Ingaba unesifo esinzulu? Masithethe ngePalliative Care!

Ngaxa lithile ebomini bethu, kufuneka siphile nezifo ezinzima ngendlela engenakucingelwa, akunjalo? Ngamaxesha anjalo, ayipheleli nje ekuveni iintlungu emzimbeni, kodwa nengqondo ikwaziva uxinzelelo olukhulu kunye nosizi. Lo ngumceli mngeni omkhulu kungekuphela nje kuwe, kodwa nakwabo bakukhathaleleyo wena, usapho lwakho. Namhlanje, siza kuthetha ngenkonzo yokhathalelo olukhethekileyo enokukunika amandla, intuthuzelo, kunye nokukhululeka ngamaxesha anjalo.

Yintoni 'iPalliative Care'?

Ngamafutshane, unyango lokuthomalalisa luhlobo oluthile lonyango olunika isiqabu kwiimpawu, intuthuzelo, kunye nenkxaso kubantu abaphila nezifo ezinzulu okanye ezingapheliyo . Ayixhasi wena wedwa, kodwa ikwaxhasa nabo bakukhathaleleyo kunye nabo bonke abachaphazelekileyo sisifo sakho. Injongo ephambili kukuphucula umgangatho wobomi bakho.

Abantu abaninzi bacinga oku njengonyango lwe-hospice, olunikezelwa ekupheleni kobomi. Kodwa akunjalo. Unyango lwe-palliative luncedo olongezelelweyo olufumanayo ukongeza kunyango osele ulufumana. Lugxila kwiinjongo zakho zokhathalelo olulodwa, oluhambelana nexabiso lakho. Ngokungafaniyo nonyango lwe-hospice, unyango lwe-palliative lunokunceda umntu walo naliphi na ubudala, nakweliphi na inqanaba lesifo esinzulu.

Igama elithi 'palliative' livela kwigama lesiLatini elithi 'palliare', elithetha "ukugquma ngengubo." Cinga ngayo njengengubo ekukhusela kumonakalo obangelwe kukugula kwakho, ikunika intuthuzelo nokhuseleko olongezelelekileyo. Yiyo loo nkxaso oyifumanayo kunyango lwentlungu.

Ngubani ofuna olu nyango lokuthomalalisa iintlungu?

Oku kungakhathaliseki ukuba uneminyaka emingaphi, ukuba isifo sakho singakanani na, okanye ukuba ufumana unyango olufunekayo. Ungalufumana olu nyango nangaliphi na ixesha.

Unyango lokudambisa iintlungu luyafumaneka kubantu abaneengxaki ezahlukeneyo zempilo. Ezinye zazo ziquka:

• I-Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
• Isifo sika-Alzheimer
• Umhlaza
• Imiphumo emibi yemeko ye-COVID-19
• Isifo sentliziyo
• I-HIV kunye ne-AIDS
• Isifo sezintso
• Isifo sesibindi
• Izifo zemiphunga ezifana neCOPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) kunye ne-Emphysema
• I-Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
• Isifo sikaParkinson
• Istroke

Ziziphi iindlela zokufumana unyango lokudambisa iintlungu?

Ngokuxhomekeke kwizixhobo ezikhoyo kwindawo okuyo, unokukwazi ukufumana unyango lokuthomalalisa iintlungu kwiindawo ezahlukeneyo:

• Kwikliniki: Ungambona ugqirha wezonyango othomalalisa iintlungu ekliniki, njengokuba ubuya kumbona ugqirha wosapho lwakho.
• Esibhedlele:Nokuba ulaliswe esibhedlele, oogqirha abanceda abantu abanengxaki yokudakumba banokukutyelela baze bakuncede ekunciphiseni iintlungu zakho okanye ezinye iimpawu.
• Ekhaya: Ukwanethuba lokufumana inkxaso yomntu ngamnye kumsebenzi wezempilo, usekhaya lakho.
• Iindawo zokuhlala ezincediswayo: Iindawo ezininzi zokuhlala zabantu abadala kunye neendawo zokuhlala ezincediswayo zinabasebenzi bezempilo abanokubonelela ngononophelo oluthomalalisayo.

Ngubani obonelela ngolu nyango lokuthomalalisa iintlungu?

Amaqela okhathalelo lwentlungu aquka oogqirha kunye nezinye iingcali ezinokukunceda ukulawula iimpawu zakho. Bakwakunceda ukujongana noxinzelelo olongezelelekileyo kunye noxanduva oluza nesifo esinzulu.

