Ingabe umama wakho, ubaba wakho, noma umuntu oseduze nawe ukhohlwa izinto njalo kulezi zinsuku? Cabanga nje, ngokuzumayo ungakwazi ukukhumbula igama ngenkathi ukhuluma, ukhohlwa igama lomuntu omazi kahle, noma ukhungatheka izikhathi eziningana ngosuku ngoba awukwazi ukuthola okhiye bendlu yakho noma isibuko lapho usibeke khona. Lapho sibona izinto ezinjengalezi, abaningi bethu bacabanga ukuthi, "O... kunjalo nje lapho sikhula." Kodwa akusikho konke ukukhohlwa okuyindaba yobudala. Ngezinye izikhathi, lokhu kungaba yizimpawu zokuqala eziyisixwayiso zesifo i-Alzheimer's.
Kalula nje, iyini i-Alzheimer's?
Isifo i-Alzheimer's siyisifo sobuchopho esiqhubeka kancane kancane. Siwuhlobo oluvame kakhulu lwe-dementia. Lesi sifo sibhubhisa kancane kancane amangqamuzana obuchopho, okuholela ekulahlekelweni kancane kancane kwenkumbulo, ukucabanga, ukucabanga kanye namakhono okwenza izinqumo.
Abantu abaningi emphakathini wethu bayayilahla into efana nokulahlekelwa yinkumbulo nokudideka njengezinto ezivamile zokuguga. Kodwa empeleni, lokhu kungaba izimpawu zesifo. Kubaluleke kakhulu ukuqaphela lesi simo kusenesikhathi futhi ufune iseluleko sezokwelapha. Uma kunjalo, ukusabalala kwesifo ngokushesha kungalawulwa futhi izinga lempilo yesiguli lingagcinwa lisezingeni elihle.
Yiziphi izici eziyingozi zokuthuthukisa isifo i-Alzheimer's?
Akukho imbangela eyodwa eqondile yesifo i-Alzheimer's okwamanje. Kodwa-ke, kunezici eziningana ezandisa ingozi yokuthola lesi sifo. Ake sibheke ukuthi ziyini.
| Isici sengozi | Incazelo elula |
|---|---|
| Ukuguga | Ingozi enkulu yalesi sifo ubudala. Ingozi iphezulu kakhulu kubantu abangaphezu kweminyaka engama-65. Ngemva kweminyaka engama-65, ingozi iphindwe kabili njalo eminyakeni emihlanu. |
| Isifo sikashukela | Ucwaningo lukhombisile ukuthi kukhona ukuxhumana okuqinile phakathi kwesifo sikashukela kanye nesifo i-Alzheimer's, ikakhulukazi kulabo abanesifo sikashukela sohlobo lwesibili, esivame kakhulu ezweni lethu. |
| Umlando womndeni | Uma umama wakho, ubaba, umfowenu, noma udadewenu wayenesifo i-Alzheimer's, kungenzeka kakhulu ukuthi ube naso. Ingozi iyanda kakhulu uma amalungu omndeni amaningana enaso lesi sifo. |
| Indlela Yokuphila | Imikhuba engemihle njengokuphuza utshwala ngokweqile kanye nokubhema nayo ingandisa ingozi ye-Alzheimer's. |
| Ukulimala ekhanda | Ucwaningo lukhombisile ukuthi kukhona ukuxhumana phakathi kokulimala okukhulu ekhanda kanye nesifo sengqondo esibi, ngakho-ke ungakhohlwa ukugqoka isigqoko sokuzivikela uma ugibela ibhayisikili kanye nebhande lesihlalo uma ugibela imoto. |
| Isifo senhliziyo | Kukhona ukuxhumana okuqinile phakathi kwempilo yobuchopho nempilo yenhliziyo. Izimo ezifana nomfutho wegazi ophakeme kanye ne-cholesterol ephezulu zingalimaza inhliziyo kanye nobuchopho. |
Into engcono kakhulu ongayenza ukukhuluma nodokotela wakho mayelana nokulawula lezi zici eziyingozi nokugcina impilo yakho iyonke.
Isifo i-Alzheimer kanye nobandlululo emphakathini wethu
Uma sikhuluma iqiniso, kuncane kakhulu ulwazi mayelana nesifo i-Alzheimer emphakathini wethu. Ngokuvamile, amagama anjengokuthi "ukuguga, inkungu yobuchopho" kanye "nokuhlanya" asetshenziswa ukuchaza lesi sifo. Ukusebenzisa amagama anjalo kubangela ukucindezeleka okukhulu kwengqondo kwesiguli nomndeni waso.
