{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"HUNGRY.","title":"The Most Resilient Man I’ve Ever Met (+ how to smash through your obstacles) ","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":8581,"description":"Story is heart breaking\nAge 0 – prematurely born on an ants nest, roadside in Uganda\nhis parents couldn’t afford to get him to hospital in time\nAge 4 – plagued with illness due to his premature birth\nAge 8 – his father mysteriously “dies” in the Ugandan Civil War\nHis Mother, in so much pain, doesn’t speak for 4 years.\nAge 12 – his beloved Mother passes away\nher final words “don’t be scared, do what you need to do”\nAge 13 – he’s up for adoption. Sitting in the room with 14 parents.\nNo one raises their hand to take him.\nHe’s alone.\nCompletely alone.\nAge 14 – he meets and lives with an 83 year old called WyWy.\nWyWy tells him:\n“if you’re going to do it. DO IT. Don’t rush. But, Don’t wait”\n3 weeks later, WyWy dies\nAge 16 – he’s living alone. again.\nAll alone again.\nFixing water supplies in Uganda schools.\nMowing lawns.\nBuying and selling cows.\nHustling.\nHustling.\nHustling to fund his education.\nAge 17 – he meets a Texan reverend called Don Cripps.\nHe becomes a Don Cripps translator.\nDon Cripps helps to him get to London.\nAge 18 – he defies his “fate”. moves to London. Studies law.\nToday, he’s the founder of BLUE TURACO COFFEE\nWycliffe Sande is a LIVING LEGEND.\n THE definition of high agency.\nA poddy filled with tears, joy, apathy, empathy.\n Hope, so much hope.\n never giving in.\n never giving up.\n always smiling.\n always laughing.\nTotal honour bro.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/gxmV4UzMdxQXxd72h-fgEanMz6IG37j1u683zTmU0ac/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85ZGI4/Y2FkNjcwNmEwMDNm/YWUwOTcyZTM0YzYw/YWU3My5qcGVn.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}