Isifo sika-Alzheimer kunye noluvo loluntu lwethu: Ngaba kufuneka sikuqaphele oku?

Ngaba umama wakho, utata, umakhulu, okanye umakazi wakho omdala bayalibala izinto ezincinci? Ngaba ngequbuliso bayalibala into ababeza kuyithetha ngelixa bethetha? Ngaba amalungu osapho athi, "Owu, kunjengoko kunjalo xa ukhula"? Yinyani leyo, kuyinto eqhelekileyo ukulibala izinto ezincinci njengoko ukhula. Kodwa ayizizo zonke izinto zokulibala eziyinxalenye "yokukhula." Ngamanye amaxesha ezi zinokuba ziimpawu zokuqala zesifo esifana ne-Alzheimer's. Esi sifo asikhathali ngohlanga, unqulo, okanye isini. Nabani na unokusiphuhlisa. Kodwa indlela esikhuliswe ngayo, inkcubeko yethu, kunye neenkolelo zethu zichaphazela kakhulu indlela esijongana ngayo nesi sifo. Masithethe ngaloo nto namhlanje.

Ziziphi iinkolelo eziqhelekileyo kuluntu lwethu malunga ne-Alzheimer's?

Kukho izimvo ezahlukeneyo kuluntu lwethu malunga nesifo sika-Alzheimer kunye nezifo ezifanayo zokulahlekelwa yinkumbulo (i-Dementia). Ngenxa yezi mbono, ngamanye amaxesha kuba sekwephuzile ukufuna unyango olufanelekileyo. Cinga ngayo, ngaba ezi zinto nawe uyaziqhelanisa nazo?

• "Kunjalo kanye xa ukhula": Abantu abaninzi bacinga ukuba ukulahlekelwa yinkumbulo kuyinto eqhelekileyo njengoko bekhula. Ngenxa yoko, bayayityeshela imiqondiso yokuqala yokulahlekelwa yinkumbulo.
• Ukungazi: Abantu abaninzi abazi ukuba isifo i-Alzheimer sisifo esichaphazela ingqondo. Abafuni ukuthetha ngaso kuba basibona njengesifo sengqondo.
• Ihlazo netyala: Abantu abaninzi bayayifihla le meko kuba benamahloni okuthi, "Kukho umntu kusapho lwethu onesifo sengqondo."
• Ukungathembi amayeza aseNtshona: Abanye abantu bathanda amayeza esintu (amayeza asekuhlaleni) kunamayeza anikwe oogqirha. Oku kunokubangela ukulibaziseka ekuxilongweni.
• Intlonipho egqithisileyo kubantu abadala: Kwinkcubeko yethu, sibahlonipha kakhulu abantu abadala. Yinto entle leyo. Kodwa ngamanye amaxesha, siyalibazisa unyango kuba nje sihlonipha uluvo lwabo, njengokuthi, "Umama/uTata akafuni ukuya kugqirha."
• Ukungabelani ngeengxaki zosapho: Inkolelo yokuba "imicimbi yosapho mayigcinwe ekhaya" yenza abantu bangafuni ukuxelela nabani na ongaphandle, nokuba ngugqirha, ngotshintsho lwengqondo lwelungu losapho.
• Ukulinda de kubekho imeko engxamisekileyo: Kuqhelekile ukungamboni ugqirha de kube kukho imeko engxamisekileyo, nto leyo ethetha ukuba yimeko engxamisekileyo.
• Ukuthembela kunqulo: Kulungile ukufumana intuthuzelo kwiinkolelo zonqulo kunye nezithethe. Nangona kunjalo, ngamanye amaxesha, ukungawunaki unyango lwezonyango kunye nokuthembela kuphela kumasiko onqulo ukuze ufumane uncedo kunokusenza sibe mandundu isifo.

Ezi nkolelo zichaphazela njani ukuxilongwa kunye nonyango?

Ngenxa yolwalamano oluqinileyo losapho kuluntu lwethu, xa umntu omdala eqala ukubonisa iimpawu zesifo sengqondo esixhalabisayo, umntu wokuqala oza kunyamekela umntwana wakhe yintsapho yakhe. Ngokwesiqhelo, intombi, unyana, okanye umolokazana wakhe bathatha olu xanduva. Le yinto entle kakhulu ukuyenza. Kodwa ngamanye amaxesha, iinkolelo zethu zenkcubeko zinokulibazisa ukuxilongwa kunye nonyango.

