Vina monga momwe aliyense akuwonera

October 1, 2025

Gulu la anthu osiyanasiyana, kuphatikiza ogwiritsa ntchito njinga za olumala, amavina ndi kuseka limodzi m'chipinda chokongola, chowala ndi mabuloni ndi chifunga. Chikwangwani chimati, “Kusamala kungayambitse kuvina,” kumapangitsa kuti aliyense amene alipo adzimve kukhala wofunika.

Paris ndi Alexi akuwonetsa mayendedwe awo ndi anzawo akuvina a Shepherd Center. (Omwe ali pachithunzi kumanzere kupita kumanja): Katie Metzger, Mtsogoleri wa Ntchito Zovulaza Ubongo; Alexi Dodson; Shereena Rodney, Woyang'anira Mlandu wa SHARE Gulu Lankhondo; Madison Russell; Paris Carter; ndi Joseph Ralph, Apothecary Associate. Chithunzi chojambulidwa ndi @eley_photo

Machiritso akuyenda: Kuyimba ndi kuchira ku Shepherd Center

Kukonzanso ku Shepherd Center sikutsata zolemba - kumavina motengera nyimbo yake. Sinthawi zonse zimayambira pabedi lachipatala kapena kutha mukachoka mnyumbamo. Kuchiritsa apa ndikochepa pamindandanda komanso zambiri za mphindi: zomwe zimakupangitsani kuseka mosayembekezereka, zindikiraninso zomwe mumakonda, ndikumva kuwonedwa. Ndi chisangalalo mukuyenda. Kaya zikutanthauza kuvina zowawa, kuwoloka mzere womaliza wa 5K, kapena kupeza anthu m'malo osayembekezeka.

Kupezanso mphamvu kudzera mu kulumikizana

pakuti Alexi Dodson, kuyenda kumeneko kunayamba pambuyo pa kuvulala kwa msana komwe kunasintha moyo. Anafika ku Shepherd Center ali ndi chubu chodyera, tracheostomy, komanso mantha otaya ufulu wake. Anachoka ndi mphamvu zatsopano, chidaliro, kuyenda kwa dzanja, komanso kulumikizana mozama kwa iye ndi anthu omwe amamuzungulira.

Alexi anati: “Ndimalankhula ndi thupi langa. Ndikuthokoza chifukwa cha zonse zomwe zapirira. Ndikafuna kukhala ndi chiyembekezo, ndimakumbukira momwe ndakhalira.

Alexi, yemwe kale anali mlangizi wa Zumba, anapeza machiritso m’zamankhwala, nyimbo, nthabwala, ngakhalenso kuvina. Ngakhale pamasiku ovuta kwambiri, panali zifukwa zomwetulira. Madokotala amavina kudzera m'njira zovuta. Anamwino adamuseka mpaka mnjira zidamveka. Anzathuwo ankakonda nthabwala za m’kati mwathu zomwe ndi amene angamvetse.

Iye anati: “Tinaphunzira kuseka mpaka kulira, m’malo mongolira. "Ndiko kusiyana kwa M'busa."

Mayi wina woyenda panjinga yokhala ndi mahedifoni akumvetsera nyimbo zosonyeza chiyembekezo. Magulu awiri amkati amamuwonetsa ali ndi mendulo komanso wothandizira anzawo, ndikujambula kunja kwa Shepherd Center. Mizere ya Neon imazungulira chakumbuyo kwakuda kofiirira.
Alexi, yemwe kale anali mlangizi wa Zumba, analandira machiritso kudzera mu mankhwala, nyimbo, nthabwala, ngakhale kuvina. Pamwambapa, amasangalala ndi nyimbo; amagawana nkhope yopusa ndi mnzake wothandizirana ndi anzawo, Daquarius Greene; ndikumwetulira kunja kwa Shepherd asanapite kumasewera a mpira wa Atlanta United.

Kulandira zilakolako zatsopano ndi zotheka

Koma zotsatira za Shepherd Center zimafika patali kuposa zipinda za odwala. Ingofunsani Paris Carter, yemwe poyamba adatumizidwa kwa Shepherd atakalamba chifukwa cha chisamaliro cha ana. Chimene chinayamba monga ulendo wa mautumiki apadera posakhalitsa chinakhala chinthu chinanso.

"Ngakhale mliri utakula, masks ndi kutalikirana, ogwira ntchito adapanga chisangalalo komanso chifundo," akutero Paris. Malo amenewa anandikopa kwambiri, ndipo anandithandiza kuti ndibwererenso.”

Monga wodwala kunja, Paris adapeza kuti ali ndi pulogalamu yoyendetsa galimoto, chipatala chokhalamo, zochitika zachisangalalo, ndi masewera osinthika. Tsopano ali m'gulu la basketball, amasewera tennis, ndipo amalota kutsetsereka pafupipafupi pambuyo paulendo wotsogozedwa ndi Shepherd atamudziwitsa malo otsetsereka.

Iye anati: “Panopa ndine wokangalika kwambiri kuposa kale. "Ndipo ndikusangalala ndi zomwe zili patsogolo panga, komanso zomwe zikubwera ku Shepherd Center, nanenso."

