In 70 of Dick Choit swim 3.8 km, running 42,195 meters and 180 km cycling streak, carrying always a quadriplegic son ...
I wrote and erased any 20aria times importation. How to start and how to describe it? The solution I gave the same incredible video documentation a story about the power that gives you love, and so the principle is the finale. What say who wrote the Apostle Paul in his letter to Philippians: "I can do everything through him who gives me strength!"
I do not know if Dick Choit believes in God or in general something more than human. Or is it the fathomless love for his son Rick who gave him the strength to feel able to move even mountains. Yes, even that I had to do, they will definitely find a way to succeed. This, however, who dared for the sake of his child, is unprecedented. Not least in relation to sport ...
The mishap at birth
On January 16, 1962, at a hospital in Massachusetts, Judy Choit experienced the worst experience that could live an aspiring mother. The birth was difficult, as the umbilical cord was tangled around the neck of the fetus, stopping the blood flow
brain the first critical minutes of life. Eventually the boy lived, but they said later, doctors at his parents would never even walk or talk. The few minutes of oxygen deprivation that destroyed part of the brain that controls movement of limbs and speech. All they could do was to control the movements of the head.
When the baby was nine months and the parents realized that he was quadriplegic, the doctors offered to put him in a special clinic for children with such problems, which would have obtained the best possible care. The Choit was unequivocal. You see the eyes of Rick followed their movements inside the room. They could not accept that their child would stay forever "plant" and therefore took the difficult decision to grow along with her siblings as if a normal child.
The invention
When Rick was 11 years old, his parents went to the University of Tufts University in Boston and asked their engineers to help the child communicate. Once the head teacher saw the child, said: "Impossible. The brain of such a child can not accept anything! "" Please, talk to them. Tell him something. Tell him a joke! "Said the father. The teacher told the Rick a joke and he laughed.
A few months later the Tufts engineers built a system that Rick with various head movements metakinouse a cursor, select letters and words formed on a computer screen. A method so far has turned out many souls from their silence.
"Dad I want to run for Steve"
Later he went to school. When he was 15 years old, a classmate was injured in a car and the school organized an 8 km race in his honor. When Rick returned home, told his father: "Dad, I want to run for Steve." Dick baffled. He had never run more than one kilometer. How to push a wheelchair for eight whole kilometers? Try it. And they did!
After overexertion Dick was exhausted. And it was just that. He had two stends, and had problems with his heart. "Dad, when we ran it, I'm not paralyzed anymore. I felt that I run with you! "Said the youngster, and as if everything healed the father decided to run with his son as often as he could. Began intensive training and two years later he was ready for the big event. The Boston marathon in 1979. They ran and finished!
The "iron" man
The next challenge was the triathlon (running 10 km, 40km cycling. And swimming 1.5 km). Dick decided to try this. And raise the bar and tried toughest competitions, both Rick felt less of a quadriplegic. Are many triathlon events around the world at various distances. The leading test yperathlites but the soul is called the Ironman triathlon (3.8 km swimming marathon 42,195 m. Running, cycling 180 km), held in Hawaii. This is a test 15 hours for body and soul for them to prove that the will can overcome physical exhaustion.
Dick attempted to six times. And finished all six! Of the 1979 who participated in the marathon in Boston, Dick and Rick Choit (Team Choit) participated in 958 athletic events. In 1992 he finished with a time of 2 hours and 40 minutes, 35 minutes more than the world record. Then some urged Dick to run alone, since it was certain that would record the best time in the world. Dick's response was immediate and one-word. NO. I run to feel better my son and not for the record.
Rick has won a place at university when he graduated, accepted the proposal of the university to work in services, where he is today. Dick was named the FATHER OF THE CENTURY and now at 70 continues to take part in marathons and triathlons, where the obligations of Rick permit. Indeed recently the doctor rang the bell to his father: "If you continue, it happens to attack" to take the unusual, but highly anticipated event for the answer: "I run with Rick until I die!"
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