Futhi hhayi izingane kuphela, kepha izingane ezinezifo ezinzima noma nabantu abakhubazekile. Umbhangqwana waseGeraldi unikele iminyaka engamashumi amane yezimpilo zawo kulabo abasala bengenabazali.
Wonke umuntu ufanelwe impilo ejwayelekile, wonke umuntu kufanele abe nekhaya. UMike noCamilla Geraldi bahlale becabanga kanjalo. Futhi lokhu kwakungeyona nje isiqubulo: lo mbhangqwana wanikela ngempilo yabo yonke ekunikezeni imfudumalo yasekhaya neyabazali kulabo ababencishwe bona.
UMike noCamilla bahlangana ngo-1973 emsebenzini: bobabili basebenza esibhedlela iMiami. Wayengumhlengikazi, wayengudokotela wezingane. Bona, akekho omunye umuntu, baqonda ukuthi kunzima kanjani ngezingane ezinezidingo ezikhethekile.
Ngesikhathi ahlangana ngaso, uCamilla wayesevele ethathe izingane ezintathu ukuthi azikhulise. Ngemuva kweminyaka emibili, yena noMike banquma ukushada. Kepha lokhu bekungasho ukuthi bazolahla izingane zabanye abantu ngenxa yezabo. UMike uthe ufuna nokusiza ama-refuseniks.
“Ngesikhathi uMike engicela, ngithe ngingathanda ukwakha ikhaya lezingane ezikhubazekile. Futhi uphendule wathi uzohamba nami siye ephusheni lami, ”kusho uCamilla etshela isiteshi seTV .
Sekudlule iminyaka engamashumi amane kusukela lapho. UMike noCamilla banakekele izintandane ezingama-88 ezivela ezikoleni ezikhethekile zokubhoda ngalesi sikhathi. Esikhundleni sezindonga zezintandane, izingane zathola ikhaya eligcwele ukunakekelwa nemfudumalo, okuyinto ababengakaze babe nayo.
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- @nokuthula_biyela
Ngemuva kokuthi lezi zithandani zithathe izingane eziyi-18, uMike noCamilla banqume ukwenza i-Achievable Dream Foundation, esiza izingane ezikhubazekile nabazali bazo.
Ezinye zezingane ezitholwe nguGeraldi zizalwe zikhubazekile, ezinye zalimala kanzima. Futhi abanye babegula kakhulu.
UCamilla uthi: “Izingane esaziyisa emndenini wethu zazizofa,” kusho uCamilla. "Kodwa abaningi babo baqhubeka nokuphila."
Eminyakeni edlule, zingu-32 izingane zikaMike noCamilla ezashona. Kodwa abanye abangu-56 baphila impilo eyanelisayo nejabulisayo. Indodana endala yalaba bashadikazi, uDarlene, manje ihlala eFlorida, ineminyaka engama-32 ubudala.
Sikhuluma ngendodana yokutholwa, kepha uGeraldi naye unezingane zakhe: UCamilla wazala amadodakazi amabili. Omdala, uJacqueline, useneminyaka engama-40 ubudala, usebenza njengomhlengikazi - walandela ezinyathelweni zabazali bakhe.
Indodakazi yokutholwa encane kaGeraldi ineminyaka eyisishiyagalombili kuphela ubudala. Umama wakhe omzalayo ungumlutha wecocaine. Ingane yazalwa inenkinga yokubona nokuzwa. Futhi manje ukhulele ngaphezu kweminyaka yakhe - esikoleni ngeke anconywe ngokwanele.
Ukukhulisa umndeni omkhulu kangaka kwakungelula. Ngo-1992, lo mbhangqwana ulahlekelwe yindlu yawo: yadilizwa isiphepho. Ngenhlanhla, zonke izingane zasinda. Ngo-2011, leli bhadi laziphinda, kodwa ngesizathu esihlukile: indlu yashaywa umbani, yasha yangqongqa kanye nempahla nemoto. Siphinde sakha okwesithathu, sesivele siphume endleleni eyingozi saya kwesinye isimo. Baphinde baletha izilwane ezifuywayo futhi, bakha kabusha ipulazi elinezinkukhu nezimvu - phela, basizile emnothweni.
Futhi ngonyaka odlule kube nosizi lwangempela - uMike wabulawa uhlobo lomdlavuza olunolaka. Wayeneminyaka engama-73 ubudala. Kuze kube sekugcineni, eceleni kwakhe kwakukhona umkakhe nexuku lezingane.
“Angizange ngikhale. Angikwazi ukukukhokhela. Bekuzokhubaza izingane zami, ”kusho uCamilla. Usaqhubeka nokunakekela izingane zakhe zokutholwa, yize eneminyaka yobudala - lona wesifazane uneminyaka engama-68 ubudala. Indlu yakhe eseGeorgia manje seyinamadodana namadodakazi angama-20.
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- @nokuthula_biyela