik nou van die rolstoel af in die water. Dan draai ek myself totdat ek regop is, sit \u2019n band om my bene om hulle bymekaar te hou en swem met my arms.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hoewel rugslag haar beste swemnommer is, kan sy ook vryslag aandurf, al gaan dit soms sukkel-sukkel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cToe ons begin het, kon ek nie myself dra en my arms oplig om uit die water te kom nie, so swak was ek. Tannie Hannelie moes langs my in die water staan en my help. Nou swem ek self.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sy is vasbeslote om die Midmar-myl op 12 Februarie vanjaar klaar te maak en wil dit aan haar pa opdra. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
N\u00e1 haar ongeluk het pa Dougie op sy unieke manier seker gemaak sy dogter hou moed en bly aan die gang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHy het as \u2018Die Skrummasjien\u2019 bekend gestaan in sy rugbydae. Hy het baie van daai rugbytegnieke op my probeer. Ons het baie gelag.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sy s\u00ea al was haar pa aanvanklik skepties oor die Midmar-idee, was dit hy wat haar geleer het dat \u2019n mens jou vrese moet oorwin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEk swem dit op \u2019n manier nou ook vir hom, om hom trots te maak,\u201d s\u00ea Liane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEk het vinnig besef dat as jy nie \u2019n doelwit het om na te streef nie, kan \u2019n mens maklik stilstaan en in \u2019n depressie verval \u2013 veral in die lig van die voortslepende pandemie.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sy wil haar swemmyl ook aan ander gestremdes opdra wat wens hulle kon doen wat sy doen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEk wil wys dat \u2019n gestremdheid ons nie anders maak nie.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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