DIT was \u2018n vrolike kuier om die Ninas-tafel, maar die doel van die gesels was meer gewigtig toe die Kouga Express<\/i> die span van die Paul Steyn Foundation ontmoet het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die imponerende duo stap van Pretoria kuslangs na Kaapstad \u2013 \u2018n stuk of 3 000 km oor vyf maande \u2013 om mense bewus te maak en fondse in te samel om geamputeerdes weer aan die loop te kry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Amputees Mike Minnie en Paul Steyn het op 26 June, vanjaar die pad gevat, en reeds talle mense se lewensgehalte ingrypend veran-der deur vir hulle prosteses te gee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lourens Delport is hulle agterhoede met die voertuig, neem van foto\u2019s en om die hommel-tuig te hanteer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tydens ons gesels was stigter van PSF Paul aan\u2019t herstel na \u2018n operasie vir \u2018n abses agter sy knie. Die dokter het aanbeveel dat hy van sy prostese moet af en rus. Hy sluit weer aan die einde van Oktober by die span aan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dani\u00ebl Benson, Gemeenskapsdienste portefeulje raadslid, het die span kom bemoedig en ondersteun. Mike se ouers, Dennis en Elsie, was om die tafel, en Scott Botanile, werker by Caltex in Jeffreysbaai wat ook \u2018n ledemaat verloor het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lourens vertel hoe hulle van Pretoria na Nelspruit, toe St Lucia, Richardsbaai, Durban af gestap het, en hulle in Jeffreysbaai oppad na Kaapstad bevind. Hulle beoog om op 24 November die staptog daar te eindig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOns het reeds ses bene (elk R100 000) weg-gegee, en beoog om \u2018n verdere vier uit te deel en so mense se lewens heeltemal te verander,\u201d s\u00ea Mike. \u201cOns wil een skenk wanneer ons Jeffreysbaai verlaat. Dit bemagtig mense wat ledemate verloor het en bring selfvertroue.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die meelewing van die manne boesem vertroue in, en dit is duidelik dat hulle mense in dieselfde posisie terug op hulle voete wil sien.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hul deursettingsvermo\u00eb en vasbyt be\u00efndruk, want dit neem soveel meer stamina en uithouvermo\u00eb as \u2018n tweebenige om deur te druk. Hulle demonstreer ook aan die publiek hoe mobiel prostreses hulle maak<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Paul het sy been as 13-jarige verloor na \u2018n trekker\/grassnyer-ongeluk by die skool. Mail & Guardian<\/i> het Paul as een van die 200 mees invloedryke manne onder 35 in 2018 vermeld. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mike het sy been weens \u2018n motorfietsonge-luk verloor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die stappery sit nie in elkeen se broek nie: die weer speel nie altyd saam nie, dis ysterwerk en die skaafplekke en moegheid is soms oorweldigend. Boonop praat hulle by skole, kerke en gemeenskaporganisasies, is ver van hul gesinne en slaap in vreemde beddens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die dapper stappers maak staat op donasies vir die duur prosteses. Meer as \u2018n 1 000 mense wag vir ledemate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Om die \u2018Onward To Walking a Million Miles\u2019 te ondersteun, SMS \u2018walk\u2019 na 38021 en skenk so R10. Besoek http:\/\/www.paulsteynfoundation.org.za. Hulle is ook op Facebook, Twitter en Instagram.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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