Indaba Yami Yokugoma

Isikhathi esingaphezu konyaka manje, sengithathe zonke izindlela zokuqapha ukugwema ukungenwa yi-COVID-19, futhi muva nje nginqume ukuthi sekuyisikhathi sokuziphonsa. Ngithole umuthi wokugoma wePfizer, futhi kwathatha umama wangicela ukuthi ngikwenze ekugcineni ngikwenze.

Lesi yisihloko esidabukisayo, njengoba abantu abaningi bengakhululekile ukuthatha enye yezindlela ezintathu zamanje ezitholakalayo zokugonywa: iPfizer, Moderna, noJohnson noJohnson.

Ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ezedlule ngithole i-imeyili evela kumqashi wami ukuthi ngifanelekile ukuthola lo mshophi, kodwa ngakuziba. Ngiwele eqenjini eliqaphile labantu ebengaqiniseki ngakho, noma ngiphikisana ngokukuthatha, ngakho-ke ngasusa isaziso. Njengoba isikhathi siqhubeka, ngangiqhubeka nokubuza ukuthi ngiyithathe noma cha, futhi ngancika ekulindeni ngoba ukungabaza kwami ​​kwaba maphakathi nendawo.

Ngemuva kwalokho emasontweni ambalwa edlule bengikhuluma nosokhemisi eCVS yangakithi, wangazisa ukuthi phambilini babeke bakhipha isibhamu sikaJohnson noJohnson, futhi kwaphela izinsuku ezimbalwa. Lolu lwazi lwangenza ngazisola ukuthi ngangikudebeselela ukuhlala ngaziswa ukuthi imijovo ikhona nini, kodwa futhi kwanginikeza izaba zokuthi kimi, “Awu, ngiphuthelwe yithuba lami, awu.”

Ngesonto eledlule mina nomama sixoxe wangazisa ukuthi ukwazile ukukuthola endlini yangasese eWoodland Hills, eCalifornia. Uyintokazi eneminyaka engama-75 ehlala endaweni ephephile yasedolobheni, futhi lapha ngihlala eDowntown LA, okuyindawo eminyene enobungozi obukhulu nokuqubuka kwezifo i-COVID-19 esakhiweni sami nasemgwaqweni, nokho ngagodla kusuka ekuqhubekeni phambili nomuthi wokugoma.

Yize kuyilungelo lami ukuthatha isibhamu, futhi futhi kuyilungelo lami ukungasitholi isibhamu, futhi ukubhebhana emuva naphambili bekungasangisebenzeli ngoba uma umama engincenga ukuthi ngisithathe, ngaziphoqa ukuthi ngisithathe ngibheke kanzima ukungabaza kwami ​​kulo nyaka odlule.

Ngikhumbule ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ezedlule umngani wami osebenza njenge-R.N. e-ICU ngizama ukusiza ukusindisa izimpilo zalabo abangenwe yigciwane bangithumelela isithombe sekhadi lakhe lokugoma. Ngangiziqhenya ngomsebenzi ayewenza, kodwa futhi ngangazi ukuthi kwakudingekile ngenxa yemvelo yomsebenzi wakhe. Ngacabanga kimi, angisebenzi ku-ICU ngakho-ke angidingi ngempela ukuyithola — esinye isizathu esizwakalayo sokuyeka.

Kubukeka kunamathimba amabili laphaya: labo abangena, nalabo abakhetha ukuphuma, futhi kubonakala sengathi kunokuningi kokugomela okugomayo okwenzelwa labo abakhetha ukuphuma — njengokuthi abahambisani nokuxhumana nabantu lapho kufanele bonke babe kulokhu ndawonye, ​​ngakho-ke sicishe sizibophezele ngokungenhloso ukuthi sihlanganyele.

