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Ngempelasonto yokugcina, uTrevor Denning ungene ku-Siuslaw Interpretive Heart, ngokuziqhenya ekhombisa ukuguqulelwa kwakhe ku-ReActive Diversication {inkambiso} yomgwaqo ongekho emgaqweni. I-Siuslaw grad ka-2014 ibidinga ukukhombisa izwe lakubo amasondo amasha futhi ibonge nabantu abasize ukuthi bakwazi ukwenza kahle.

UDenning wazitholela ibhayisekili lakhe elingama- $ 14,000 ngasekupheleni kuka-2019 ngenxa yokuqoqwa kwakhe imali eqoqwe kanye nemali eyisibonelelo evela ku-The Good Deed Venture, okungeyona inzuzo engu-501c3 eyayakhiwe ngumhlali waseFlorence uCindy Wobbe. Ngenxa yokuthi ubhubhane lwe-COVID-19 lithuthuka, bekuyinani elikhulayo lezinkinga ukuya endaweni yaphezulu.

“Sithenge ibhayisekili ekuqaleni kukaNovemba, futhi bengivele ngisesikoleni nakuzo zonke izingxenye. Ngemuva kwalokho, nge-COVID yenzeka, angizange ngibe sesimweni esifanele sokubonga uCindy, ”kusho uDenning, umlingani e-Oregon State College. "Bengidinga ukwaneliseka kanye naye bese ngithi 'ngiyabonga' ngokumvumela ukuba abone ibhayisekili."

UWobbe wahlangana noDenning nentombi yakhe uSara Nelson epaki ekungeneni kweSiuslaw River Bridge, indawo abeyigcina bethi iBomber mannequin ihluke ngokuphelele kunendlela abeyicabanga.

"Angijabule ngokwengeziwe ngalo mphumela," esho. “Ukuba nekhono lokuyibona mathupha nokuba noTrevor angenzele indlela esebenza ngayo nokuthi usesimweni sokwenza ini kuyangijabulisa kakhulu, ngaphezu kwabahlobo be-The Good Deed Venture abasizile ukuthi yenzeke yena. ”

Ngokusekelwe kuWobbe, isandla sikaDenning sasixhaswe yiGlenna Woodbury Medical Aid Fund yeGood Deed, ngeminikelo ethe xaxa evela e-ESA Delta Gamma neKomidi le-Peace Well kokuba iKomiti Yezokwelapha Yezokwelapha, ngaphezu kweqembu elincane labanikeli abathile abafuna ukuhlala bengagunyaziwe. .

"Angiqondi ukuthi ngiyoke ngikwazi yini ukubakhokhela ngendlela ehlukile kunokuvele ngiphume ngisebenzise lokhu engikwaziyo," kusho uDenning. "Ngidinga ukukwenza kucace ukuthi akubanga njalo, 'Hhayi angisebenzisi leli bhayisekili elingu- $ 14,000' - akukhona nje ukuthi alisetshenziswa. Kufanele sikusebenzise lokhu, singenise ngakho futhi empeleni sikuthole emakethe okungatholakala. ”

UDenning ubelokhu esihlalweni sabakhubazekile selokhu alimala kabi emgogodleni engozini ye-ATV ngonyaka ka-2011, ngenkathi esaneminyaka engu-15 ubudala. Umakhelwane waseFlorence wahlangana naye, ehlela imicimbi yekhonsathi, ehamba ngezinyawo nabasizi bezimali ukusiza umndeni wakhe kanye nezindleko zakhe zokwelashwa. Futhi usizo aluphelanga lapho.

Ngo-2012, uDenning wayesethubeni lokukhuthazelela ukwelashwa kwesitokisi eJohs Hopkins Medical Heart ePanama Metropolis, ePanama, ngenxa yezimali ezaphakanyiswa ngumakhelwane futhi ziholwa nguWobbe.

"Okwamanje, bengivame ukuhambela amabhuku ambalwa ePanama ebhizinisini futhi ngivakashele amandla lapho ukuze ngithole lo msebenzi nezinsiza," kusho yena. “Lapho ngibuyela lapho ngihlala khona, ngaqala umkhankaso wokumaketha noWoody Woodbury ukuze nginyuse imali eyayifuna ukukhipha amanani entengo kaTomvor. Phezu kokumboza lezi zintengo zezokwelapha, besikulungele ukukhokhela uhambo lokuya nokubuya nokuyilapho inyanga uTrevor nomndeni wakhe bebesePanama Metropolis. ”

Sekukonke, i-The Good Deed Venture inyuse ngaphezulu kwama- $ 35,000 ukuthola ikhambi nohambo.

Kuyisipho ukuthi uDenning akakhohliwe. Uye waphatha izidingo ezinkulu zomakhelwane weFlorence kanye naye ezenzakalweni ezahlukahlukene ahambile azokuthola.

