Wake wambona othile emndenini wakho, mhlawumbe umama wakho othandekayo, ubaba, ugogo noma umkhulu wakho, ekhohlwa konke kancane kancane? Siyazi ukuthi kubuhlungu kangakanani ukubona izingane zakho zingasabonakali, zikhohlwe izehlakalo zakamuva, futhi zishintsha ukuziphatha kwazo. Yilokhu esivame ukukubiza ngokuthi i-Alzheimer's Disease. Lesi yisifo esithinta izigidi zabantu emhlabeni wonke futhi esingenalo ikhambi eliphelele. Kodwa-ke, ngokuthuthuka kwesayensi yezokwelapha, amathemba amasha ayavela. Yilolo hlobo lwethemba elisha esizokhuluma ngalo namuhla.

Kalula nje, siyini isifo i-Alzheimer's?

Ngaphambi kokuba sikhulume ngalo muthi omusha, ake siqonde kancane ngesifo i-Alzheimer's. Akusikho nje ukulahlekelwa yinkumbulo okwenzeka njengoba ukhula. Kuyisifo esibhubhisa kancane kancane amangqamuzana obuchopho.

Cabanga ukuthi ubuchopho bethu buyiqoqo lamaseli amancane ayizigidi asebenza ndawonye. Kwenzekani uma ukuxhumana phakathi kwala maseli kuyeka? Konke kusukela ekukhumbuleni, ekucabangeni, olimini, nasekuthatheni izinqumo kuya ekuwohlokeni kwengqondo. Yilokhu okwenzekayo esifweni i-Alzheimer's.

Ngokukhethekile, kulesi sifo, uhlobo lweprotheni olubizwa ngokuthi 'ama-amyloid plaques' (i-amyloid plaque) luqala ukuqongelela phakathi kwamangqamuzana obuchopho njengodaka. Njengoba nje ukungcola okusepayipini lamanzi kuvimbela ukugeleza kwamanzi, lawa ma-plaque abangela ukuba ukuxhumana phakathi kwamangqamuzana obuchopho kulahleke, futhi ekugcineni lawo maseli ayafa. Lesi yisona sizathu esiyinhloko esenza izimpawu zibe zimbi kakhulu.

Khumbula, akuwona wonke umuntu olahlekelwa yinkumbulo onesifo i-Alzheimer's, kodwa uma unenkinga ngothile emndenini wakho, kungcono ukukhuluma nodokotela ngakho.

I-Leqembi - Uyini lo muthi omusha?

Kulungile, manje ake sifinyelele esihlokweni esiyinhloko sendaba. I-Leqembi (Lek-em-bi) umuthi omusha osanda kuvunyelwa yi-US Food and Drug Administration, noma i-FDA . I-FDA iyi-ejensi enemithetho eqinile enquma ukuthi umuthi ufanelekile futhi uphephile yini ukuthi abantu bawunikeze wona.

Okukhethekile ngalo muthi ukuthi uhlasela ama-amyloid plaque esikhulume ngawo ngaphambili futhi uyasiza ekususeni kwawo ebuchosheni. Iningi lemithi ebilokhu ikhona isikhathi eside ikwazile ukulawula izimpawu kuphela. Kodwa iqiniso lokuthi lo muthi wenzelwe ukwelapha into engeyona imbangela eyisisekelo yalesi sifo liyisinyathelo esibaluleke kakhulu.

Ucwaningo lukhombisile ukuthi izinga lokuqhubeka kwesifo ezigulini ezithole lo muthi lehle cishe ngo-27% zingakapheli izinyanga ezingu-18.

Iyini inzuzo yangempela yalokhu?

Uma sithi “lesi sifo sehla ngo-27%,” abanye abantu bangase bacabange, “O, yilokho kuphela?” Kodwa kubalulekile ukuqonda ukuthi lokhu kukhulu kangakanani kumuntu onesifo i-Alzheimer kanye namalungu omndeni wakhe abanakekelayo.

Lokhu akulona ikhambi lalesi sifo. Kudingeka siqonde lokho kuqala. Kodwa kunikeza isiguli "isikhathi esibalulekile" sokwenza imisebenzi yaso yansuku zonke sodwa, ukugcina ubuwena baso isikhathi eside, nokuba nengqondo ephilile nomndeni waso isikhathi eside.

Cabanga nje, kungaba kuhle kangakanani ukunika umama noma ubaba wakho izinyanga ezimbalwa ezengeziwe zokudla wedwa, ukushintsha izingubo, noma ngisho nokujwayelana nawe nokukhuluma nawe? Leyo yinzuzo enkulu yalo muthi. Kuyimpumuzo engenakuqhathaniswa esigulini nasemndenini.

