WANNEER Chris Palframan (70) van Despatch se pyn ondraaglik raak, vat hy sy grassnyer en spring aan die werk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGras sny is vir my lekker, dit hou my ge-dagtes weg van my probleme,\u201d verduidelik die afgetrede sakeman en motorwerktuigkundige.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chris moes al verskeie operasies in sy lewe ondergaan n\u00e1 \u2018n mislukte mantelvliesoperasie, hy was in \u2018n ernstige motorongeluk en het in \u2018n besering aan diens drie van sy linkerhand se vingers verloor. Sy maag is ook verwyder nadat maagkanker by hom gediagnoseer is, gevolglik kan hy net \u2019n bietjie fyn verwerkte kos soos sop eet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTen spyte van al die ellende wat my man moes deurgaan, staan sy hande vir niks verkeerd nie,\u201d s\u00ea sy vrou, Corrie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHy geniet dit veral om gras te sny. Dit het alles begin toe hy \u2018n stukkie gras aangeplant het vir ons hondjie en daarna aan die buite-kant van die erf ook gras geplant het. Die area wat gesny moet word, raak net groter en groter \u2013 dit lyk so mooi!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chris s\u00ea dit neem hom so twee ure om di\u00e9 gras te sny.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die ander liefde in sy lewe is Coke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die dokters het al baie geraas oor sy Coke-drinkery, s\u00ea Corrie. \u201cDan lag hy net en s\u00ea dit is sy suiker en energie en hy gaan nie ophou Coke drink nie. Ek drink glad nie Coke nie, net moerkoffie.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chris drink tussen twee en vier liter Coke per dag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDokters bly vir my s\u00ea ek moet die Coke los. Maar as ek dit gaan doen, sal ek dood gaan. Weens my situasie sonder \u2018n maag eet ek nie in die dag nie, net saans. So, die Coke gee my energie en vat my deur die dag,\u201d s\u00ea Chris.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maar wat hom regtig deur elke dag neem, is sy liefde vir Corrie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die Palframans is 48 jaar getroud. Die groot ironie is dat hulle mekaar ontmoet het nadat elkeen afsonderlik nog baie broos was n\u00e1 \u2019n liefdesteleurstelling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Corrie onthou hul eerste ontmoeting soos gister.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEk was tranerig en het in \u2018n tuin op \u2018n bankie gesit. Die volgende oomblik sien ek \u2018n bruin skoen wat langs my neergeplak word. Toe ek opkyk, kyk ek vas in die mooiste blou o\u00eb agter \u2018n deurmekaar blonde kuif.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Net die dood sal hul skei, s\u00ea sy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEn tot daardie dag sal ek na hom omsien. Ek doen dit nie omdat ek moet nie, maar omdat hy my alles is en ek baie lief is vir hom,\u201d s\u00ea Corrie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dis sy groot liefde vir Corrie wat hom aan die gang hou, sluit Chris by sy vrou aan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEk het \u2018n baie, baie goeie vrou vir wie ek oneindig lief is. Op \u2019n stadium in my lewe kon ek nie eet of loop nie. Sy het my met \u2018n teelepel gevoer en weer geleer loop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDit is my vrou, die gras sny en Coke drink wat my aan die gang hou en hoop gee vir elke dag.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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