Akakwazanga ukuxazulula inkinga yesisindo eseqile kusukela ebuntwaneni.
Lapho eneminyaka engu-39, u-Sharon Blakemore uba nesisindo esingaphezudlwana kwama-75 kg futhi uzizwa emuhle. Nokho, kunesikhathi ekuphileni kwakhe lapho ayengatholi izingubo zosayizi ofanele. Izinkinga zesisindo bezimhlupha kusukela ebuntwaneni. Kwaze kwafika ekutheni ngosuku uSharon adle ophaya ababili abagcwele bese ebamba bonke ngamachips.
“Ngesikhathi ngisesikoleni kwadingeka ngithenge amahembe omfaniswano wamadoda. Futhi lapho ngikhulelwe, angikwazanga ukuthola usayizi ofanele kunoma yisiphi isitolo somama abakhulelwe. Bekufanele ngigqoke ezitolo zezemidlalo zabesilisa,” kusho uSharon etshela uMirror.
Abazali bazama ngandlela-thile ukuthonya indodakazi yabo, kodwa yonke imizamo yaba yize. “Umama ubesebenza njengomhlengikazi wezingane, ngakho wazama ukungijwayeza ukudla ngendlela efanele, kodwa angizange ngimlalele futhi ngidle yonke into engaboni.”
Ngaphezu kophaya nama-chips, ukudla kuka-Sharon kwakuhlanganisa nama-takeaway, amakhukhi, nokunye ukudla okulula okungenampilo. Ngenxa yalokho, isisindo sentombazane safinyelela ku-240 kg, futhi usayizi wezingubo wawungu-8XL. Kodwa konke lokho kwashintsha ngoJanuwari 2011.
Umama kaSharon wabulawa umdlavuza wesisu. Ngaphambi kokufa kwakhe, wayincenga ngokoqobo indodakazi yakhe ukuba izithathe. “Lapho efa, wathi: ‘Kudingeka uziqonde ngempela. Uma kungenjalo kithi, kwenzeleni okungenani izingane. ” Umama wayekhathazeke kakhulu ngami, njengoba ukukhuluphala ngokweqile kwandisa amathuba okuba nomdlavuza, ” kukhumbula uSharon.
Lesi sigameko esibuhlungu senza ukuthi intombazane izibambele mathupha. Kodwa kwaba nokusha okwakuseza - ngemva kwezinyanga ezingu-18 uyise wabulawa umdlavuza. Futhi waphinde wanxusa uSharon ukuthi alwe namapondo abengeziwe.
“Sekuphele unyaka sashonelwa umama ngesikhathi ubaba egula. Khona-ke yathi kimi: 'Wenze kahle kakade, kodwa kumelwe uqhubeke, njengoba uthembise unyoko.'
Ekuqaleni, uSharon wehla emzimbeni ngenxa yokushaqeka okukhulu ngokomzwelo. Futhi ngo-2013, lapho eshada no-Ian, uyise wezingane zakhe ezimbili, isisindo sakhe sase sehle safinyelela ku-120 kg. Kodwa akazange asikhohlwe isithembiso asenza kubazali bakhe ababefa. Futhi wehlela ebhizinisini ngokujulile.
Manje umama okhuthele udlala inetball, uya ejimini kathathu ngesonto, uyadansa futhi udla ukudla okunempilo kuphela okuphekwe ekhaya. Izinguquko azibanga isikhathi eside zafika. USharon ulahlekelwe enye i-40 kg. Odokotela banesiqiniseko sokuthi owesifazane angakwazi ukulahla okuningi uma enquma ukuhlinzwa ukuze asuse isikhumba esibuhlungu, kodwa akafuni ukungena ngaphansi kommese. “Ngingancamela ukusebenzisa le mali ekukhumbuleni izingane zami,” kusho lona wesifazane.
USharon waphawula impumelelo yakhe nge-tattoo enkulu emzimbeni wakhe. Ngesinye isikhathi, amakhosi athile ayemenqaba ngenxa yesisindo sakhe. “Isethembiso engasenza kubazali bami sangigqugquzela. Futhi ngiyajabula ngokuthi ngizamile ukukufeza. Kodwa konke bekungeke kulunge ngaphandle kokusekelwa umyeni wami. Wangisiza kulo msebenzi onzima, futhi manje usencokola ngokuthi usenonkosikazi omusha nokuthi kunesikhala esiningi embhedeni. “