So wo dɔfo a ɔwɔ Alzheimer yare no pow sɛ wɔbɛhwɛ no?

Sɛ wo maame, wo papa, anaa obi a ne mfe akɔ anim a wodɔ no wɔ Alzheimer yare a, ebia ɛtɔ mmere bi a ɛsɛ sɛ wudi nneɛma bi a emu yɛ den yiye ho dwuma. Fa no sɛ, sɛ worebɔ mmɔden sɛ wobɛguare wɔn, asesa wɔn ntade, anaa wode wɔn nnuru ama wɔn wɔ bere ano a, wɔka mpofirim sɛ, "Dabi!" na pow sɛ wobɛyɛ biako wɔ biribiara a wobɛka ho. Ɛyɛ ade a ɛfata sɛ wobɛte awerɛhow, abufuw, ne abasamtu nka wɔ mmere a ɛte sɛɛ mu. Nanso ade a ɛho hia sen biara a ɛsɛ sɛ yedi kan te ase ne sɛ ɛnyɛ sɛ wɔreyɛ saa nneɛma yi de ahaw wo anaasɛ wɔbɛma wo ho atɔ wo. Saa suban no yɛ yare no ankasa fã.

Dɛn nti na wɔyɛ wɔn ade saa? Momma yɛnte nea enti a ɛte saa no ase.

Sɛ Alzheimer yare no sɛe obi amemene a, ɔkwan a ɔfa so hu wiase no na ɔte ase no sesa koraa. Nneɛma pii nti na ebia wɔbɛpow sɛ wɔbɛhwɛ wɔn. Momma yensusuw saa asɛm no ho kakra.

Ɛho hia paa sɛ wususuw nea esii no ho ansa na woafi ɔhaw yi ase.

• Aniwu ne mmoa a wontumi nyɛ ho hwee: Susuw sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ sɛ ɛyɛ aniwu ne awerɛhow a wɔbɛte nka bere a wohia obi foforo mmoa na ama wɔatumi ayɛ nneɛma a na wɔn ankasa yɛ, te sɛ aguare anaa ntade a wosiesie no ho hwɛ. Nkate a ɛne sɛ wontumi nni wɔn asetra so no de adwene mu nhyɛso kɛse ba wɔn.
• Adwene a ɛyɛ basaa ne ntease a ɛnteɛ: Ebia wɔrente nea woreka anaa nea worebɔ mmɔden sɛ wobɛyɛ no ase. Sɛ nhwɛso no, sɛ wobɔ mmɔden sɛ wode wɔn bɛkɔ aguaree akɔguare a, ebia wobesusuw sɛ worebɔ mmɔden sɛ wobɛmene wɔn.
• Wo nkate: Sɛ wo bo fuw anaa w’abam bu a, wotumi te nka wɔ w’anim ne wo nne mu. Eyi betumi ama ehu aka wɔn na wɔayɛ basaa kɛse mpo.
• Nipadua mu yare: Ebia ɔkɔm de wɔn, sukɔm de wɔn, anaasɛ wɔte nka sɛ wɔn ho nyɛ wɔn dɛ, te sɛ nea ɛhɔ yɛ hyew anaa awɔw. Ebia ɛsɛ sɛ wɔkɔ aguaree. Esiane sɛ wontumi nna saa nneɛma yi adi yiye nti, wɔda saa ɔhaw no adi denam pow a wɔpow no so.
• Ayaresa mu tebea afoforo: Ɛtɔ mmere bi a, ebia obi a ɔwɔ Alzheimer yare no repow mmoa esiane sɛ ɔwɔ ayaresa tebea foforo nti. Ebetumi ayɛ biribi te sɛ atiridiinini, nipadua mu yaw, anaa nsu mu yare. Sɛ ɛte sɛ nea wɔyɛ mmerɛw sen sɛnea wɔtaa yɛ, aduan ho akɔnnɔ nyɛ papa, anaasɛ wɔda bere nyinaa a, hwɛ hu sɛ wo ne wo duruyɛfo bɛkasa.
• Nsusuwii a ɛyɛ nwonwa: Ɛtɔ mmere bi a wogye di sɛ nneɛma rekɔ so a ɛnyɛ nea ɛrekɔ so ankasa. Sɛ nhwɛso no, ebia wɔbɛpow sɛ wobedi aduan a wode ma wɔn no esiane sɛ wosusuw sɛ awuduru wom nti.