Into ebalulekileyo kukuba isifo i-Alzheimer's sisifo esibangelwa kukonakala kweeseli zobuchopho, asisisiphumo esiqhelekileyo sokwaluphala. Okukhona sixilongwa kwaye sinyangwa ngokukhawuleza, kokukhona ubomi bunokuba lula kumguli nakusapho.

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'Baza kuthini abantu?' - Indlela olu hlazo oluchaphazela ngayo

Ihlazo, ngokufutshane, kukubona into ngendlela engalunganga, indlela etolikwa ngayo ngendlela engalunganga. Olu hlazo noloyiko ludla ngokunxulunyaniswa neemeko zempilo yengqondo ezifana ne-Alzheimer's. Oku kunokwenza abanye bazive ngathi bayacalulwa kwaye bayacalulwa. Ungaziva unetyala ngaloo nto.

Izinto ezinobungozi ezinokwenzeka ngenxa yale ntloni zezi:

• Ukungafuni ukucela uncedo, ukufumana uxilongo, okanye ukufuna unyango.
• Ukusuka kusapho, abahlobo, abamelwaneUkungaqondi nokuxhaswa.
• Uxinzelelo olukhulu lwengqondo kumntu onyamekela isigulana.
• Isigulana kunye nosapho baziva behlazekile, benetyala, kwaye bengazithembi .

Eyona ndlela ilungileyo yokujongana nale ntlungu kukuthetha ngayo ngokukhululekileyo. Thetha nogqirha wakho ngayo. Ukuba kuyimfuneko, joyina iqela lenkxaso nabantu abaye baba namava afanayo. Kunokuba namandla kakhulu ukwazi ukuba awuwedwa.

Uluntu lwe-LGBTQ+ kunye neSifo se-Alzheimer: Imingeni ekhethekileyo

Xa umntu ovela kuluntu lwe-LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, kunye nabanye) efumana i-Alzheimer's, ujongene nemingeni eyongezelelweyo neyodwa.

Kukho izizathu ezahlukeneyo zaloo nto:

• Ukungabikho kwenkxaso yosapho: Ngamanye amaxesha, ngenxa yokuhlala wedwa, ukwahlukana nosapho, akukho mntu unokukunyamekela xa ugula.
• Ukubekwa ibala: Umngcipheko wokungabandakanywa eluntwini ngenxa yesimo sakho sesondo kunye nesifo sika-Alzheimer.
• Ubulolo: Ukuziva unesizungu kakhulu xa ugula, ngenxa yokuhlala wedwa ungenabantwana okanye amalungu osapho asondeleyo.

Phantsi kweemeko ezinjalo, kubaluleke kakhulu ukuceba ikamva ngokukhawuleza.

• Fumana ugqirha okuqondayo: Kubalulekile ukufumana ugqirha ohlonipha ubuwena bakho, okuphatha wena neqabane lakho ngokulinganayo, kwaye okwenze uzive ukhululekile ukubuza imibuzo.
• Fumana inkxaso: Ukuba awunayo inkxaso yosapho, funa uncedo kubahlobo, abantu obaziyo, okanye kwimibutho exhasa uluntu lwe-LGBTQ+ abanokukunceda.
• Cwangcisa ikamva: Kubalulekile ukulungiselela uxwebhu lwezomthetho (umyalelo kwangaphambili) malunga neemfuno zakho zokhathalelo lwexesha elizayo kunye nonyango kwangoko emva kokuba iimpawu ziqalile, ngelixa usakwazi ukwenza izigqibo. Umzekelo, oku kungabandakanya ukubiza umntu ukuba akwenzele izigqibo zonyango ukuba awukwazi ukwenza izigqibo (igunya elihlala ixesha elide lommeli wezempilo) okanye ukuchaza iminqweno yakho ngokubhala malunga nonyango oluthile (intando yokuphila). Kungcono ukufuna ingcebiso yegqwetha koku.