You can fly in a wheelchair

On January 17, 1993, this is a day that will never be forgotten by Chekeli, this day, in the barbell room to do half squat strength training, she stood firm in front of the barbell, held the 100 kg weight of the barbell, inhale, lift the barbell, in the barbell out of the protection frame of the moment, the brown mat on the ground suddenly tripped her feet, her body can not control the loss of center of gravity, Suddenly shoulder the barbell to sit on the ground, all of a sudden, a numbness below the chest.

On New Year's Eve, the doctor wrote on Liu Keli's medical record: Qi Keli, female, 19 years old, chest fracture dislocation, spinal cord transection, diagnosis: complete paralysis. Do you need surgery? She asked the doctor tentatively, the doctor hesitated for a while and told her: Yes, then after I finish the operation, can I still jump? The doctor shook his head and said he would wait until after the operation.

Three months later, in the face of her is a wheelchair, suddenly, she was angry, lost, and accompanied by a slight hysteria, she lost control of the noisy not to sit up, and to try to stand up, but she was greeted by a fall, that night, under the warm encouragement of her parents, she agreed to go to the Chinese rehabilitation center for training.

There, hanging a huge banner "China Rehabilitation Center the N Games for the Disabled", in the crowd, her competitive heart was inspired, she desperately training, the heart full of strength must do the best.

During a recess, a father came to visit his son who had been injured in sports training. His son had hopes of becoming a champion in the arena. Seeing his father, the young man burst into tears and cried, "Dad, what will I do in the future?" Father and son held their heads and cried, crying startled the Qikeli who was trying to train on the side, her mouth flashed a subtle smile, she said to them: Sitting in a wheelchair can also make a career, ordinary people can do things, we can do it.

Yes, during the long hospital stay, in the days when she doubted everything, she was full of confusion and helplessness about her future. In the face of reality, like most people, she had cried countless times, but today, she finally found the answer for herself, faced the reality, Do a wheelchair full of courage and enthusiasm to live a good life, never admit defeat, her ears sounded the story of Zhang Haidi elder sister self-improvement, an instant, her courage doubled.

In May 1994, in order to meet the sixth Far East and South Pacific Paralympic Games, the Chinese wheelchair fencing team was set up in Yingjing, the State Sports Commission recommended Qi Kaili to the Paralympic Federation, Qi Kaili, who had never touched the sword, returned to the arena stage, for her, the original high jump project has become a thing of the past, everything needs to start from scratch, in the bitter grinding of one move and one style. In the twinkling of the sword flowers, she saw her hope burning again. In about three months of training, Chekeli stood on the podium of the fencing champion, winning gold MEDALS in wheelchair fencing and foil, and silver in epee.

This gave him a stronger belief that he could succeed in a wheelchair and still fly in the ideal sky like an eagle.

Next, she went back to her Alma mater and that year, she received her bachelor's degree. In her spare time, she began to study law, and after more than a year of hard work, she passed the bar exam with more than 70 points higher than the admission score.

Every success after the injury has become a kind of encouragement and confidence, inspiring her to move forward to the next goal, the days in the gentle flow into a beautiful and moving note, she also lived calmly and confidently, once, countless times, she stood on the starting line of life, began to run, jump off the bar, air, she firmly believes that as long as you have a healthy heart to fight, Even the smallest sail can withstand the wind and waves.

In fact, life can be riddled with holes, but the heart will never be hurt, sitting in a wheelchair, you can still fly.