{"id":20878,"date":"2025-03-03T15:17:57","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T13:17:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/joburg-north\/?p=20878"},"modified":"2025-03-03T15:17:57","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T13:17:57","slug":"just-keep-moving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/joburg-north\/blog\/2025\/03\/03\/just-keep-moving\/","title":{"rendered":"Just keep moving"},"content":{"rendered":"

They say that a near death experience can leave you fearful \u2013 or it can make you embrace life. Comrades finisher Skye da Silva is definitely throwing both arms around the world.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Skye da Silva is not like most runners. You know, the ones who might not feel like tying up their laces but absolutely love the feeling of a racing heart once they get going. \u201cI actually hate it,\u201d she says candidly. So why does she do it? \u201cBecause the ability to run was nearly taken away from me, so while I might not enjoy running itself, there is no joy quite like having the ability to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Skye is referring to the cycle accident she had in December 2022, which left her in an induced coma for three weeks, only to wake up with facial deformities from broken bones, a torn trachea and collapsed lungs, needing help to learn to walk and talk again.<\/p>\n

She and some friends from her triathlon squad had been on a training ride in Bela Bela when the accident happened. Losing balance momentarily, she had fallen off her bike and was just registering her embarrassment at this stumble when she had a sensation of immense pressure. She had just registered that the support vehicle, not seeing her, had ridden over her \u2013 and then the pain set in. \u201cI remember thinking that few people survive pain of this magnitude,\u201d Skye says.<\/p>\n

But survive, she did \u2013 despite her doctors\u2019 expectations. \u201cOne of my doctors told me there was only so much they could do. The rest was up to me and God.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Clearly, those doctors hadn\u2019t reckoned on Skye\u2019s fighting spirit. She explains that she had taken up triathlon training in an effort to shake off post-divorce blues. The fallout of her accident therefore seemed doubly cruel, and when Skye was told that she would require six months in a step-down facility to recover fully, she felt ready to give up. \u201cI had woken up from the coma in so much pain. My face was sewn up, my jaw was wired shut, I couldn\u2019t blink and I just felt so weak. But then, one day, an orderly wheeled me outside \u2013 just for a minute or two, on my way to an appointment with one of my doctors. I felt the warmth of the sun on my skin, and I just thought \u2018This is the best feeling\u2019. I am here despite everything, and life really is beautiful.\u201d<\/p>\n

That was the trigger for Skye to pour all her energy into her recovery. Although she was not allowed to leave her hospital ward, she spent hours walking up and down, practicing exercises from her speech and physio therapists \u2013 with the result that she was released just 10 days after waking up.<\/p>\n

Now came the real hard work \u2013 and it really was hard. Skye says that it was her father who kept her going during this time, just as he had galvanised her throughout her life. \u201cHe walked with me every day, first 10 steps, then one kilometer.\u201d By February, she was running, as she had for most of her life. Determined to celebrate her second chance at life, Skye mentioned to her medical team her goal of ultimately running the Comrades Marathon \u2013 but was warned that this was highly unlikely, as the past damage to her lungs meant they would not be able to withstand the strain. Again, it was her father who propped her up. \u201cIt was so discouraging to watch my squad training for the race, but my dad reminded me that I was running my own race; the only person I should compete against was myself.\u201d Buoyed by those words, Skye\u2019s lifelong Comrades dream remained as strong as ever \u2013 and so, despite the advice of her medical team, she asked her coach to help her train for the next one. His answer was unequivocal: \u201cI wouldn\u2019t have it any other way.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sadly, Skye\u2019s father, Joe, didn\u2019t get to see his daughter clear the finish line – he passed away unexpectedly as a result of a silent heart attack just days before she was to run her qualifying race. Once again, Skye had to drag herself back from a very dark place. For a long time, she didn\u2019t care about running \u2013 but her squad would not let her give up. \u201cThey helped me move towards the light,\u201d she says, recalling that they urged her on until she fulfilled the Comrades dream her father had helped her nurture.<\/p>\n

More impressive still was her decision, five months later, to get back in the saddle and ride the 947 Ride Joburg. \u201cIt was the most larger-than-life day. Training and preparing for the race, even putting my bike in the car for a ride, took an enormous emotional toll, but I ended the race confident and happy, surrounded by some very special friends. During the race, I remembered something my father told me: He said that it was one thing if I decided I didn\u2019t want to ride again \u2013 but I shouldn\u2019t allow myself to be ruled by fear. He told me that I must not let the accident define me. I have to write my own story.\u201d<\/p>\n

Details: Follow @skyela85<\/a> on Insta<\/em><\/p>\n

Taking control<\/strong><\/p>\n

Skye\u2019s advice for people who find themselves stuck in a dark place? \u201cThere\u2019s a quote from a movie that\u2019s stuck in my head. Don\u2019t be a product of your environment, rather, make your environment be a product of you.<\/em> It reminds me that every moment is about choice.\u201d<\/p>\n

Text: LISA WITEPSKI. \u2022 Main photo: MEGAN BRETT<\/em><\/p>\n

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