Tsiku la World Alzheimer's

"Moni agogo," ndinatero ndikulowa m'chipinda chosungirako okalamba, chosabala, koma chotonthoza modabwitsa. Kumeneko anakhala, munthu amene nthawi zonse anali munthu wofunika kwambiri pamoyo wanga, amene monyadira ndinamutcha kuti Agogo ndi agogo a mwana wanga wamwamuna wa chaka chimodzi. Anaoneka wodekha komanso wodekha, ali m’mphepete mwa bedi lake lachipatala. Collette, agogo anga aakazi, anaonetsetsa kuti akuoneka bwino kwambiri, koma maso ake ankaoneka kuti ali kutali kwambiri ndi dziko limene sitingathe kulikwanitsa. Ndili ndi mwana wanga wamwamuna, ndinayandikira mosamala, osadziŵa kuti kugwirizana kumeneku kudzachitika bwanji.

Pamene mphindi zinkadutsa, ndinadzipeza nditakhala pambali pa Agogo, ndikumakambirana mbali imodzi za chipinda chawo ndi filimu yakuda ndi yoyera ya Western yomwe imasewera pa TV. Ngakhale kuti mayankho ake anali ochepa, ndinapeza chitonthozo pamaso pake. Nditapereka moni woyamba uja, ndinasiya mayina aulemu n’kumutchula dzina lake. Sanandizindikirenso kuti ndine mdzukulu wake wamkazi kapena mayi anga ngati mwana wake. Matenda a Alzheimer's, atatsala pang'ono kutha, adamulanda mwankhanza maubwenzi amenewo. Ngakhale zinali choncho, ndinkangokhalira kucheza naye, kuti ndikhale aliyense amene amandiona.

Mosadziŵa, ulendo umenewu unali ulendo womaliza kuonana ndi agogo asanawathandize odwala. Patapita miyezi inayi, kugwa komvetsa chisoni kunachititsa kuti mafupa athyoke, ndipo sanabwererenso kwa ife. Malo osungira odwala okalamba sanatonthozedwe kokha kwa Agogo, komanso Collette, amayi anga, ndi abale awo m’masiku omalizira amenewo. Pamene ankachoka ku moyo uno, sindikanachitira mwina koma kumva kuti anali atachoka kale pang’onopang’ono m’dera lathu m’zaka zingapo zapitazi.

Agogo aamuna anali munthu wolemekezeka ku Colorado, wolemekezeka yemwe kale anali woimira boma, loya wotchuka, ndi wapampando wa mabungwe ambiri. Muunyamata wanga, iye ankawoneka wamkulu, pamene ine ndinali kuyesera kuyenda mu unyamata wosafuna zambiri za udindo kapena ulemu. Kukumana kwathu sikunali kochitika, koma nditapeza mpata wokhala nawo, ndinafuna kupezerapo mwayi wodziwana bwino ndi agogo.

Pakati pakukula kwa Alzheimer's, china chake chinasintha mkati mwa Agogo. Munthu wodziwika chifukwa cha nzeru zake zanzeru anayamba kusonyeza mbali imene ankaiteteza—kutentha kwa mtima wake. Kundiyendera kwa amayi kwa mlungu ndi mlungu kunkalimbikitsa kucheza mwachikondi, mwachikondi, komanso kutanthawuza, ngakhale kuti kulankhula kwawo momveka bwino kunachepa, ndipo pamapeto pake, sanalankhule. Kugwirizana kwake ndi Collette kunakhalabe kosasokonekera, zoonekeratu kuchokera ku chitsimikiziro chomwe anamupempha paulendo wanga womaliza wopita kumalo osungirako okalamba.

Patha miyezi ingapo kuchokera pamene agogo anamwalira, ndipo ndimadzipeza ndikusinkhasinkha funso lovutitsa maganizo: kodi tingatani kuti tikwaniritse zozizwitsa monga kutumiza anthu ku mwezi, komabe timakumana ndi zowawa za matenda monga Alzheimer's? N’chifukwa chiyani munthu wanzeru chonchi anachoka padziko lapansi chifukwa cha matenda a minyewa? Ngakhale kuti mankhwala atsopano amapereka chiyembekezo cha matenda a Alzheimer omwe amayamba msanga, kusakhalapo kwa mankhwala kumasiya anthu ngati Agogo kupirira kudzitaya kwawo ndi dziko lawo pang'onopang'ono.

Pa tsiku la World Alzheimer's Day, ndikukupemphani kuti musamangoganizira za kuzindikira chabe ndi kulingalira za dziko lopanda matenda opweteka mtimawa. Kodi mudawonapo kufufutika kwapang'onopang'ono kwa zokumbukira, umunthu wake, komanso umunthu wake chifukwa cha Alzheimer's? Tangoganizirani za dziko limene mabanja sakuvutika chifukwa choona anthu amene amawakonda akutha. Ganizirani za gulu lomwe anthu anzeru ngati a Agogo angapitilize kugawana nzeru zawo ndi zomwe akumana nazo, osasunthika ndi zovuta za neurodegenerative.

Ganizirani zakuya kwakuya kwa kusunga chiyambi cha maubale athu okondedwa - kukumana ndi chisangalalo cha kupezeka kwawo, osalemedwa ndi mthunzi wa Alzheimer's. Mwezi uno, tiyeni tikhale othandizira kusintha, kuthandizira kafukufuku, kulimbikitsa kuchulukitsidwa kwa ndalama, ndikudziwitsa anthu za mavuto a Alzheimer's pa mabanja ndi anthu pawokha.

Tonse pamodzi, titha kuyesetsa mtsogolo momwe Alzheimer's idakhazikitsidwa m'mbiri, ndipo kukumbukira za okondedwa athu kumakhalabe kowoneka bwino, malingaliro awo owala. Pamodzi, titha kubweretsa chiyembekezo ndi kupita patsogolo, ndikusintha miyoyo ya mamiliyoni ku mibadwo mibadwo. Tiyeni tilingalire za dziko lomwe zikumbukiro zimapitilira, ndipo Alzheimer's amakhala mdani wakutali, wogonja, kuonetsetsa cholowa cha chikondi ndi kumvetsetsa.