“Akungabazeki ukuthi bekungakaze kube nesikhathi esiningi sokuhlala sonke,” kusho yena.

Selokhu athweswa iziqu ngonyaka ka-2014, uDenning usehlale e-Austin, eTexas ngemuva kwalokho eWest Lafayette, e-Ind., Indawo lapho ahambela khona uhlelo lokushayela izindiza olubizwa nge- Ready Flight ePurdue College ngo-2016.

“Bengijwayele ukuthola ilayisense lomshayeli wami ngalolo hlelo. Inikeza abantu abakhubazekile ithuba lokuthola ilayisense lokushayela emavikini ayisithupha. Kwakuwukuphela kwe-24/7, izikhathi ezimbili kungenzeka kathathu ngosuku ezindizayo. … Besikwazile ukukwenza ezinyangeni ezimbili, ”kusho uDenning. “Noma kunjalo ngindiza izindiza, kodwa kuyindlela yokuzijabulisa engaphezulu.”

Ngo-2017, waphinde wabuyela e-Oregon futhi waqala ukuya e-Oregon State College eCorvallis. Ngenkathi elapho, usebenza ngokuyinhloko ekuphathweni kwezokungcebeleka ngaphandle, nengane emithonjeni emsulwa nakwezokuphatha.

UDenning wabona intshiseko yakhe yokungena ephakeme ngaphandle kwe-yr ngaphambili, ngenkathi esendleleni yomgwaqo futhi wasondela eGrand Tetons eWyoming.

“Ngangivame ukuba yibo ngakho-ke babengatholakali kimi. Futhi ngiyazizonda lezi zinkinga ezinhle ezikude - ngidinga ukungena kuwo futhi ngidinga ukuzungezwa izintaba namathafa, ihlathi nazo zonke izingxenye, ”kusho yena. “Ngivele ngathola ukuthi ukuba ngaphandle kuyisici sokwelashwa kakhulu kimi. Ngizobuyela kubo bonke abanokukhubazeka obekuphikisana noma okungathandi ingaphandle, futhi simane sifuna lokho kufinyeleleka nokunye kungenziwa kube ngaphandle. ”

U-2017 angaba yilapho ahlangana khona noNelson ngo-mutual pals.

“USara empeleni ungaphandle. Ngaleso sikhathi, besingakwazi ukuthi sikulungele ukuhlangana komunye nomunye ngalowo mqondo wokuba ngaphandle, ngoba kunzima kimi ukuthi ngibe ngaphandle ngaphandle uma ngisihlalo sami sosuku ngalunye, ”kusho uDenning .

Indlela lo mbhangqwana obukade ubusethubeni lokuthola ngayo okungaphandle ngokuqasha amathuluzi asuka ezindaweni ezinjengemisebenzi ye-Oregon Adaptive Sports e-Bend.

"Banamasondo amabili afana nawami, kodwa kunabantu abaningi abakhubazekile abafuna ukuwasebenzisa," kusho uDenning. “Ngaqala ukucabanga, 'Ndoda, lokhu bekungaba ngcono kakhulu ukube benginaye oyedwa kubo bonke laba bafana obengowami.' Ngeke ngilandele indlela yokuhlela futhi ikakhulukazi ngisesikhathini somunye umuntu. ”

Ubuye wengeza ukuthi yize uNelson ebelusizo ekumkhonzeni engena emapaki noma emizileni eqinisekile, inkululeko eningi ayizange ibe lapho ukuze akwazi ukuzenzela ngokwakhe.

“Empeleni ulangazelela ukungisiza ngokuthile ngokutholakala futhi ngokunakekela nokubuya ezindaweni. … Ngakho-ke wayefana nokuthi, ', kuzofanela njalo sizame ukukhuphula imali kuwona wonke la mabhasi.' ”

UDenning wabe esethengwa ukuxhumana neReActive Diverscript ekhasini lakhe le-Instagram, ekugcineni wakhuluma nomsunguli uJake O'Connor.

“Bengijwayele ukufana, lezi zibukeka zipholile futhi ngikhulume nabambalwa labo abazame ngaphambi kwesikhathi kunalokho,” kusho yena. “Bengihlala ngikhuluma nale ndoda kancane, ngibuza ukuthi ziningi kangakanani lezi zinto nokuthi ungahamba ibanga elide kangakanani? Yonke leyo nto, ngosizo lukagesi nangaphandle kwalo. ”

Ngaleso sikhathi, uDenning noNelson babona ukuthi [ibhayisekili lokuqala] liqala ku- $ 7,650. Ngo-2019, bahlela i-GoFundMe yokuphakamisa ama- $ 8,000.