Iqela lakho lokhathalelo lingabandakanya:

• Oogqirha
• Abahlengikazi
• Iingcali zoongikazi abanoqeqesho olukhethekileyo
• Abancedisi boogqirha
• Abasebenzi bezentlalo
• Abacebisi/abefundisi bezomoya ababonelela ngenkxaso yokomoya ngokweenkolelo zakho zonqulo

Injani inkxaso evela kunyango lokuthomalalisa iintlungu?

Unyango lokudambisa intlungu lunceda ngeendlela ezininzi, ukongeza kunyango lwakho. Ezi zingabandakanya:

• Ukunciphisa iimpawu
• Imfundo kunye nokuxhasa
• Inkxaso yoluntu
• Inkxaso yokomoya

Ukunciphisa iimpawu

Unyango oluthomalalisa iintlungu lunokuphucula iimpawu ezichaphazela impilo-ntle yakho yomzimba, yengqondo, neyeemvakalelo. Iqela lonyango oluthomalalisa iintlungu linokubonelela ngonyango oluthe ngqo, okanye banokukufundisa iindlela onokuzisebenzisa imihla ngemihla ukuze uhlale uphilile.

Unyango lokudambisa iintlungu lunokunceda kwiimpawu ezifana nezi:

• Ixhala
• Ukuqhinwa
• Uxinzelelo
• Ukudinwa
• Ukulahlekelwa ngumdla wokutya
• Isicaphucaphu
• Intlungu okanye ukungakhululeki emzimbeni
• Ukuqhawukelwa ngumphefumlo
• Uxinzelelo
• Ingxaki yokulala

Iqela lakho lonyango oluthomalalisayo linokukunceda ukuphelisa iimpawu ngeendlela ezifana nezi:

• Ukuzilolonga ukuphefumla
• Uqeqesho lokuqonda
• Isikhokelo sokuzilolonga
• Ukunika amayeza
• Ukuzilolonga ngokuphumla
• Iingcebiso zokuphucula ubuthongo

Ukuba ufuna unyango olongezelelweyo, ababoneleli ngeenkonzo zokhathalelo lwentlungu banokukuthumela kwiingcali.

Imfundo kunye noBumeli

Iqela lakho lonyango oluthomalalisayo lingenza oku kulandelayo:

• Nceda uchaze imeko yakho yempilo kuwe.
• Nceda ukhethe uhlobo lonyango olufunayo.
• Ndikuxelele indlela imeko yakho eza kukuchaphazela ngayo kwixesha elizayo.

Okukhona unolwazi oluthe kratya, kokukhona unokukwazi ukwenza izigqibo zokhathalelo ezikulungeleyo. Eli qela likwakunceda ukuba unxibelelane nabanye oogqirha bakho ngemilinganiselo yakho, iinjongo zakho, kunye nezinto ozithandayo. Emva koko, ungafumana unyango olufunayo.

Inkxaso yoluntu

Iingcali zokhathalelo lwentlungu ziyazi ukuba isigulo sakho sinokuchaphazela abo basondeleyo kuwe, ngoko ke azixhasi wena wedwa, kodwa nabo bakungqongileyo.

Iqela lakho lonyango oluthomalalisayo lingenza oku kulandelayo:

• Zidibanise namaqela enkxaso kunye nezixhobo zoluntu.
• Nceda usapho lwakho lunxibelelane, okanye ubathumelele iingcebiso zosapho.
• Xhasa abahlobo bakho kunye nosapho lwakho ekulweni noxinzelelo abaluvayo ngenxa yesigulo sakho.

Khawucinge nje indlela ummelwane wethu, uMalume Nimal, awayekhathazeke kakhulu kwaye ebuhlungu ngayo xa wafumanisa ukuba unomhlaza. Usapho lwakhe nalo lwalubuhlungu kakhulu. Ngelixa oogqirha babemnyanga umhlaza, baqalisa unyango lokuthomalalisa iintlungu kuMalume Nimal. Bamnceda ukulawula iintlungu zakhe, bamnceda ukuba alale kakuhle ebusuku, baza bamnceda ukuba atye. Akuphelelanga apho, kodwa iqela lokhathalelo lamnceda ukunciphisa uloyiko lwakhe kunye nokuxhalaba, laza lamnceda ukuba athethe nosapho lwakhe malunga nendlela yokujongana neli xesha linzima. Kwiintsuku ezimbalwa, uncumo lwavela ebusweni bukaMalume Nimal, kwaye kwaba luncedo olukhulu kusapho lwakhe ukumbona ephucuka.