Imindeni eminingi izama ukufihla lesi simo kwabanye ngoba ikholelwa ukuthi lezi zimpawu ziyisibonakaliso sokuguga, futhi ngoba yesaba ukucwaswa ngumphakathi nokutshelwa kabi ("ihlazo").
Cabanga nje, umama wakho unezimpawu ezinjengalezi. Kodwa uhlala ekhaya ungayanga ngisho nakudokotela, wesaba ukuthi "Umndeni uzothini?", "Ingabe izihlobo zizosikhipha inyumbazane?" Lokhu kuzokwenza isimo sibe sibi kakhulu. Uzochitha isikhathi esibalulekile obekungachithwa ngaso ukuqala ukwelashwa ngokushesha.
Ngakho-ke, uma ubona uphawu olufana nalolu, into ebaluleke kakhulu ukubonana nodokotela ngokushesha bese ucela iseluleko, ngaphandle kokufihla noma ukwesaba.
Qaphela Ukukhubazeka Okuncane Kokuqonda (i-MCI)
Lokhu kungaba uphawu lokuqala lwesifo i-Alzheimer's. Ukuncipha okuncane kwenkumbulo, ulimi, kanye nokucabanga kuqala. Kodwa akukubi ngokwanele ukuba kwenze kube nzima ukwenza imisebenzi yansuku zonke. Akuwona wonke umuntu one-MCI ozohlakulela i-Alzheimer's. Kodwa-ke, inani elikhulu labo lisengozini enkulu yokuthola i-Alzheimer's noma enye i-dementia kamuva ekuphileni. Ngakho-ke ungashayi indiva ngisho nezinguquko ezincane ezifana nalezi.
Ukunakekela: Inselele Enkulu Nomthwalo Wemfanelo
Esikweni lethu, "ukunakekela abazali bakho" kuyinto enhle kakhulu. Ngakho-ke uma umuntu osekhulile, ikakhulukazi umama noma ubaba, eba nesifo esinjengalesi, umthwalo wemfanelo wokubanakekela uwela phezu kwelungu lomndeni. Ngokuvamile, lo mthwalo wemfanelo uthathwa yindodakazi noma umalokazana.
Lokhu akulula. Ukunakekela isiguli esine-Alzheimer kudinga isikhathi esiningi nokunakwa. Njengoba lesi sifo siqhubeka, kuba nzima ukubashiya bodwa. Kudingeka bahlale bekhona futhi banakekelwe. Lokhu kungaba nzima ngokwengqondo nangokomzimba kumnakekeli.
Uma kunguwe onakekela othandekayo wakho, khumbula lezi zinto:
- Qonda ukulinganiselwa kwakho: Uma ukuthola kunzima ukwenza lokhu wedwa, yamukela lokho. Ukucela usizo akulona uphawu lobuthakathaka.
- Cabanga ngosizo lochwepheshe: Ngezinye izikhathi kungadingeka ucabangele ukuthola umhlinzeki wokunakekelwa ekhaya noma isikhungo sokunakekelwa kwesikhathi eside. Nakuba lokhu kungaba yisinqumo esinzima, kungaba yindlela engcono kakhulu yokuphepha kwesiguli kanye nokwakho.
- Khuluma nodokotela wakho: Khuluma ngokukhululekile nodokotela wakho ngezinkinga obhekene nazo ngenkathi unakekela isiguli, kanye nosizo ongaluthola.
Esikweni lethu, ukucela usizo kungaba yinto ebangela amahloni futhi ebangela umuzwa wecala. Ungase ucabange ukuthi abantu bazothi, "Ungumntwana ongakwazi ukunakekela abazali bakho." Kodwa khumbula, ungamnakekela kahle othandekayo wakho uma uphilile.
Umlayezo Wokuya Nawe Ekhaya
- Isifo i-Alzheimer's yisifo esithinta ubuchopho, hhayi ingxenye evamile yokuguga.
- Ungazinaki izimpawu zokuqala njengokulahlekelwa yinkumbulo, ukukhuluma okungacacile, kanye nokudideka.
- Uma ubona noma yiziphi zalezi zimpawu, ungesabi noma ube namahloni, bese ubona udokotela ofanelekayo ngokushesha.
- Ingozi ye-Alzheimer's ingancishiswa ngokulawula kahle izici eziyingozi ezifana nesifo sikashukela, umfutho wegazi ophakeme kanye ne-cholesterol.
- Ukusekelwa nokuphumula nakho kubalulekile kubanakekeli. Unganqikazi ukucela usizo.
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