"Ngokusebenza kimi ukwandisa imali kulo mjikelezo wesandla, ngizoba nethuba lokuthola iziqongo zezintaba zeCascade, ngindize izinhlanzi emifudlaneni nasemifuleni, ngaphezu kohambo lwazo zonke iziQhingi Zelizwe," kubhala uDenning ku Iwebhusayithi.

Ngemuva kwezinyanga ezintathu, umndeni wakhe nabangane bakhe bakhuphule ingxenye yesine yemali.

Yilapho uWobbe engena khona.

"Ngemuva kokuthola imizamo kaTrevor yokuthola imali ngalolu hlelo yiGo Go Me Me, ngafika kuye ngacela ukuthi angisize," kusho yena. "Ngibe nezingqungquthela eziningi zocingo ngeReActive Diverscript futhi ngathola ukuthi kunezinye izinketho ezingeziwe ezingafakwa ku-mannequin Trevor esethemba ukuthi lokho kuzosiza kakhulu kuye. Amanani ayeba yizinkulungwane ezingama- $ 5-6, kepha izinzuzo zazibalulekile. Lokhu kungaba ucezu lwekhithi elizosetshenziswa nguTrevor nsuku zonke, esikoleni, ukusebenza nokudlala, futhi ngizwe kakhulu ukuthi ukube besizokwenza, sifuna ukukwenza ngempumelelo nangokufanele. ”

UDenning uthe umsizi wakhe wamangala.

“Ngiqinisile, angizange ngicabange ukumbuza noma into enje. Ngiqonde ukuthi waphinde wangenzela inkatho ngo-2012, futhi angikwazi ukumbuza lokhu, ”kusho yena.

Kodwa-ke isivumelwano satholakala. UWobbe ukhulume nabathengisi beThe Good Deed Venture ngakho-ke bazimisele ukuxhasa okusele ibhayisekili, besebenzisa inani iDenning elinyusile njengemali yembewu.

"AmaRandi ayi-12,000 asele bekungezimali ezinakekelayo," kusho uDenning.

Inkambo yokwakha yathatha izinyanga ezi-4 kusukela yaqala ukuphela, ngeReActive Diverscript, ikakhulukazi eyayiseCrested Butte, eColo., Yasebenza ngokushesha neDenning ukuyinakekela izidingo zayo zomzimba.

"Bacele, 'Yini ukuphakama kwakho, isisindo sakho, usayizi wengalo yakho, ubukhulu be-ft yakho ne-hip dimension?'” Kusho yena. “Bekungekhona nje ukuthi, 'Hheyi, nginamamitha-6 no-4 futhi nginesisindo esingamakhilogremu ayi-175,' - bekukuningi kakhulu 'kuT' ngaleli bhayisikili elenzelwe umzimba wami ngokukhethekile. … Ngisho ukuthi, ibhayisikili lingifanisa ngokuphelele. ”

IDenning ineBomber mannequin evela ku-ReActive Diverscript. Ngokususelwa kuwebhusayithi, "Le handcycle offroad yenzelwe umgibeli ngaphakathi kwendawo yomzimba ongabonakali. Lokhu kunika amandla umgibeli ukubona umhlaba wangaphansi phambili ngokulula, futhi athole inzuzo yesisindo somzimba ngaphezulu kokhonkolo okusekwe ngamandla. Ukuphathwa kokuqala kuthathwa isibambo esisodwa, sokusungula, sokuphatha ibhayisekili lasentabeni. … Ukuqondisa kwesibili kuqedwa yibhokisi lesifuba. ”

Ngaphezu kwalokho inosizo lukagesi, iTong Sheng TSDZ2 750w motor etholaka ithoshi ene-850c Shade Show neJumbo Shark iBettery ifakwe eSalt Lake Metropolis, Utah.

Wathola ibhayisekili eliphelile ngoNovemba. Yonke le nto ilula ngokulingana, okusho ukuthi uDenning angayidlulisela yona nokuthi uNelson angayisebenzisa uma efuna usizo. Ngaphezu kwalokho iza ne-hit {inkambiso} yokuxhuma futhi yama-autos, engahle idluliselwe ukunweba ukungena kusiqu.

"Empeleni bekucabanga ngakho, ngoba benza umzamo wokucabanga ukuthi ama-quadriplegics asebenzisa le nto, okusho ukuthi ingalo encane isebenza kunami," kusho uDenning. "Kuhle kakhulu ukuthi uJake, indoda ebadalayo, angaba esihlalweni."

UDenning akachithanga sikhathi wangena ezindleleni. Yena, uNelson kanye namalungu ambalwa omndeni wabo nabangane babo balimaze ngaphakathi kwebhayisikili eDeschutes River Path, eOpal Creek, eMarys Peak ngisho nasemizileni yamahhashi aseduze kwaseC & M Stables enyakatho neFlorence.