Ingabe konke kulungile? Ayikho ingozi?

Njenganoma yimuphi umuthi, lo muthi 'weLeqembi' nawo unezingozi ezithile nemiphumela emibi. Kumelwe siqaphele nalokhu. Ngisho ne-FDA ikugcizelele lokhu ngqo.

Izingozi ezimbili eziyinhloko ukuvuvukala kobuchopho kanye nethuba lokopha okuncane kobuchopho . Lokhu kungaba kubi ngezinye izikhathi futhi, akuvamile kakhulu, kungaba yingozi.

Ngenxa yalesi sizathu, lo muthi unikezwa abantu abasesigabeni sokuqala salesi sifo. Futhi, isiguli kumele sigcinwe ngaphansi kokuqashwa okuseduze kakhulu ngudokotela kulo lonke ukwelashwa. Kubalulekile ukuba nokuhlolwa okuvamile, njengokuskena kobuchopho nge-MRI, ukuze kuhlolwe imiphumela emibi.

Ake sibheke kalula izinzuzo nezingozi zalo muthi kuthebula elingezansi.

Izinzuzo	Izingozi Nokubi
Kunciphisa ukusabalala kwalesi sifo cishe ngo-27%.	Kukhona ingozi yokuvuvukala kobuchopho nokopha kwegazi.
Inikeza isikhathi esibalulekile isiguli nomndeni.	Kufanele inikezwe kuphela ngaphansi kokuqashwa okuqinile kwezokwelapha.
Ingomunye wemithi yokuqala ukuhlasela imbangela eyisisekelo yalesi sifo (i-amyloid).	Kubiza kakhulu (cishe u-$26,500 ngonyaka).
Kugcina ukuzimela kwesiguli isikhathi eside.	Kulungele kuphela labo abasesigabeni sokuqala sesifo.

Lokhu kusithinta kanjani eSri Lanka?

Lona ngumbuzo obaluleke kakhulu. Nakuba lo muthi usuvunyelwe e-United States, okwamanje awutholakali eSri Lanka. Isizathu esiyinhloko salokhu yintengo . E-United States, lo muthi ubiza cishe amaRandi angu-26,500 ngonyaka. Lokho kungaphezu kwamaRandi ayizigidi ezingu-8 ngemali yaseSri Lanka. Kuzothatha isikhathi eside ngaphambi kokuba umuthi obiza kangaka utholakale kalula ezigulini ezweni lethu.

Kodwa akufanele sikubheke lokhu ngendlela yokuphelelwa yithemba. Ukuthuthukisa umuthi onjengalona kuyimpumelelo enkulu. Lokhu kukhombisa ukuthi ososayensi bathathe igxathu elikhulu phambili ekutholeni ikhambi lesifo i-Alzheimer's. Mhlawumbe esikhathini esizayo, lolu lwazi lungasetshenziswa ukuthuthukisa imithi eshibhile nesebenza kahle.

Ngakho-ke, lezi yizindaba ezisinika ithemba ngekusasa. Njengamanje, kunezindlela zokwelapha nezeluleko ezitholakalayo zeziguli ze-Alzheimer's eSri Lanka ukusiza ukuphatha izimpawu nokuthuthukisa ikhwalithi yokuphila. Uma othile emndenini wakho ehlushwa yilesi simo, khuluma nodokotela womndeni wakho (udokotela) ngakho bese uthola iseluleko ngento engcono kakhulu ongayenza njengamanje.

Umlayezo Wokuya Nawe Ekhaya

I-'Leqembi' umuthi omusha ovunyelwe izigaba zokuqala zesifo i-Alzheimer's, onciphisa ukuqhubeka kwalesi sifo.
Lokhu kusebenza ngokususa amaprotheni ayingozi abizwa ngokuthi 'ama-amyloid plaques' aqoqana ebuchosheni.
Nakuba lokhu kungelona ikhambi lazo zonke izinkinga, inzuzo yakho eyinhloko ukuthi kunikeza isiguli nomndeni isikhathi esibalulekile.
Ukubhekwa eduze kwezokwelapha kubalulekile, njengoba kunengozi yemiphumela emibi efana nokuvuvukala kobuchopho nokopha.
Lo muthi ubiza kakhulu okwamanje futhi awutholakali eSri Lanka. Kodwa-ke, lokhu kungabhekwa njengengqophamlando ebalulekile ocwaningweni lwe-Alzheimer's.
Uma ubona izinguquko enkumbulweni noma ekuziphatheni komunye umuntu emndenini wakho, kubaluleke kakhulu ukuxoxa ngakho nodokotela wakho.