\u2019n Plaaslike inwoner van die Langeberg, wat op \u2019n plaas tussen Worcester en Robertson woon, het \u2019n nare ondervinding gehad toe hy uit \u2019n boom geval en sy een arm gebreek het.<\/p>\n
Coenie Botes (67), wat al meer as ses dekades in die omgewing woon, is bekend in die gemeenskap vir sy groenvingers en sy liefde vir tuinmaak. Ten spyte van sy ouderdom was hy nog altyd \u2019n aktiewe lid van die gemeenskap.<\/p>\n
Coenie was Saterdag 11 Februarie besig om die takke van \u2019n ho\u00eb boom in sy agtertuin te snoei toe hy sy balans verloor en grond toe getuimel het. Die val was onverwags, en hy het ongemaklik geland en dadelik \u2019n skerp pyn in sy arm gevoel. Ten spyte van die pyn het Coenie dit reggekry om self op te staan en sy pad terug na sy huis te vind, waar hy sy vrou, Nina, geroep het.<\/p>\n
\u201cEk werk gereeld in die tuin en verkies om self my takke te snoei. Ek het nog nooit \u2019n probleem gehad nie, maar ek het my balans verloor en hard geval.<\/p>\n
\u201cEk het lelik gevloek,\u201d skerts hy.<\/p>\n
Die ambulans het kort n\u00e1 sy vrou se oproep opgedaag en Coenie is na die plaaslike hospitaal vervoer. <\/p>\n
Die dokters het vasgestel hy het sy arm in die val gebreek en hy sal vir \u2019n paar weke gips moet dra om sy arm te genees.<\/p>\n
\u201cEk het hom gewaarsku dat hy oud raak en nie meer alles kan doen soos voorheen nie. Hy het mos nie ore nie,\u201d voeg Nina by.<\/p>\n
Die nuus van Coenie se ongeluk het vinnig deur die dorp versprei en sy bure en vriende het om hom saamgedrom om hul ondersteuning te bied en te help op enige manier wat hulle kon. <\/p>\n
\u201cHulle het vir ons etes gebring, aangebied om take te doen en wou selfs in die tuin help, want hulle weet hoe erg ek oor my tuin en netheid is. Ek het my been ook beseer, maar nie gebreek nie. Ek probeer maar minimaal beweeg en net te rus. Dit is moeilik. Ek was laas buite die huis toe ek Sondag by die huis aangekom het.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ten spyte van die terugslag het Coenie in goeie gees gebly en hy is dankbaar vir die ondersteuning wat hy van sy gemeenskap ontvang. Hy is geraak deur die vriendelikheid van sy bure en het aan Standard <\/i>vertel hy voel gese\u00ebnd om in \u2019n dorp te woon waar mense vir mekaar omgee.<\/p>\n
Terwyl hy herstel, sien Coenie daarna uit om terug te gaan na sy tuin en weer \u2019n aktiewe lid van die gemeenskap te wees. <\/p>\n
\u201cEk was jare lank in die tuinboubedryf. Hierdie ongeluk was \u2019n herinnering dat ongelukke met enigiemand kan gebeur, maar ook dat die krag van die gemeenskap en die vriendelikheid van ander ons kan help om deur moeilike tye te kom. Die Here was my ook genadig. Dit kon erger gewees het,\u201d vertel hy aan Standard<\/i>.<\/p>\n
Selfs in die lig van \u2019n onverwagte terugslag, het sy positiewe gesindheid en die ondersteuning van sy gemeenskap hom op die herstelpad gehelp. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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