"Sigibele amabhayisikili esixukwini sezindawo ezahlukahlukene, futhi kuyafana nalo muzwa," kusho uDenning. “Kumele ngiqhubekele phambili kubo bonke abantu kancane futhi ngivele ngibe nemizwa. Awumazi nje ngaphandle kokuthi ubungaba sesimweni esinjengalesi. ”

Izindlela zimvumele ukuthi ahlole i-handcycle entsha, ukuguqulwa kwezilungiselelo, noma asebenzise usizo lukagesi.

"Izingalo zami zizodonsa impela, futhi kuhle kakhulu uma ungakwazi ukusunduza ubambe nje," kusho uDenning.

UNelson ubona usizo njengenye yezinketho eziningi ezingeziwe zokuphepha ezidingekayo.

"Kuvulela kakhulu abahamba ngezinyawo emizileni nasezitobhini uma kwenzeka ungena ezigodini ezinamandla, futhi ngaphezu kwalokho kufane neziphathimandla zokuphepha," kusho yena. “Kuthiwani uma sikhokha izintaba ehlane bese uzilimaza? Ngabe ibhayisekili lingaphansi kokusikhipha lapho? Lokho bekungizindla zami, ngenxa yokuthi akakucabangi ukuphepha njalo. Futhi ngifana nokuthi, 'Uma ngenza izintaba kuwe futhi futhi ususa ihlombe lakho noma into eyodwa, kungaphansi kwalokho kufanele usebenzise lokho - noma ukhuphuke leli gquma elikhulu.' ”

Yize bekungahloselwe ukusetshenziswa kwansuku zonke - UDenning uthe i-handcycle imane nje ibanzi kakhulu ngezindawo eziningi - imvulela iminyango eminingi.

"Njenganoma ngubani ongakwazi ukusebenza futhi othanda ingaphandle, ngizwa kahle ukuthi ngifuna ukusebenzisa izwi lami nezinsimbi, umjikelezo wezandla nayo yonke ingxenye engingayenza, ukuthola abantu abakhubazekile bengaphandle kanye nabameli bokufinyelela kwethu," kushiwo.

Yinto eyodwa abesebenzela kuyo selokhu impilo yakhe yaguqulwa kakhulu ngonyaka ka-2011. Futhi yinto eyodwa ayisebenzisile ohambweni lwakhe lwaleli banga.

"Lokhu kunginike inkululeko enkulu nokuzethemba nayo yonke ingxenye," esho ngokufeza kwakhe. "Yebo, awukwazi ukusebenzisa imilenze yakho noma kunjalo ungakwazi ukundiza indiza, ngenxa yokuthi iyasebenza. Ngokuvamile abalandeli babuza, 'Ingabe uyakwazi ngisho nokushayela imoto?' Futhi ngifana, 'Yebo, ngingakuzama lokhu. Futhi ngengeza izindiza. ' Bekulokhu kuphakeme. Selokhu ngathola iziqu zemfundo ephakeme futhi ngithengile emhlabeni, sekukhona ezinye izindlela eziningi futhi nabantu abahle engihlangane nabo. IFlorence kwakuyisiqalo esimangalisayo, kodwa-ke ukuphuma ngaphandle bekukuhle futhi kube nokude.

Nendlela yasekolishi yr, kungenzeka ukuthi uDenning uzobe eqala kabusha izifundo zakhe. Noma kunjalo, ukuqala kwe-yr kungenzeka kube ukufundwa okukude kakhulu ku-inthanethi, okuvula amathuba amaningi okugibela nokuhamba ngezindlela.

"Nakanjani ngizothatha isithuthuthu sami ngiye eFlorence," kusho uDenning. "Empeleni kudingeka ngiphume ezindleleni lapha bese ngiya ezindaweni engingakaze ngibe nazo esimeni sobungcweti selokhu ngengozi yami."

Ubuye wabonga uWobbe, emtshela ukuthi ibhayisekili nemiphumela yalo kumthinte kakhulu kunalokho akwaziyo.

Kepha uWobbe, useke waba ngumpetha kubantu abaningi ngesikhathi sakhe eFlorence, futhi wenza konke okusemandleni akhe ukuxhumana nalabo abasuke endaweni yangaphezulu. Noma kunjalo, uDenning ikakhulukazi kuye.

“UTrevor yilokho uMengameli uJohn F. Kennedy abengakubiza ngokuthi 'ngumhlanganyeli onamandla empilweni enhle,' kusho yena. "Lokhu kugcizelela ukuthi kwenzeke ukuthi akwazi ukubamba iqhaza ngokuphelele ezingqinamba athanda ukuzithokozisa kakhulu, futhi ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi uzokukhokha ngaphambi kweminyaka ezayo njengezinye izindlela ezikhona manje.

"Lokhu kumane nje kuyisiqalo sendaba kaTrevor."