Mayi akumwetulira ali panjinga yamasewera othamanga ali patsogolo, akuwonetsa chiyembekezo. Zithunzi ziŵiri zozungulira zozungulira zimamusonyeza atavala zovala zosonyeza kuti amaliza maphunziro ake ali ndi chikwangwani cha kuyunivesite ndipo ali panja panjinga ya olumala, zonsezo zitaikidwa pa chibakuwa.
Paris idapeza anthu ammudzi, chisangalalo, ndi mwayi watsopano wopitilira chisamaliro cha odwala. Pamwambapa, akujambulidwa pamaso pa masewera a Atlanta Hawks; kukondwerera maphunziro ake a Master mu Healthcare Management/Informatics; ndikugunda mapiri ndi zida zosinthira pazochitika za Shepherd Recreation Therapy.

Kuseka, kukhala, ndi kuwonedwa

Kumvetsetsana komwe kumatanthawuza zochitika za Shepherd sikutengera kutalika kwa kukhala kwanu. Zimamveka mukulimbikitsana mwakachetechete ndi dokotala, kuseka komwe kumagawana nawo pakuchira, ndi mphindi zing'onozing'ono zomwe zimakhala nanu mpaka kalekale.

Kwa Paris, imodzi mwa mphindizi idafika kumapeto kwa 5K yake yoyamba pambuyo povulala.

Iye anati: “Wogwira ntchito ina anandizindikira ndipo anathamanga kudzandisangalatsa. “Umenewo ndi mtima wa a Shepherd, simalo ongooneka odwala, koma ndi malo omwe amasangalalirako.”

Ndipo kwa Alexi, mtima udawonekera m'njira zazing'ono zambiri koma zamphamvu, kuchokera kwa anamwino omwe adamulimbikitsa kupita kwa asing'anga omwe amamupatsa mphamvu mawu.

Iye anati: “Anandithandiza kukhulupiriranso thupi langa. Sanangondichirikiza, koma anandikumbutsa kuti ndinali ndani.

Zithunzi ziwiri zojambulidwa ndi malire oyera opindika pamutu wofiirira: Kumanzere, azimayi awiri akumwetulira limodzi mnyumba. Kumanja, akazi aŵiri akusangalala pamene akuchira. Mapangidwe a Neon mtima ndi nyenyezi amawonjezera chiyembekezo pachithunzichi.
Paris ndi Alexi adapeza kulumikizana kwakanthawi kochepa komwe kunali kofunikira kwambiri kwa Shepherd - komwe chilimbikitso ndi chisangalalo zimayendera limodzi. Kumanzere: Paris ndi Madison Russell, bwenzi limene anakumana nalo m’zochitika za Shepherd’s Recreation Therapy; kumanja: Alexi akuseka ndi namwino wake, Deborah McNeesse.

Malo ngati palibe ena

Kaya mukuchira kuvulala kwaposachedwa kapena mukuyendetsa chisamaliro chanthawi yayitali, Shepherd Center imamva ngati chipatala komanso ngati siteji. Gawo lomwe munthu aliyense akuitanidwa kuti asunthe, akule, ndi kuwala. Pano, machiritso si matenda chabe; ndizokhudza mtima, zachiyanjano, ndipo nthawi zambiri zimakhala zosangalatsa. Ndi malo omwe nyimbo za chiyembekezo zimayimba mokweza, ndipo aliyense amapeza nyimbo yakeyake.

Paris anati: “Chithandizo chimene ndapeza n’chovuta kufotokoza. Ogwira ntchitowa amasamaladi. Adzipereka kwambiri kuthandiza munthu aliyense kukhala wochita bwino kwambiri.

Alexi ndi Paris tsopano akutumikira monga zikumbutso zamphamvu kuti machiritso si a mzere kapena okha. Ndi chinachake chomangidwa pamodzi ndi mtima.

"Dzipatseni chisomo kwambiri," Alexi akutero. “Iwalani zinthu zazikulu, muziika maganizo pa zinthu zing’onozing’ono.

Kuchiritsa ku Shepherd Center kumachitika kudzera mu chiyembekezo, nthabwala, ngakhale mphindi za kuvina komwe ogwira ntchito ndi odwala monga Dr. Jacqueline Rosenthal ndi Alexi amakondwerera kupita patsogolo ndikugawana kumwetulira panjira.

About Shepherd Center

Pokhala ndi zaka makumi asanu, Shepherd Center imapereka chithandizo chamankhwala padziko lonse lapansi, kafukufuku, ndi chithandizo cha mabanja kwa anthu omwe akukumana ndi zovuta kwambiri, kuphatikizapo kuvulala kwa msana ndi ubongo, kupwetekedwa kwamtundu wambiri, kudulidwa koopsa, kupweteka, multiple sclerosis, ndi ululu. Malo osankhika osankhidwa ndi US News monga chimodzi mwa zipatala zapamwamba za dzikolo zokonzanso, Shepherd Center imadziwikanso ngati Spinal Cord Injury ndi Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems. Shepherd Center imathandizira odwala masauzande ambiri pachaka ndi ukadaulo wosayerekezeka komanso chifundo chosagwedezeka kuti awathandize kuyambanso.

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