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Zuva reNyika COVID-19

Ini ndinofunga vazhinji vedu tinobvuma kuti COVID-19 yakanganisa zvakanyanya hupenyu hwedu muna 2020 na2021. Kana tikaita runyorwa rwenzira dzayakashandura hupenyu hwedu, ndine chokwadi chekuti zvinhu zvakawanda zvaizoenderana. Zvingave zvakakonzera kuti basa rako rimbomira kana kuti rive kure, zvakonzera kuti vana vako vaende kuchikoro kumba kana kugara pamba kubva kuchikoro, kana kumisa nzendo dzakakosha kana zviitiko. Nezvinhu zvakawanda zvakavhurwa uye kudzoka mumunhu mugore ra2024, dzimwe nguva zvinogona kunzwa sekunge COVID-19 "yapera." Chandakanga ndisingatarisiri inzira dzaizoshandiswa neutachiona uhu huchiri kuchinja hupenyu hwangu nazvino.

Muna Zvita wa2022, ndaive nepamuviri pemwanakomana wangu nemwedzi mitanhatu uye ndakarasikirwa naambuya vangu nekuda kwedementia. Aigara muChicago, uye ndakapiwa chiedza chegirini nachiremba wangu kuti ndiende kumariro ake. Kuva nenhumbu yaiva rwendo rwakaoma uye rwakandipedza simba, asi ndakafara kuti ndakakwanisa kutaura zvakanaka kune mumwe munhu akanga ari chikamu chikuru chehupenyu hwangu. Zvisinei, mazuva mashomanana gare gare, ndakarwara. Panguva iyoyo, ndaifunga kuti ndakanga ndangoneta, ndakabatikana, uye ndichirwadziwa nekuda kwepamuviri pangu, asi mukutarisa, ndine chokwadi chekuti ndaive neCCIDID-19, yandakanga ndaita chibvumirano nekufamba panguva yezororo rakabatikana. Nei ndichifunga kuti ndaive neCOVID-19? Nekuti ndakaiwana zvakare zhizha raitevera (panguva iyoyo ndakaedza kuti ndine hutachiona) uye ndaive nezviratidzo zvakafanana uye ndakanzwa zvakafanana. Zvakare, nekuda kwezvikonzero zvandiri kuzotsanangura pane inotevera.

Pandakazvara mwanakomana wangu muna Kukadzi 2023, akaberekwa mavhiki mashanu ekutanga. Sezvineiwo kuberekwa kwake kwakafamba zvakanaka, asi mushure, apo chiremba akaedza kubvisa placenta, pane nyaya. Zvakatora nguva yakareba kwazvo uye pakanga paine kunetseka kuti chikamu chingave chisina kubviswa, nyaya yaizoramba ichinetsa kwemwedzi uye yaizoita kuti ndipinzwe muchipatara kwenguva pfupi. Mubvunzo wekutanga kubva kuvanachiremba nemanesi waive, "Wanga uine COVID-19 pawaive nepamuviri?" Ndakavaudza kuti ndaisafunga kudaro. Vakandiudza kuti vari kuona zvimwe zvinhu zvakaita seizvi nevakadzi vaive nepamuviri uye vakabata COVID-19. Ndichiri kuva nehurwere chero panguva yangu yekuzvitakura kwaizondinetsa, iyi haisiriyo mhedzisiro yandingadai ndakambofunga.

Uyezve, ndakatotaura kuti mwanakomana wangu akanga aberekwa mavhiki mashanu asati asvika. Kazhinji, mwana anozvarwa nekukurumidza nekuda kweimwe dambudziko, asi mvura yangu yakangoerekana yaputika. Kuzvarwa nguva isati yakwana kwakakonzeresa nyaya pakare muhupenyu hwemwana wangu. Kunyange zvazvo kusununguka kwake kwakafamba zvakanaka zvikuru, akanga ari muNICU kwemavhiki matatu nokuti akanga asati agadzirira kudya ari oga. Aifanirawo kupiwa okisijeni shoma paaiva muNICU, nokuti mapapu ake akanga asina kunyatsokura uye muColorado altitude, izvi zvakanyanya kuoma kumwana asati asvika. Muchokwadi, akabviswa paokisijeni asati auya kumba, asi akazodzokera kuChipatara cheVana kwemazuva akati wandei munaKurume 2023 mushure mekunge zvaonekwa panguva yekushanya kwehofisi yevana chiremba kuti chiyero chake chekuzara kweokisijeni chaigara chiri pasi pe80%. Paakabva kuChipatara Chevana, taifanira kumuchengeta aine oxygen kumba kwevhiki dzinoverengeka. Zvakanga zvakaoma uye zvaityisa kuva naye pamba aine tangi reokisijeni, asi zvakanga zviri nani pane kuva naye muchipatara zvakare. Zvose izvi zvakabva, zvakare, chokwadi chokuti akazvarwa kare.

