Umsakazi uRobin Quivers akabanga nawo umdlavuza ngokuthola ukwelashwa ngamakhemikhali, ukwelashwa ngemisebe kanye nokuhlinzwa ukuze kukhishwe umdlavuza we-endometrial ngonyaka odlule. U-Quivers ubuyele emsakazweni kuleli sonto njengomphathi ka-Howard Stern ngemuva kokuvuselelwa kabusha.
"Ngizizwa ngimangalisa," utshele i-NBC News Oct. 3. "Ekugcineni ngawuqeda umdlavuza ezinyangeni ezintathu noma ezine ezedlule. Angikalulami ekhaya ngemuva kokwelashwa isikhathi eside. Kodwa manje ngizizwa ngingcono kakhulu.”
UQuivers, 61, ubesebenza ekhaya ngonyaka odlule ngenxa yesimila esingangegilebhisi esibelethweni sakhe. Ungcono kakhulu manje ngenxa yokwelashwa kwakhe komdlavuza nokudla kwe-vegan okwamsiza ukuba ehlise amakhilogremu angama-36 eminyakeni embalwa edlule.
U-Robyn washintshela ekudleni kwe-vegan ngo-2001 futhi uthi ukudla kwakhe okusekelwe ezitshalweni kwamsiza ekululameni kwakhe kumdlavuza.
Uthi: “Ngasebenzisa i-chemo ne-radiation therapy ngaphandle kwemiphumela emibi. - Ngabona abanye abantu belandela izinqubo ezifanayo, kodwa isimo sami asizange sibe nzima ngezinye izifo nemithi. Eqinisweni, ngangiqinile (ngibonga ukudla kwe-vegan).”
UQuivers, obekhuluphele impilo yakhe yonke, unomlando emndenini wokukhuluphala ngokweqile, isifo sikashukela nesifo senhliziyo. Wayenesiqiniseko sokuthi uzoba yisisulu sokugula eminyakeni yakhe edlule, kodwa ukuhamba nge-vegan kwashintsha impilo yakhe ngokuphelele.
“Ukudla kwami okusekelwe ezitshalweni kusiza umzimba ululame,” kubhala ebhala encwadini yakhe ethi Robin’s Vegan Education. Angizange ngiwukholwe umehluko engangiwubona. Angikaze ngibe nezinguquko ezinkulu kangaka empilweni - hhayi ngenkathi ngiphuza imithi, hhayi lapho ngifake ibhande lentamo, futhi, kunjalo, babengekho ngenkathi ngidla yonke into. Manje akusadingeki ngihlele ukuphila kwami mayelana nalesi sifo.”
URobin uthe akakhuthazi wonke umuntu ukuthi adle imifino, kodwa ufuna nje ukukhuthaza abantu ukuthi badle imifino eminingi, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi badla luphi uhlobo lokudla.
“Lena akuyona incwadi ekhuthaza ukudla kwezilwane, ikhuthaza abantu ukuthi bazi, bathande futhi baqonde ukuthi imifino inempilo kakhulu,” usho kanje. “Ukupheka imifino kuyashesha kakhulu. Akuthathi isikhathi eside.”
UQuivers uthi useyaqonda ukuthi impilo enhle ayikho emaphilisini, futhi ubuthakathaka nezifo njengoba sikhula akusona isiphetho sethu. Indlela engcono kakhulu yokuqinisekisa impilo enhle, uthi, ukugcina umkhondo wokudla kwakho.
“Ngashintsha indlela engangidla ngayo ngasuka kumuntu ongakwazi ukuhamba ibanga elilodwa ngaya kogijima i-marathon ngineminyaka engu-58,” kusho uQuivers, owagijima iNew York City Marathon ngo-2010. “Angicabangi ukuthi ngangingagijima. i-marathon engu-20.” .
“Uma ufuna umzimba wakho usebenze ngendlela efanele, udinga ukuwunikeza imisoco oyidingayo. Isixazululo alikho kuthebhulethi; kukulokho okudlayo.”