Soms gebeur dinge in die lewe wat \u2019n mens geheel en al kan laat struikel en die wil laat verloor om weer op te staan en aan te beweeg.<\/p>\n
Maar Emsha Bailey het nie vir een oomblik toegelaat dat negatiwiteit haar oorrompel toe haar een been vyf jaar gelede afgesit moes word nie.<\/p>\n
Diabetes is in 2007 by haar gediagnoseer. Haar eerste amputasie het gekom nadat \u2019n stuk glas in haar groottoon vasgesteek het.<\/p>\n
\u201cOns het gaan netbal speel. Toe ek by die huis kom, sien ek toe \u2019n stuk glas het deur my tekkie in my toon gesteek. Dit was nie \u2019n groot stuk glas nie. N\u00e1 \u2019n paar weke het die klein wond net erger en erger geraak. Toe s\u00ea die dokter hulle sal moet amputeer. \u2019n Jaar of wat later is my ander been ook weens \u2019n seertjie op my voet afgesit.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hierdie groot lewensveranderinge het Emsha egter nie in \u2019n hoekie laat sit en krepeer nie. <\/p>\n
\u201cEk het \u2019n positiewe ingesteldheid oor alles in die lewe. Ek was oukei met albei amputasies. Ek het geleer as jy dinge vinniger aanvaar, en jy het \u2019n positiewe uitkyk, dan sal dinge nie te sleg gaan nie,\u201d meen sy. <\/p>\n
N\u00e1 haar operasies het sy by \u2019n ondersteuningsgroep aangesluit en gou besef sy kan dieselfde dienste aan haar gemeenskap lewer.<\/p>\n
\u201cEk het besef daar is ander wat hierdie soort ondersteuning nodig het; ander wat nie so positief soos ek is nie. Dis toe ek besluit het om my eie ondersteuningsgroep te begin en bedryf dit van my huis in Avianpark af.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sy het hierdeur ander in dieselfde posisie as sy geleer dat die lewe aangaan.<\/p>\n
\u201cOns is hier om mekaar te bemoedig; om mekaar op te lig en te leer dat daar lewe is n\u00e1 gestremdheid.\u201d <\/p>\n
Die groep, Tiger Lillies Dreamcatchers Sport Support Group, bied baie meer as net weeklikse vergaderings.<\/p>\n
\u201cOns gaan ook op baie uitstappies. Ons doen \u2019n bietjie sport, wellness days<\/i>, ons neem gereeld aan fun walks<\/i> deel en doen wheelchair challenges<\/i>,\u201d vertel Emsha. <\/p>\n
Buiten alles wat sy vir haar ondersteuningsgroep doen, dien sy haar gemeenskap ook op vele ander maniere.<\/p>\n
\u201cEk is ook deel van die walking bus<\/i>-inisiatief, waar ek elke oggend saam met die kindertjies tot by die skool gaan om seker te maak hulle kom veilig daar uit. Ek besoek ook elke dag pasi\u00ebnte wat beroertes oorleef het en ek is steeds by netbal betrokke.\u201d <\/p>\n
Emsha het lank voordat sy haar bene verloor het, netbal gespeel en afgerig. Vandag rig sy steeds kinders af. Sy meen sy lewe elke dag asof dit haar laaste is.<\/p>\n
\u201cOns raak oud; ons het nie meer lank om te lewe nie. Ek wil nog meer mense in die lewe bereik en hulle help om dinge te ervaar wat hulle nog nooit vantevore ervaar het nie.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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