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Indoda yaseSilverthorne ithumele i-e-bike eya e-Ohio ukuze ikhulise imali nengqondo ngokugula kukaMeniere
Isithombe esivela kuSteve Schwier
I-SILVERTHORNE - Cabanga ngokuhlala impilo yakho yonke uzizwa ugula. Yilokho uSteve Schwier waseSilverthorne athi ukuba khona kwakhe kufana nokugula kukaMeniere, isifo esihlasela indlebe yangaphakathi, futhi ngenxa yalokho, ukulalela nokunganyakazi.
Usuku empilweni kaSteve luqukethe ama-spins of vertigo. Bese kuba nesiyezi nesicanucanu. Njalo ekuseni lapho evuka, angazisa ngokushesha ukuthi usuku luhamba kanjani. Ngosuku oluhle kakhulu, angase abe nekhono lokuqwala izintaba noma igalofu. Ezinsukwini ezimbi kakhulu, akakwazi ukwehla embhedeni.
Selokhu akhonjwa ngo-2013 - ngemva konyaka eqale ukuzwa izimpawu - impilo yakhe isishintshe ngokuphelele. Wayedinga ukushiya umsebenzi wakhe njengomqhubi wezinto ezisindayo ukuze asebenze umsebenzi onzima kakhulu ezinhlelweni zegalofu ze-Keystone Resort. Kodwa-ke ngisho naleyo gigi yafakazela inani eliningi lokubhekana ne-Meniere's, ukugula okudidayo amadokhumenti angawazi umsuka waso.
“Ngakho-ke umsebenzi wami manje ungaba ukulawula ukugula kwami ngokugcwele,” kusho uSteve, oneminyaka engu-53. "Nsuku zonke, usuku lonke, ngichitha usuku ngenza umzamo wokungazizwa ngigula ngempela."
Ukuhlala nesimo esinjalo esingajwayelekile kuye kwasusa ukuzilibazisa nezinkanuko ekuphileni kwakhe. Uyeke ukujabulela imidlalo ye-peat neqembu lakhe i-Straight Creek Drive ngemuva kokuthi u-Meniere ethathe ikhono lakhe lokudlala isiginci se-bass. Yisihlabani somculo we-rock efanayo u-Huey Lewis esikhathini esingeside esidlule esahlupheka ngenxa ka-Meniere.
Mayelana nemisebenzi yezemidlalo, akasakwazi ukugibela eqhweni. Akakwazi ukudlala kuligi yebhola likanobhutshuzwayo, i-volleyball noma i-softball edla lubi njengakudala. Sekushiwo lokho, uSteve uhlela ukudabula amakhilomitha angu-1,295 XNUMX eya edolobheni lakubo endaweni yaseColumbus, e-Ohio, ukuqoqa imali nokuqwashisa ngalesi sifo. Uzothola ithuba lokuthatha isinyathelo ngenxa yebhayisikili likagesi.
KuSteve, ama-e-bikes abe yi-godsend. Umfowabo osemusha u-Dave uzoba yingxenye yakhe ngoSepthemba 1 ohambweni lokusiza abampofu. Abazalwane banethemba lokukhulisa u-$10,000 ukuze banikele ku- Izithulu kusisekelo sikaMeniere futhi I-American Hearing Research Foundation.
“Kuwuhlobo lokuvula umnyango,” kusho uSteve. “Umehluko nge-e-bike ukuthi, ngiyakwazi ukugxumela ibhayisikili lezintaba futhi ngishayele ngizungeza i-Summit County kancane, kodwa ngenxa yobuningi bokuzikhandla edingekayo, kungibangela ukuba ngibe nesiyezi. Kodwa-ke i-e-bike isusa ingcindezi emzimbeni wami ngenxa yosizo lukagesi olungivumela ukuthi ngigxile kakhulu ekulinganiseni kwami bese ngizikhandla ukuze ngizizwele.”
Izelamani zakwaSchweer zihlela ukuzwa izinsuku eziyi-15 eziphelele, isilinganiso samamayela ayi-100 ngosuku. UDave kungenzeka ukuthi ushayela iveni ejaha umfowabo omdala ngaphezu kokubhala ngohambo kanye nabantu abahluke ngokuphelele abazalwane abahlangana nabo futhi bafundise ngoMeniere ezinkundleni zokuxhumana. Ebusuku obuningi, abazalwane bazosusa amatende nezimpahla zokudoba emotweni baye ekamu noma kuphi lapho kunengqondo kakhulu - kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kusegcekeni lokungena lomngane omusha noma kwisizindalwazi esiphathisiwe samatende. Ngobunye ubusuku ngesonto, uSteve wathi, abazalwane bazophumula ngokulala endaweni yokulala.
Ohambweni, u-Dave wayezoba umfowabo omncane osondelene naye ngokushesha nje lapho ephinda futhi kumfowabo omdala amchaze ngokuthi "unolaka." Kuzoba impumelelo entsha yokusubatha yabazalwane bakwaSchweer.
“Ngimbonile ebekezelela lesi sifo esibuhlungu iminyaka embalwa manje,” kusho uDave, 52. “Ngakho-ke lapho aziwa njengami njengosizo ohambweni, kwaba ubuhlakani ukulahla yonke ingxenye ethi, 'impela.'
“Ngihlabeke umxhwele kakhulu ngokuzikhandla kwakhe nokwenza lokho, futhi nginesiqiniseko sokuthi uzokufeza kahle lokho ahlose ukukwenza. I-Meniere's ukugula okunonya, futhi lokhu akulona ibhizinisi okufanele lithathwe ngokungananazi. Sekudlule ubuhlakani manje ukuthi kuzosho ukuthini endaweni yaseMeniere yomhlaba wonke lapho egibela eColumbus ekupheleni kukaSepthemba. ”
Futhi uma isipiliyoni sihamba ngempumelelo, kunenkinga yasebusika uSteve afisa ukuyilwela.
“Empeleni ngingancamela ukuphinde ngigibele ebhodini lami leqhwa ngolunye usuku,” kusho uSteve. “Uma lolu hambo lunenzuzo, ngikholwa ukuthi leso ngesinye isinyathelo esingaphambili, mhlawumbe ukuphindela eqhweni.”
Isithombe esivela kuSteve Schwier