Yizwe elikhululekile futhi wonke umuntu unelungelo lokuthatha isinqumo sakhe, futhi angabi namahloni noma abhekwe njengosongo emphakathini uma enganquma ukuyeka. Ngenhlonipho ngisekela noma isiphi isinqumo esenziwa ngabantu, kepha ngazizwa sengathi isinqumo sami akusona isinqumo sami sokuphinda ngisithathe lapho umama engicela ukuthi ngisithathe. Kwaba ithoni yakhe eyangishukumisela, futhi lapho ngiphuma ocingweni ngenza isikhathi sokubonana nomtholampilo wabalindi baseMLK Jr eCompton ngosuku olulandelayo.

Ngalolo suku ekuseni ngavuka ngilungele ukuhamba, ngagibela iVespa yami futhi ngehla ngeNingizimu ngaya emtholampilo, futhi ngemuva kokukhombisa ibheji lami lezokwelapha njengesisebenzi emkhakheni wezokwelapha, ngangena egumbini lokulinda ukuze ngithole abesifazane ababili ngaphambi kwami ​​abaseminyakeni yabo yama-70 balinde umthamo wabo wesibili. Ngemuva kokudubula umoya omncane, ngathola ukuthi bayabonga ngethuba lokufanelekela ukugoma. Lokhu kungenze ngazizwa ngiyisiwula ngokwengeziwe ngokuchitha izinyanga ngiya ngapha nangapha kuyo yonke into kuqhathaniswa nokuba nenhlanhla ngokukwazi kwami ​​ukufaneleka. Ingxoxo yami nabo iqinisekise kuphela ukuthi kube yinhlanhla ukuba phakathi kwalaba besifazane, nokuthola inaliti engalweni yami.

Ngemuva kokugoma, kuye kwadingeka ngilinde egumbini lokuqaphelisa imizuzu engama-30 ngoba i-penicillin iyangigulisa, futhi ngiphawule nabantu abadubuleke nabo behleli egumbini belinde imvume. Kwakunabantu ababebonakala bevela kuzo zonke izizinda zempilo. Ngemuva kokuphela kwesikhathi sami ngabonga abesifazane abasebenza ngemuva kwedeski ukuphoqelela imithetho yokulinda ngaphambi kokuphuma emtholampilo ngababuza ukuthi banaso yini isitikha esithi “Ngagoma”. Abazange, kusobala, kepha ukuthola ukugoma kwaba sengathi uvota futhi uthola isitikha esithi "Ngavota" njengophawu lokuhlanganyela entandweni yeningi noma okuthile. Kimina kungaba ibheji lesibindi ngemuva kwazo zonke izinyanga engizichithe ngisaba ukulithatha.

Lapho ngifika ekhaya, ngalinda imiphumela engemihle futhi ngezwa ubuhlungu obukhulu engalweni yami. Ngaziqinisa ngemiphumela engemihle engayicwaninga ku-inthanethi. Ngacabanga kimina ukuthi mhlawumbe njengoba ngakhiwe njengehhashi futhi ngingalokothi ngigule, umzimba wami wadideka ngokuhlasela kwangaphandle komuthi ngomuthi wokugoma. Kepha bekuvele kusakazeka egazini lami futhi, okwenziwe kwenziwa, futhi yize ngangisazizwa nginovalo mayelana neminye imiphumela engemihle evelayo, ngalala ngijabule. Ngivuke nginemiphumela engemihle futhi angibongi nje kuphela ngokuthi ngenze ngokuqokwa kwami, ngiyabonga ukuthi ingelosi (umama wami) yangenelela ukuqinisa isinqumo sami.

Noma ngabe unquma ukuthola umuthi wokugoma, noma cha, kuyisinqumo sakho. Ngiyakutshela ukuthi ukungazithathi zonke lezo zinyanga bekungukuchitha isikhathi, futhi amandla engqondo okukhathazeka nsuku zonke ukuthi ukuhamba nje emgwaqweni kungenza ngisengozini yokuchayeka kwakuwukucindezeleka okuqhubekayo engangikugweme.

Ngibheke phambili, angikhathazeki ngokudutshulwa kwami ​​kwesibili, ngilangazelela futhi ngilungele futhi ngijabule ukuthi kusekhalendeni lami, futhi ngikulindele ngokujabula ukuza kwesibili!