Nyaya mbiri idzi dzisati dzamuka, ndainge ndabatwa nenhumbu inonzi preeclampsia. Ingozi inogona kuva nengozi, kana inouraya, iyo inoratidzirwa nekukwira kweropa, kukuvara kweitsvo, uye/kana zvimwe zviratidzo zvekukuvadzwa kwenhengo. Panguva yekushanya kwachiremba muna Ndira 2023, chiremba wangu akaona BP yangu yakakwira zvisingaite. Kuongororwa ropa kwakaratidza kuti ndanga ndichisangana nekukuvara kwenhengo yekutanga zvakare. Mushure mekushanyira chiremba, kuongororwa kwakawanda, uye mhirizhonga yakawanda, ndakaonekwa kuti ndine chirwere ichi zviri pamutemo. I was stressed and concerned for my baby health, and my own. Ndakatenga imba yekuvharisa BP uye ndaiiongorora kaviri pazuva, mazuva ese panguva iyi. Sezvineiwo, mvura yangu yakatsemuka husiku mushure mekunge nyanzvi yandiongorora zviri pamutemo kuti ndine preeclampsia asi dai zvisina kuitika zvingadai zvakaenda imwe yenzira mbiri: BP yangu ingadai yakakwira zvakakonzera kuti ndikurumidze kuenda kukamuri yekukurumidzira uye kuzvara nekukurumidza, kana Ndingadai ndakanyengerwa ndine 37 weeks pamuviri. Ndakafunga kuti zvakanga zvisinganzwisisike kuti mvura yangu yakabvaruka kare, uye ndakabvunza vanachiremba kuti nei izvi zvingadai zvakaitika. Zvaive nechekuita nepreeclampsia here? Vakati kwete, asi dzimwe nguva utachiona hunogona kukonzera kuti mvura yako itange kubuda. Vakazopedzisira vazvitonga neimwe miyedzo. Saka, pakupedzisira ndakanga ndisina tsananguro. Uye zvaigara zvichindinetsa. Kunyange zvazvo ndisina kumbowana mhinduro, ndakawana zvimwe zvinhu zvaigona kuzvitsanangura.

Chekutanga, chiremba wangu akange azviona zvisingaite kuti ndakaita preeclampsia pakutanga. Nepo ndakasangana nenjodzi shoma pazviri, pakanga pasina nhoroondo mumhuri yangu, uye ichi kazhinji chiratidzo chikuru. Mushure mekuverenga zvishoma pane iyo musoro, ndakaona a kudzidza yevanhu vane pamuviri munyika gumi nesere, yakaitwa muna Gumiguru 18, vakawana kuti avo vane COVID-2020 vaive nenjodzi yakapetwa kaviri yepreeclampsia, pamwe nemamwe mamiriro akashata, pane avo vasina COVID-19. Yakaona zvakare kuti vanhu vane pamuviri vane COVID-19 vaive nemuenzaniso wepamusoro wekuzvarwa kusati kwasvika.

Kunyange ini ndisingambove nechokwadi kuti sei ndakaita nyaya idzi panguva yekuzvitakura kwangu, zvaityisa kufunga kuti kunyangwe makore mushure mekutanga kubuda, denda, uye kuvharika- hutachiona uhu hunogona kunge hwave mudzi wenguva yakati rebei yechipatara, kunetseka, kushushikana, kusava nechokwadi, uye matambudziko ehutano kwandiri nemwana wangu mugore ra2023. Kwaive kumuka kwakashata kuti hutachiona uhu hunogona kunge husiri kushandura nyika nenzira yakadzama yahwakaita muna 2020, asi huchiri nesu, huchiri nengozi, uye zvichiri kukanganisa nzanga yedu. Hatigoni kurega kurinda kwedu zvachose, kunyange kana takatangazve uzhinji hwemibato yedu yenguva dzose. Chiyeuchidzo chakanaka kuti tirambe tichiita zvinhu zvine mutoro zvatinogona kuita tese kuedza kutichengetedza kubva kuCOVID-19. Heano mamwe mazano kubva ku Nzvimbo dzekudzora nekudzivirira zvirwere pamusoro penzira yekuzvidzivirira iwe nevamwe:

  • Gara uchiziva nezvemajekiseni ako eCOVID-19
  • Tsvaka kurapwa kana uine COVID-19 uye uri panjodzi huru yekurwara zvakanyanya
  • Dzivisa kuonana nevanhu vakafungidzira kana kusimbisa COVID-19
  • Gara kumba kana uchifungidzira kana kusimbisa COVID-19
  • Tora COVID-19 bvunzo kana uchifunga kuti unogona kuve nehutachiona