Inkxaso yokomoya

Ngokuxhomekeke kwiinkolelo zakho kunye neminqweno yakho, unyango lokuthomalalisa lunokubandakanya unyango lokomoya. Iintlanganiso rhoqo kunye nelungu lomfundisi, inkokeli yonqulo, okanye omnye umcebisi womoya zinokukunceda uqonde indlela ukugula kwakho okuchaphazela ngayo ubomi bakho.

Ukhathalelo lokudambisa iintlungu lufanele luqale nini?

Akukho xesha limiselweyo lokuba umntu ufanele afumane nini unyango lokuthomalalisa isigulo. Abantu abaninzi bakhetha unyango lokuthomalalisa isigulo ngokukhawuleza nje emva kokuba befumene uxilongo olunzulu. Unyango kwangethuba lunokukunceda ucwangcise ikamva.

Thetha nogqirha wakho malunga nokuba ingaba ucetyiswa na unyango lokuthomalalisa iintlungu.

Inkonzo yokunceda abantu abanesifo sokudakumba inganikwa ixesha elingakanani?

Ungabona ingcali yokhathalelo lwentlungu logama nje uyifumana iluncedo. Akukho mda kwinani lamaxesha onokuyibona ngawo.

Zithini iingenelo zokhathalelo lokudambisa iintlungu?

Unyango oluthomalalisa iintlungu lukunika amandla okwenza izigqibo ezilungileyo zokhathalelo ezichaphazela ubomi bakho. Lunokuphucula neziphumo ezinxulumene nokhathalelo lwempilo. Uphando lubonise ukuba unyango oluthomalalisa iintlungu lunxulunyaniswa noku:

• Ulwaneliseko oluphuculweyo lwesigulana kunye nomnakekeli
• Umgangatho ophucukileyo wobomi
• Ukuxhalaba okuncinci kunye nokudakumba
• Ulindelo lobomi obude - kwezinye iimeko

Zithini iingxaki okanye iingcamango ezingalunganga ngokhathalelo lwentlungu?

Eyona ngxaki inkulu yokhathalelo lwentlungu kukuba abantu abaninzi abayiqondi ngokupheleleyo injongo yalo. Abanye abantu bayathandabuza ukuqala olu hlobo lokhathalelo kuba becinga ukuba lolwabo basondela esiphelweni sobomi babo kuphela.

Kodwa unyango oluthomalalisa iintlungu aluthethi ukuba uza kufa. Lulolwabo bonke abanesifo esingapheliyo esiphazamisana nomgangatho wobomi babo.

Ndingalufumana njani unyango lokudambisa iintlungu?

Ukuze ufumane unyango oluthomalalisa iintlungu, kuya kufuneka uthunyelwe ngugqirha wakho. Ngamanye amaxesha, ugqirha wakho unokulucebisa. Ukuba akunjalo, ungoyiki ukuthetha ngalo mba. Masithi ungathanda ukufunda okungakumbi ngonyango oluthomalalisa iintlungu, ubuze ukuba ufanelekile na kulo, kunye nezibonelelo ezikhoyo.

Ukuphila unesifo esinzulu kunokuchaphazela ingqondo yakho, umzimba, ubudlelwane - kunye nezinye iinkalo ezininzi zobomi bakho. Ezi mfuno zinokuba nzima kakhulu. Unyango lokudambisa iintlungu lumalunga nokunciphisa imithwalo emininzi ehambisana nesifo esinzulu. Ukuba ufuna ukufunda okungakumbi malunga nonyango lokudambisa iintlungu olufumaneka kuwe okanye kumntu omthandayo, thetha nogqirha wakho. Unokufumana nezixhobo ezinokukunika intuthuzelo kunye nenkxaso oyifunayo ukuze uphile ubomi bakho ngokupheleleyo.

Eyona nto ibalulekileyo ekufuneka uyikhumbule (Umyalezo Wokuya Ekhaya)

Siyazi ukuba ukujongana nesifo esinzima akulula. Kodwa awuwedwa. Unyango oluthomalalisayo luluncedo olongezelelweyo olunokukunceda wena nosapho lwakho kule xesha linzima. Lunokukunceda ukunciphisa iintlungu zakho nokungonwabi, lukunike uxolo lwengqondo, kwaye lukuncede uphile ubomi obonwabisayo.

Khumbula, le ayisiyonto inikezelwa kuphela ekupheleni kobomi. Ungayifumana le nkonzo kwasekuqaleni kokuxilongwa kwakho. Ngoko ke, ukuba wena okanye umntu omaziyo uziva ngathi ufuna olu hlobo loncedo, ungoyiki ukuthetha nogqirha wakho. Oku kuya kuba luncedo olukhulu ekwenzeni ubomi bakho bube noxolo kwaye bube sempilweni!

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