Mwezi Wodziwitsa za Alzheimer's

Aliyense akuwoneka kuti akudziwa wina yemwe amadziwa munthu yemwe ali ndi matenda a Alzheimer's. Matendawa ndi amodzi mwa matenda omwe akuzungulira kuzungulira kwa kuzindikira kwathu. Monga khansa, kapena shuga, kapena COVID-19, zomwe timadziwa mwasayansi sizikhala zomveka kapena zotonthoza. Mwamwayi kwa munthu amene ali ndi matenda, mbali ina ya chitetezo pamene ubongo umataya "oomph" (mawu asayansi) ndikuti munthu yemwe wapezeka sadziwa bwinobwino zolakwa kapena zotayika zake. Ndithudi osati mofanana ndi anthu ozungulira iwo.

Ndidakhala wosamalira abambo a ana anga pomwe adapezeka mu Januware 2021. Sizili ngati kuti sitinawakayikire kwa zaka zingapo, koma tidanena kuti kutha kwa apo ndi apo ndi "kukalamba." Atawazindikira mwalamulo, anawo, amene tsopano ali achikulire okhoza azaka za m’ma XNUMX, anadza “osadziŵika” (liwu lina laumisiri la dziko lapansi likuchoka pansi pawo). Ngakhale kuti takhala titasudzulana kwa zaka zopitirira khumi ndi ziwiri, ndinadzipereka kuti ndisamalire mbali zachipatala za matendawo kuti anawo aziyamikira ndi kusangalala ndi ubale wawo ndi abambo awo. “Muyenera kukonda kwambiri ana anu kuposa mmene mumakondera mwamuna kapena mkazi wanu wakale.” Kupatula apo, ndimagwira ntchito yazaumoyo, chifukwa chake ndiyenera kudziwa china chake, sichoncho? Zolakwika!

Mu 2020, 26% ya osamalira ku US anali akuyang'anira munthu yemwe ali ndi vuto la maganizo kapena Alzheimer's, kuchokera pa 22% mu 2015. Oposa gawo limodzi mwa magawo atatu a osamalira mabanja a ku America adanena kuti anali ndi vuto logwirizanitsa chisamaliro. 2020 peresenti ya osamalira masiku ano akuti avutika ndi vuto limodzi (loipa) lazachuma. Mu 23, XNUMX% ya osamalira aku America adati kusamalidwa kudapangitsa kuti thanzi lawo likhale loipitsitsa. Makumi asanu ndi limodzi ndi mmodzi mwa anthu XNUMX alionse amene amasamalira mabanja masiku ano amagwira ntchito zina. (Zomwe zimachokera ku aarp.org/caregivers). Ndaphunzira kuti Alzheimer's Association ndi AARP ndizothandiza kwambiri, ngati muli odziwa bwino kufunsa mafunso oyenera.

Koma, izi siziri za izo! Mwachiwonekere, chisamaliro chiri kapena chiyenera kukhala mkhalidwe wake wa thanzi. Mchitidwe wa chisamaliro ndi monga momwe chikhalidwe determinant thanzi kwa wosamalira, ndi wolandira chisamaliro, monga mankhwala aliwonse kapena kuchitapo kanthu thupi. Zosintha ndi malo ogona omwe amafunikira kuti apereke chisamaliro chabwino sizipezeka, kapena kulipidwa, kapena amawonedwa ngati gawo la equation. Ndipo ngati sanali osamalira mabanja, kodi chingachitike n’chiyani?

Ndipo zotchinga zazikulu kwambiri ndi othandizira azachipatala ndi machitidwe omwe amalipiridwa kuti athandize anthu kukhala motetezeka pamalo odziyimira pawokha. Ndiroleni ndipereke mipata iwiri yokha pomwe kusintha kumafunika.

Choyamba, bungwe lodalirika la m'deralo limaperekedwa kuti lipereke oyang'anira chisamaliro kwa akuluakulu a msinkhu winawake. Kupeza chithandizo kumafuna pulogalamu yomwe ndimayenera kumaliza chifukwa kugwiritsa ntchito kompyuta sikutheka kwa abambo a mwanayo. Chifukwa "wodwalayo" sanamalize fomuyo yekha, bungweli linafuna kuyankhulana kwaumwini. Wotchulidwa nthawi zambiri amataya foni yake, samayatsa, ndipo amangoyankha mafoni ochokera ku manambala odziwika. Ngakhale popanda Alzheimer's, ndiye kulondola kwake, sichoncho? Chifukwa chake, ndidayimbira foni nthawi ndi tsiku lodziikiratu, theka ndikudikirira kuti abambo a ana aiwale. Palibe chinachitika. Nditayang'ana mbiri ya foni yake, panalibe foni yomwe imabwera nthawi imeneyo, ngakhale tsikulo, kapena kwenikweni kuchokera pa nambala yomwe idaperekedwa. Ndabwereranso pamalo oyamba, ndipo wachibale wathu yemwe amati ndi wolumala anati, "Bwanji ndimawakhulupiriranso?" Iyi sintchito yothandiza!

