澳洲樂活之旅展現生命的可能性

入境檢疫安排本周初放寬，消息一出後，市民爭購機票出埠旅行，但對於絕大部無法自理的肢體傷健人士而言，外遊卻只是不可能實現的奢望。一班積極的再生勇士憑決心和意志排除萬難，遠赴澳洲墨爾本展開六日五夜的「2022年樂活之旅——勇闖澳洲自由行」，向大家展現生命是可以改變及有許可能性。

這批再生勇士都是靈實將軍澳及西貢地區支援中心的「舒筋樂活新里程The ReLive Project」的學員，他們在中風或身體受傷後，出現痙攣及攣縮問題，不但要用輪椅代步，連心理健康、社區生活的能力也受到影響。該計劃的職業治療師會設計不同的生活體驗和復康活動，逐步協助學員走出陰霾，重建自主、樂觀的生活態度。9名學員連同照顧者、義務醫護人員和治療團隊職員等共21人，今年尋求突破，決定衝出香港，他們獲國泰航空提供機位和特別運送貨物服務，於本月初搭乘長途飛機出發去澳洲旅遊。

學員出發前難免會緊張和焦慮，但他們在旅程中，一次接一次突破環境和身心的障礙，連同行的職業治療師都佩服他們的堅毅。每次上落旅遊巴士的梯級，都是一次大挑戰，以上旅遊巴士為例，原本要用60分鐘才可把所有學員連輪椅抬上車，但仍有步行能力的學員都主動從輪椅起身，盡力行梯級上車，使時間縮短至15分鐘。當他們到森林乘坐蒸氣小火車時，有機會坐上窗邊，把腳伸出窗外，學員原本有點猶疑和擔心，但在職業治療師的鼓勵之下，大部分學員勇敢地把雙腳伸出去，大家都有飛翔的感覺，顯得非常高興。

回程返港後，學員的自信心都大大增強，而且比以往更加團結，成了一個大家庭，不再感到孤單。策劃今次旅程的靈實高級職業治療師譚曉茵認為，肢體殘障剝奪了傷健人士去旅行的權利，他們對將來失去希望，但每名學員在這次旅程都發揮出個人潛能的閃亮點，讓他們知道生命之旅有許多可能性，在看似無希望的黑暗之中原來是有盼望之光。

筆者：基督教靈實協會同工

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