Sy was baie aktief en het daarvan gehou om berg te klim en teen die berg af te seil. Sy was onafhanklik en het alles vir haarself gedoen. <\/p>\n
Die lewe van Gail Coert (69) van Parkerstraat van Worcester het op 21 Maart 1982 onherroeplik verander toe sy, haar suster, Jennifer (Jenny) Coert, en June van Wes, \u2019n vriendin, in \u2019n gru-ongeluk buite Grabouw betrokke was. Die ongeluk het Gail van bokant haar bors tot onder verlam gelaat. Sy gebruik die afgelope 42 jaar \u2019n rolstoel. <\/p>\n
Gail vertel in \u2019n openhartige onderhoud aan Standard Breederivier Gazette<\/i> sy was aanvanklik kwaad vir die Here. <\/p>\n
\u201cEk was ook kwaad vir myself omdat ek nie vrede wou maak met my situasie nie. Ek het nie meer kerk toe gegaan nie. <\/p>\n
\u201cLater het ek besef ek moet weer kerk toe gaan omdat ek die Woord moet gaan ontvang … gaan krag kry. Ek het besef ek kan nie sonder die Woord lewe nie.\u201d <\/p>\n
Gail s\u00ea dit was \u2019n Saterdag waarop hulle vir haar tannie en oom in Grabouw gaan kuier het. Volgens haar het hulle besluit om kort voor middernag dieselfde aand nog terug Worcester toe te ry. <\/p>\n
Voordat hulle in die pad geval het, het haar tannie hulle nog teen \u2019n skerp draai op pad terug Worcester toe gewaarsku.<\/p>\n
\u201cToe ek in die draai kom, toe kry ek skielik \u2019n pyn in my kop. Die motor het oor die afgrond gerol en op sy sy tussen bosse en blomme beland. <\/p>\n
\u201cMy linkerbeen was dwarsdeur die voorruit. Ek kon nie asem kry nie. Ek het Jenny gevra om die kar om te draai. <\/p>\n
\u201cEk weet nie waar sy die krag vandaan gekry het nie, maar sy kon dit regkry om die kar terug op sy wiele te stoot. Jenny het toe tussen die bosse en bome tot bo by die pad geklouter om hulp te gaan soek.\u201d <\/p>\n
Volgens Gail is sy in die Tygerberg-hospitaal opgeneem en later na die Conradie-hospitaal oorgeplaas. <\/p>\n
\u201cDie dokters het ysters in albei kante van my kop ingeplant ven sulke gewigte het agter by my kop gehang. Hulle het probeer om my werwels weer in plek te kry. Ek het net daar gel\u00ea en nie geweet wat aangaan nie. <\/p>\n
\u201cToe ek bykom, toe staan daar dokters om my bed. Hulle s\u00ea toe ek sal nooit weer kan loop nie. Ek het hulle verskree en gevra: \u2018Is julle God? Moenie vir my kom s\u00ea nie!\u2019 My nek was gebreek \u2013 net sentimeters van my asemhalingstelsel af. Ek moes eintlik dood gewees het.\u201d<\/p>\n
Volgens Gail was sy vir sowat \u2019n jaar in die hospitaal. <\/p>\n
\u201cEk moes gevoer word. Wanneer ek gewas word, het ek gehuil omdat ek niks vir myself kon doen nie. <\/p>\n
\u201cEk wou sterf, want waar is die Here wat die blindes laat sien, die dowes laat hoor en die verlamdes laat loop? Ek wou weet hoekom Hy nie sy job<\/span> doen nie.\u201d <\/p>\n Gail s\u00ea nadat sy uit die hospitaal ontslaan is, het sy verskeie kere probeer selfmoord pleeg. Elke poging was onsuksesvol.<\/p>\n Volgens haar het sy een nag \u2019n helder lig in haar kamer gesien. <\/p>\n \u201cEk sien toe die gesig van die Here. Hy s\u00ea toe vir my \u2018Gail, kom terug; kom terug na waar jy was en volg my weer\u2019. Net daar toe gaan ek bitterlik aan die huil. Ek het toe bely. N\u00e1 dit het ek besluit om myself reg te ruk. Die Here het my hierna goeie jare gegee.\u201d<\/p>\n Volgens Gail het sy die gebruik van haar hande en arms teruggekry. <\/p>\n \u201cEk kon weer kook. 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