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Ngokutsho kwesichazi-magama saseOxford, inkcazo ye Ukubuyisela is “ukubuyela kwimeko yesiqhelo yempilo, yengqondo okanye yamandla.”

Uhambo lwam lomhlaza lwaqala ngoJulayi 15, 2011. Njengoko umyeni wam nentombi yam babendibambe ngezandla, ndaphulaphula njengoko ugqirha wam wayesithi “Karen, uvavanyo lwakho lubonise ukuba unomhlaza.” Ndaphuma ndalila ngelixa usapho lwam lwaluqokelela ngononophelo lonke ulwazi olufunekayo kumanyathelo alandelayo onyango lwam.

Ekuqaleni kuka-Agasti ndiye ndaphuma kwisibeleko sokubeleka apho oogqirha babendiqinisekisile ukuba banokuwukhathalela umhlaza. Ekuvukeni kotyando, ugqirha wandibulisa kwigumbi lam lasesibhedlele apho wandixelela ngeendaba ezibuhlungu zokuba umhlaza ufunyenwe kwiilymph nodes ezininzi. Ukususwa kwee-lymph nodes kwakunokubangela ukuba umhlaza usasazeke ngakumbi. Ekuphela konyango olwalufumaneka kwinqanaba lesi-4 lomhlaza yayiyichemotherapy (ikhemo) kunye nemitha. Emva kwexesha lokuchacha kweeveki ezintandathu, unyango lwam lwaqala. Uhambo lwemihla ngemihla oluya kwilebhu yemitha kunye nokufakwa kwi-chemo yeveki, lelinye lawona maxesha anzima ebomini bam, kodwa bekukho okuhle kolu hambo. Unyango ngemitha lwandishiya ndidiniwe, yaye ichemo yandenza ndaziva ndisempilweni kangangeentsuku ezine ukuya kwezintlanu emva konyango ngalunye. Wehla ubunzima ndaphelelwa ngamandla. Ixesha lam elininzi bendilichitha ndikhangela ithemba kwaye ndithandazela ukuba ndinikwe ixesha elingakumbi nabantu endibathandayo kakhulu, usapho lwam. Ebudeni bexesha lokunyangwa kwam iiveki ezisibhozo, intombi yam yathi ilindele umzukulwana wethu wesibini ngoMeyi. Andizange ndikholelwe ukuba iimvakalelo zam zaziya kutshintsha ukusuka kwimincili ukuya ekuphelelweni lithemba xa ndicinga ngokufika komzukulwana wam. Yaba linqanaba lenguquko ekuchacheni kwam. Ndakhetha ukuqiniseka ukuba ndiza kubamba lo mncinci ezandleni zam. Umlo wawuqhubeka! Omnye umzuzu wovuyo wakhokelela kwelinye, yaye wayitshintsha yonke imbono yam. Ndandizimisele ukuba esi sifo asizukundigqiba. Ndandinabantu ekufuneka ndidibane nabo, iindawo endinokuya kuzo, nezinto endimele ndizenze! Ndagqiba ekubeni ndibe ngoyena mlo unamandla!

Impatho yayinzima, kodwa ndanyamezela. NgoDisemba 9, 2011, ndafumana iindaba zokuba andinawo umhlaza. NgoMeyi 28, 2012 kwazalwa umzukulwana wam, uFinn.

Buyela kwinkcazo yokubuyisela. Impilo yam iye yachacha, umzimba wam womelele, kodwa ingqondo yam ayizange iphinde iphile. Ayizange ibuyele kwisimo sayo sangaphambili, kwaye ndiyathemba ukuba ayisoze ibuyele. Ngoku ndithatha ixesha lokucotha, ndonwabele ubuhle behlabathi elindingqongileyo. Ndiyakuxabisa ukuhleka kwabazukulwana bam, ubusuku bemini nomyeni wam, ixesha endilinikwe nosapho lwam, kunye nolonwabo olulula lobomi bemihla ngemihla. Kwaye ndinomhlobo omtsha osenyongweni, igama lakhe nguFinn. Amandla am awazange abuyele kwinqanaba lawo langaphambi komhlaza. Ngoku ndomelele kunangaphambili, kwaye ndikulungele oko kuza kum. Izinto ezinokubonakala zinzima ngaphambi kwedabi lam lomhlaza, ngoku kubonakala kulula ukuzilawula. Ukuba ndinokubetha umhlaza, ndingenza nantoni na. Ubomi buhle kwaye ndinoxolo.

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