U-Marlene no-Don Bryce base beneminyaka engu-53 beshadile ngesikhathi begibela umkhumbi wokuhamba kanokusho ehlobo eledlule beyobungaza umhlalaphansi kaDon wakamuva.
Bahlele ukuchitha uhambo lokuvakashela amachweba adume kakhulu aseYurophu agibela uNksz Rotterdam waseHolland America.
“Futhi, ngicabanga ukuthi kusukela lapho kuqhubeke kube yisiqalo sokuphela,” kusho uMarlene.
Ezinsukwini eziyishumi nambili ohambweni, uDon Bryce washona phansi ekhabetheni lika-2629.
“Bamembesa ngengubo ngagcina ukumbona.”
U-Lori Vaaga uqinisekile ukuthi ubaba wakhe uzophila namuhla ukube ebengathola usizo lwezokwelapha olungcono emkhunjini.
“Abazali bami bebesohambeni lomkhumbi kodwa kuzwakala sengathi abasebenzi bezempilo bebeseholidini,” kusho yena.
I-Problem Solvers yahlanganisa izinsuku ezine zokugcina zokuphila kuka-Don, isebenzisa amarekhodi akhe ezokwelapha ebhodini lomkhumbi, kanye nezikhumbuzo zomkakhe nabagibeli ababili - uRobin Southward no-Deanna Soiseth - ababehlala emakhabetheni aseduze.
“Akunakwenzeka lokhu, ikakhulukazi ngesikhathi sitshelwa ukuthi kunokwelashwa okuhle emkhunjini,” kusho uDeanna.
Ngosuku lokuqala losizi lwakhe lwezinsuku ezine, uDon wayephalaza.
Amarekhodi ezokwelapha akhombisa ukuthi uthole umuthi wokudambisa izimpawu zakhe kubahlengikazi kanye nodokotela womkhumbi, uMark Gibson.
Kodwa ngosuku lwesithathu uDon washintsha futhi, ngokomndeni wakhe, kanjalo nokunakekelwa kwakhe kwezokwelapha.
UMarlene Bryce uthe akakaze ambone umyeni wakhe egula ngaleya ndlela.
Ngo-5:10 ekuseni, wabiza umhlengikazi.
Amarekhodi abonisa ukuthi umhlengikazi weza endlini yabashadikazi kodwa akazange athathe zimpawu ezibalulekile, wathatha izinga lokushisa kuphela, wabe esenikeza uDon umuthi wokumisa ukuhlanza nesifo sohudo.
Nokho umhlengikazi wezwa ukuthi uDon wayegula ngokwanele ukuba abe kude nabanye abagibeli.
Wambuka wathi 'uvalelwe yedwa, akumele uphume kuleli gumbi.'
UMarlene uthi abasebenzi baseHolland America bamtshela ukuthi uma uDon ephuma egumbini, bazoxoshwa bobabili emkhunjini.
Ngo-11:20 ekuseni ngosuku lwesithathu, uMarlene wathi uDon wayemubi kakhulu. Wayebuthakathaka, edidekile futhi enokukhwehlela okungapheli.
Amarekhodi ezempilo akhombisa ukuthi uMarlene wabiza isibhedlela wakhuluma noDkt. Gibson.
UGibson akafikanga endlini. Esikhundleni salokho amarekhodi akhombisa ukuthi utshele uMarlene ukuthi aqhubeke enikeza uDon Claritin no-Imodium.
“Saba nomuzwa wokuthi ubuthakathaka kakhulu,” kukhumbula umgibeli uRobin Southward.
U-Deanna Soiseth uthe u-Marlene wayekhathazeke kakhulu futhi wayenomuzwa wokuthi u-Don wayengakabi ngcono.
Ngo-5:30 ngalobo busuku, uMarlene uthi wayekhathazeke kakhulu waze waya endlini yabagulayo eyoncenga uDkt. Gibson ukuthi eze endlini encane.
“Futhi akakwazanga ukuza ngoba wayengenaso isikhathi,” kusho yena.
UMarlene uthi uDkt. Gibson wamtshela ukuthi wayevala umtholampilo ngo-6 ntambama Wayezobona u-Don ngo-8 ekuseni ngakusasa ekuseni.
Nokho amanothi kadokotela athi uDon wayethuthuka: “ukuthuthukisa amandla, isifiso sokudla…. idla uketshezi,” befunda.
Kodwa uMarlene uyagcizelela ukuthi lokho akuwenzi umqondo. Wathi ubengeke aye emtholampilo ayobika nje ukuthi uDon usengcono.
