Ungakuphatha Kanjani Ukungalawuleki ku-Dementia

Ukungakwazi ukuzibamba kuvamile ekugugeni kukodwa futhi kwenzeka ezigulini eziningi ezinesifo sokuwohloka komqondo kwesinye isikhathi. Yize kungenankinga njengokuthukuthela, ulaka, ukudinwa, noma ukuwa, ukungakwazi ukuzibamba kuyakucasula wena nomuntu omthandayo futhi kuyisizathu esikhulu esenza ukuthi abantu abanenkinga yokuwohloka komqondo bagcine beshiya amakhaya abo bangene esikhungweni.

Kunezinhlobo eziningi zokungahambisani nabantu abadala abangase babhekane nazo. Ezinye izinhlobo zihlobene nezimbangela zokwakheka nokwelashwa; lezi zinhlobo zihlolwa kangcono futhi ziphathwe ngudokotela wezifo zomchamo noma omunye udokotela. Ngalesi sizathu, uma lezi zincomo zehluleka ukubhekana ngokuphawulekayo nokungahleleki, kubalulekile ukuxoxa ngenkinga nodokotela. (Qaphela, noma kunjalo, ukuthi imishanguzo enqunyiwe ingaqinisa ukucabanga nenkumbulo!)

Uma othandekayo wakho evuza umchamo lapho ekhwehlela, ethimula, noma ehleka, angaba nakho ukungakwazi ukucindezeleka . Ukungakwazi ukucindezela kuvame kakhulu kwabesifazane asebekhulile futhi kubangelwa ukwehlisa amandla noma ukulimaza imisipha yesinye ebambe umchamo. Ukuchichima kokuchichima kwenzeka lapho isinye singaphumi ngokuphelele. Kuvamile emadodeni ane-prostate enwetshiwe, yize ingenzeka nakwabesifazane. Imisipha yesinye iyelulwa futhi ingavuza noma ichitheke. Okokugcina, uma othandekayo wakho enesifiso esinamandla, ngokuzumayo sokuchama, adinga ukugijimela endlini yangasese, futhi akwenzi ngaso sonke isikhathi ngesikhathi abanaso nxusa ukungazibambi (obizwa nangokuthi isinye esisebenza ngokweqile ). Kwesinye isikhathi abantu baba nenkinga ethambile yale nkinga eholela ekuphuthumeni komchamo noma ohambweni oluvamile lokuya endlini yangasese ngaphandle kokungabambeki okungokoqobo. Futhi, abanye abantu banenhlanganisela yalezi zinhlobo ezahlukahlukene zokungabambeki.

Ekudidekeni komqondo, izinkinga ezine eziyinhloko zingadala noma zenze kube nzima ukungabambeki. Okokuqala ngukuthi, njengoba amalobolo angaphambili omuntu nokuxhuma kwendaba emhlophe kulimala ngenxa yokuwohloka komqondo, amandla abo okulawula isinye abo ayaphazamiseka, futhi bamane nje abakwazi ukubamba umchamo wabo kungakhathalekile ukuthi bazama kanzima kanjani. Okwesibili ukuthi, ngenxa yezinkinga zememori, bangakhohlwa ukusebenzisa indlu yangasese ngaphambi kokuhamba ibanga elide noma ukuhamba ngemoto, noma bangakhohlwa ukulungisa ukuphuza kwabo uketshezi ngaphambi komcimbi onjalo. Bangakhohlwa noma bahlulele kabi ukuthi bangabamba umchamo wabo isikhathi esingakanani, ikakhulukazi uma amandla abo okubamba umchamo wabo anciphile eminyakeni edlule. Okwesithathu ukuthi abanye abantu abane-dementia bamane bangakhathazeki uma bechamela ezingutsheni zabo noma kwezinye izindawo ezingafanele. Lokhu kungabibikho kokukhathalela inhlanzeko kungabonakala ekuqaleni kwalabo abanokungasebenzi kahle kwe-lobe ngaphambili njenge-dementia ye-frontotemporal, noma esigabeni esinzima sanoma yikuphi ukuwohloka komqondo. Okokugcina, uma othandekayo wakho engakwazi ukuhamba ngokushesha nganoma yisiphi isizathu, kuzokwenza kube nzima kakhulu kubo ukufinyelela endlini yangasese ngesikhathi.

Ukungakwazi ukubamba amathumbu kungaba ngenxa yezinkinga umuntu angaba nazo, njengesifo sohudo, kepha kuvamile ekuwohlokeni komqondo ezigabeni ezilinganiselayo nezinzima ngenxa yezizathu ezifanayo zokuthi ukungabi nomchamo kuvamile. Ukulawulwa kwamathumbu kukhubazekile futhi abantu abane-dementia abakwazi ukubamba indle yabo. Bangakhohlwa ukusebenzisa indlu yangasese ukuhambisa amathumbu abo ngaphambi kokuthatha uhambo. Ngenxa yokungasebenzi kahle kwe-lobe yangaphambili, kungenzeka bangakhathali ukuthi bayazingcolisa yini izingubo zabo. Futhi, uma ukuhamba kwabo kuphazamisekile, mancane amathuba okuthi bafike endlini yangasese ngesikhathi.

Umbuzo Obalulekile:

Anginankinga nokuhlanza lapho engafiki endlini yokugezela ngesikhathi futhi azenze umhlabathi, kepha manje uyalwa nami lapho ngizama ukumgeza.

• Ukungakwazi ukuzibamba kuvamile ekuwohlokeni komqondo. Lapho lowo muntu engafuni ukuhlanzwa ngokuvamile kukhombisa izinkinga ngomsebenzi wangaphambili we-lobe.

© Andrew E. Budson, MD, 2021, wonke amalungelo agodliwe.

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