Dɛn na yɛyɛ wɔ tebea a ɛte sɛɛ mu?

Sɛ wunya nea ɛde ba no ho adwene wie a, bɔ mmɔden sɛ wubedi ho dwuma. Sɛ ɔkwan biako anyɛ adwuma a, sɔ foforo hwɛ. Boasetɔ ne ade titiriw wɔ ha.

Ma yɛnhwɛ nea yebetumi ayɛ wɔ pon a ɛwɔ ase ha no so.

Sɛ wuhu anaa wote nneɛma a ɛnyɛ nokware a, dɛn na woyɛ?

Eyi yɛ tebea a emu yɛ den yiye. Ɔse, "Akorɔnfoɔ wɔ fie hɔ." Wunim sɛ ebi nni hɔ. Nkɔ ne no nnye akyinnye wɔ bere a ɛte sɛɛ mu. Mma nka nsɛm te sɛ, "Mma wo ho nnyɛ kraman."

• Kasa brɛoo na kyekye no werɛ. Sɛ ɛbɛyɛ yiye a, kura no brɛoo na ka sɛ, "Nsuro, mewɔ ha."
• Bɔ mmɔden sɛ wubehu nea enti a ɛte saa. Dɛn nti na osusuw saa? Ebia ɔte kar bi wɔ abɔnten na osusuw sɛ ɛyɛ polisifo. Ebia ohu nsusuwso bi wɔ adididan mfɛnsere so na osusuw sɛ ɛyɛ anim. Sɛ wubetumi ayi saa ntease no afi hɔ, sɛ nhwɛso no, denam mfɛnsere no screen a wobɛsesa so a, yɛ.
• Nnipa binom hu sɛ ɛyɛ papa sɛ wɔbɛka nokware. Wubetumi de odwo aka sɛ, "Minim sɛ wuhu no saa, nanso minhu no saa."
• Wɔ afoforo fam no, eye sɛ wɔbɛyɛ wɔn ade wɔ nea wohu no ho. Sɛ nhwɛso no, sɛ wɔka sɛ awɔ wɔ hɔ a, yɛ wo ho sɛ wobɛkum wɔn.
• Twe wɔn adwene. Fa dwom bi a wɔn ani gye ho to hɔ, hwɛ mfonini dedaw bi, anaa ka mfonini a wɔbɛtwe ho asɛm.

Sɛ wɔyɛ basabasa a, dɛn na woyɛ?

Ɛtɔ mmere bi a, sɛ obi a ɔwɔ Alzheimer yare no pow mmoa a, obetumi afi ase abɔ, apiapia, adome, na wateɛteɛm. Eyi betumi ayɛ osuahu a ɛyɛ hu paa ama wo.

• Fa ahobammɔ di kan: Sɛ wuntumi mma ne bo dwo a, gyae nea woreyɛ no na gyae dwoodwoo.
• Yi nneɛma a asiane wom: Yi biribiara a ɛwɔ fie hɔ a ebetumi apira wɔn anaa wo, te sɛ nnade, nkankyee, ahwehwɛ nkotoku, ne nneɛma a emu yɛ duru yi na to mu.
• Ma obi a wasiesie ne ho sɛ ɔbɛboa: Ka tebea no ho asɛm kyerɛ wo fipamfo anaa wo busuani bi a wowɔ ne mu ahotoso sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a sɛ wuhia mmoa a egye ntɛmpɛ a, wubetumi afrɛ wɔn.
• Ka kyerɛ wo duruyɛfo: Sɛ wo dɔfo no yɛ n’ade basabasa bere nyinaa anaasɛ ɛda adi sɛ ɔbɛyɛ n’ade basabasa a, hwɛ hu sɛ wobɛka akyerɛ wo duruyɛfo. Ebia nnuru a wɔde di dwuma ho behia na ama wɔadi suban no so.

Obi a ɔwɔ Alzheimer yare a wobɛhwɛ no nyɛ akwantu a ɛyɛ mmerɛw. Egye boasetɔ, ɔdɔ, ne ntease pii. Mma ntwentwɛn wo nan ase sɛ wobɛsrɛ mmoa bere a wote nka sɛ woabrɛ anaasɛ woayɛ basaa no. W’adwene mu akwahosan nso ho hia paa.