Ngo-2 ekuseni ngosuku lwesine nolwekugcina lwempi kaDon, “Isikhumba sakhe sasishintsha sibe mnyama” kukhumbula uMarlene.
U-Marlene wenze ucingo oluphuthumayo ecela umhlengikazi. Umhlengikazi akezi endlini encane, kodwa uneseluleko.
Wathi, 'Hhayi-ke, mthathele ukudla futhi umphuzise amanzi.'
Ngo-4:40 ekuseni, u-Marlene washaya ucingo lwakhe lokugcina oluphuthumayo.
Njengamanje uDon useyabanda, nesikhumba sakhe simnyama kakhulu.
“Ngithe ‘kuzomele umuntu avuke lapha, angiyithandi le nto engiyibonayo.’”
Amarekhodi akhombisa ukuthi unesi wafika ngo-4:50.
Udokotela ubizwa ngo-5:00 ekuseni, kodwa akafiki kuze kube u-5:35, imizuzu emibili ngemva kokuwa kuka-Don Bryce.
“Cishe bengiqhelelene naye esihlalweni, ngambona eshona,” kusho uMarlene.
Indodakazi kaBryce, uLori, ithukuthele.
“Umama kwadingeka abone owesilisa amthandayo efa phansi phambi kwakhe ngoba akekho owayezomlalela lapho ezama ukusho ukuthi uya ngokuya ebheda.”
Umbiko wokuhlolwa kwesidumbu uthi uDon Bryce ubulawe yisifo senhliziyo, futhi uphawula ukuthi unenyumoniya.
Asikwazanga ukufinyelela uDkt. Mark Gibson ukuze aphawule. Esitatimendeni esibhaliwe, iHolland America ithi ibuyekeze amafayela ecala likaMnuz Bryce.
"I-Holland America line izwa ukuthi kunokungaqondi kahle mayelana nokunakekelwa ayekunikeziwe kanye nokulandelana kwezenzakalo," sifunda isitatimende.
Le nkampani ithe uDkt. Gibson kanye nabasebenzi bakhe bezokwelapha babevame ukuxhumana nabakwaBryces futhi abenzi lutho olubi.
"Sinqume ukuthi abasebenzi bezokwelapha basebenze ngendlela efanele nangendlela efanele kuleli cala."
Umndeni wakwaBryce ukholelwa ukuthi ukuphelelwa amanzi emzimbeni kwabangela isifo senhliziyo sikaDon.
Bayabuza ukuthi kungani engakaze anikezwe i-IV Fluids, ikakhulukazi njengoba ayenomlando wesifo senhliziyo futhi egqoke umshini wokushaya inhliziyo - into ephawulwe ngokufanelekile kumashadi ezokwelapha omkhumbi.
Okwenza izinto zibe zimbi nakakhulu, ngemva kokushona komyeni wakhe, uMarlene Bryce uthi iHolland America yamshiya eyedwa ngokuphelele ekamelweni elikhunyulwe wonke amalineni.
“Kwakubi, kubi ngempela,” kusho uDeanna Soiseth. "Ubelapho yedwa ethukile."
USoiseth wayengumuntu ongamazi kahle ngaphambi kohambo lomkhumbi kodwa waba induduzo eyinhloko kaMarlene ngemva kokushona kukaDon.
“Akekho owambheka wathi 'udinga usizo mamah?'
I-Holland America iyavuma ukuthi abasebenzi bayo bebengenza umsebenzi ongcono ukweseka uMarlene ngemuva kokushona komyeni wakhe.
"Sixolisile kuNkk. Bryce," kusho i-Holland America esitatimendeni.
“Lokhu bekungafanele kwenzeke,” kusho uMarlene. "Futhi angifuni ukuthi kwenzeke komunye umuntu."
Akafuni ukubona omunye wesifazane efika yedwa ekhaya esuka ohambeni oluphambili.
U-Lori Vaaga wanezela, “Ubaba uchithe impilo yakhe yonke ezama ukwenza okufanele. Wayeyindoda ehloniphekile. Futhi wafa ukufa okungadingekile neze.”
I-Holland America ithi ihola imboni yezokwelashwa okuhamba ngomkhumbi, kodwa umndeni wakwaBryce uthi kukhona abangakutsheli kona.
Umthetho wezasolwandle uthi olayini bemikhumbi abanasibopho ngezenzo zodokotela babo njengoba bengosonkontileka abazimele.
AbakwaBryce bacabanga ukuthi wonke umgibeli kufanele akwazi lokhu ngaphambi kokuthi bathathe uhambo lomkhumbi.
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