Weslander<\/span> se Weskusser van die Week. <\/p>\n\n\n\nEdrich is \u2019n boorling van Velddrif en woon nog steeds hier saam met sy vrou, Mercia, en hul twee dogters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hy het in 1994 in Bellville matriek geskryf en het daarna as \u2019n kli\u00ebntediens\u00adkonsultant in Johannesburg gaan werk. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Edrich het eers in 2005 blind geword as gevolg van komplikasies reeds met geboorte \u2013 \u2019n teer saak waaroor hy eerder nie wil uitbrei nie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2007 het hy by die polisie aangesluit as skakelbordoperateur en in 2009 is hy verplaas na die Vredenburg-polisiekantoor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Om vir \u2019n blinde persoon te vra, wat sy grootste uitdaging is, is \u2019n onbillike vraag maar een wat Edrich maklik beantwoord.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEnige iets wat mense vir my s\u00ea ek nie kan doen nie, maak ek my missie om te kan doen.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tot baie se verbasing doen Edrich ook nog sy eie voertuig se diens en daarby is hy ook \u2019n bobaas kok. Sy gunstelingetes om voor te berei is kerrie\u00adgeregte en hy hou van braai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHoe weet jy wanneer die vleis gaar is?\u201d vra ek. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEk proe maar gereeld aan die vleisie,\u201d kom die antwoord. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Volgens kollegas wat jare saam met hom \u2019n kantoor deel, kan jy nie vir Edrich probeer skrikmaak nie \u2013 sodra jy die kantoor binnestap, weet hy presies wie daar is. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
En sou \u2019n persoon sukkel met die fotostaatmasjien of \u2019n rekenaar\u00ad\u00adprogram, is hy gou by om die probleem op te los. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dit is ook nie vir Edrich \u2019n probleem as sy kollegas hom by tye alleen in die kantoor laat nie \u2013 hy help die publiek en\/of polisielede op \u2019n baie geduldige en professionele wyse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Benewens sy baie talente is Edrich ook \u2019n kranige skaakspeler \u2013 hy was tot in matriek \u2019n lid van die Westelike Provinsie se skaakspan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hy het homself ook leer kitaar speel. Hy het glo \u2019n bietjie gesukkel om die klawerbord te leer speel, maar vertel hy het met God gepraat en vir Hom ges\u00ea dat hy net vir Hom sal speel as Hy hom sal wys hoe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nou speel hy net Christelike liedere. Edrich speel die klawerbord vir die Open Heart Ministries in Velddrif.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Edrich gesels graag met sy kollegas oor rugby en ander sportbedrywighede en hy \u201cwys\u201d tot foute uit \u2013 iets wat ander toeskouers dalk gemis het. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEk is baie onafhanklik en wil nie graag ander vra om vir my goed te doen nie. Die lewe skuld my niks, daarom hou ek nie daarvan om bejammer te word nie.\u201d
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