Chachiwiri, maofesi othandizira sakudziwa malo ogona omwe amafunikira kuti apambane. M’chisamaliro chimenechi, dokotala wake amayamikira kwambiri kuti ndimam’fikitsa pa nthawi yokumana ndi anthu, pa nthawi yake komanso pa tsiku loyenera, ndi kulinganiza zosowa zake zonse. Ngati sindinatero, kodi akanapereka chithandizo chimenecho? Ayi! Koma, amandiyambitsa mwadongosolo kuti ndisapeze mbiri yake yachipatala. Amati chifukwa cha matendawo, akuti sangathe kusankha munthu wowasamalira kangapo panthawi imodzi. Mazana a ndalama zamilandu pambuyo pake, ndidasinthiratu Durable Medical Power of Attorney (Malangizo: owerenga, dzitengereni nokha ndi banja lanu, simudziwa!) Ndipo ndinatumiza fax osati kamodzi, osati kawiri, koma katatu (pa 55 cents a tsamba ku FedEx) kwa wothandizira yemwe potsiriza adavomereza kuti adalandira yomwe inali ndi tsiku loyambirira, kusonyeza kuti anali nayo nthawi yonseyi. Pepani, izi zimathandiza bwanji?

Nditha kuwonjezera mitu yambiri yokhudzana ndi Veterans Affairs (VA), ndi zopindulitsa zamayendedwe, komanso phindu lamankhwala apa intaneti. Ndipo ogwira nawo ntchito omwe ali ndi mawu okoma a mawkish akamalankhula ndi munthuyo ndiyeno amatha kusinthana ndi malire amphamvu ponena kuti "ayi." Ndipo tsankho la anthu amene amaimba foni ndi amene amalankhula za iye m’malo momunyoza n’lopanda chifundo. Ndi ulendo watsiku ndi tsiku womwe umayenera kuyamikiridwa tsiku limodzi panthawi.

Chifukwa chake, uthenga wanga kwa anthu omwe akugwira ntchito yothandizira, zamankhwala kapena ayi, ndikumvera zomwe mukunena ndikufunsa. Ganizirani momwe pempho lanu limamvekera kwa munthu yemwe ali ndi mphamvu zochepa, kapena kwa wosamalira yemwe ali ndi nthawi yochepa. Osati kokha "osavulaza" koma khalani othandiza komanso othandiza. Nenani “inde” kaye ndikufunsani pambuyo pake. Chitirani ena monga momwe mungafune kuti akuchitireni inuyo, makamaka pamene mukukhala wosamalira chifukwa powerengera, udindo umenewo uli m’tsogolo mwanu kaya musankhe kapena ayi.

Ndi kwa omwe amatipanga; tiyeni tipitilize! Osapitilira kulemba ganyu oyendetsa sitima kuti azigwira ntchito mu dongosolo losweka; konza zovuta! Limbikitsani chithandizo chapantchito kuti muwonjezere tanthauzo la FLMA kuti muphatikizepo aliyense amene wosamalira amusankha. Wonjezerani thandizo lazachuma kwa olera (AARP kachiwiri, kuchuluka kwa ndalama zotuluka m'thumba kwa olera ndi $7,242). Pezani osamalira ophunzitsidwa bwino pantchito ndi malipiro abwino. Konzani mayendedwe ndi malingaliro, basi si njira! Kuthana ndi kusayeruzika komwe kumayambitsa kusiyana m'dziko losamalira. (Maudindo onse amavomerezedwa ndi AARP).

Mwamwayi kwa banja lathu, bambo a mwanayo ali ndi mzimu wabwino ndipo tonse titha kupeza nthabwala pazovuta ndi zolakwika zomwe zachuluka. Popanda nthabwala, chisamaliro chimakhala chovuta, chosapindulitsa, chokwera mtengo komanso chovuta. Ndi nthabwala zowolowa manja, mutha kudutsa chilichonse.