Marissa Teijo, imyaka 71ubuzima bwizaishyaka, yageze ku bikorwa bidasanzwe mu guhatanira amarushanwa ya Miss Texas USA. Nubwo afite imyaka, Teijo yerekanye ko imyaka ari umubare gusa kandi ko gukurikirana inzozi umuntu atazi imipaka.

Urugendo rwa Teijo mu cyiciro cyo gutora ni gihamya y'ubwitange bwe ku buzima no mu buzima. Yabaye bisanzwe kurisiporo, aho akora imyitozo yoga kandi akora imyitozo itandukanye kugirango agumane ubuzima bwiza kumubiri no mumutwe. Ubwitange bwe bwo gukomeza gukora no kugira ubuzima bwiza ntibwamwemereye gusa gusuzugura imyumvire yerekeye imyaka ahubwo yanashishikarije abandi benshi kubaho neza.

Mu kiganiro, Teijo yagaragaje ko yishimiye amahirwe yo kwitabira aya marushanwa, avuga ko ari inzozi ze ubuzima bwe bwose. Yashimangiye akamaro ko kwakira irari ry'umuntu no kutareka imyaka cyangwa ibyifuzo by’abaturage bikababuza. Amateka ye yibutsa ko bitigera bitinda gukurikirana ibyo umuntu yifuza kandi ko kwiyemeza no kwihangana bishobora kuganisha kubintu bidasanzwe.

Uruhare rwa Teijo mu marushanwa ya Miss Texas muri Amerika rwashimishije abantu benshi. Benshi bamushimye ko yarenze inzitizi kandi akamagana amahame asanzwe yo gutora ubwiza. Kubaho kwe kuri stage bitanga ubutumwa bukomeye bwo kudahuza no guha imbaraga, byerekana ko ubwiza nicyizere biza mumyaka yose.

Mugihe arimo kwitegura amarushanwa, Teijo yabaye intangarugero kubantu bingeri zose, yerekana ko hamwe nakazi gakomeye nubwitange, byose birashoboka. Amateka ye yumvikanye nabantu baturutse imihanda itandukanye, atangiza ibiganiro bijyanye no gusobanura ibipimo byubwiza no kwakira ubudasa mumarushanwa.

Urugendo rwa Teijo rutwibutsa ko imyaka itagomba na rimwe kuba imbogamizi yo gukurikirana irari n'inzozi z'umuntu. Kwiyemeza, kwihangana, no kwiyemeza kuyobora ubuzima buzira umuze ntibimwemereye gusa kwitabira amarushanwa ahubwo byanashishikarije abandi kubaho ubuzima bwuzuye.

Mugihe amarushanwa ya Miss Texas yo muri Amerika yegereje, amaso yose azaba kuri Marissa Teijo, gihamya nzima ivuga ko imyaka ari umubare gusa. Kuba yitabiriye amarushanwa ni ibirori byimbaraga, ubwiza, numwuka utajegajega wo gukurikiza inzozi z'umuntu, utitaye kumyaka.