Kutsvaga Kutenda muAlzheimer's

“Kuti uwane chimwe chinhu chausina kumbove nacho, unofanirwa kuita chimwe chinhu chausina kumboita. Kana Mwari akatora chimwe chinhu kubva mumaoko ako, Ishe haasi kukuranga, asi kungovhura maoko ako kuti ugamuchire chimwe chinhu chiri nani. ” - Jose N. Narris, Nyaya yekutenda, Tariro uye Rudo

Kunze kwekutambudzika, kusurukirwa, zviratidzo zvinotyisa, kune maropafadzo muAlzheimer's. Asi iwe unofanira kuvatevera.

Nhasi, kune zvakawanda zvakaderera kupfuura kukwira murwendo rwangu sezvo dhimoni reAlzheimer zvishoma nezvishoma, asi zvishoma nezvishoma, richishanda nenzira yaro yenyoka mukati mehuropi hwangu: hasha dzakanyanya, kurasikirwa wega, kurasika kwenguva pfupi kurasika, kurangarira kwakanyanya uye kuzviparadzanisa. kurega kubva kumhuri neshamwari, ndisingazive vanhu vandakaziva hupenyu hwangu hwese, ndichirwira kuti ndigare munguva, kushushikana kwakadzama, gomba dema rekuora mwoyo. Uye kubhuroka kuri kuwedzera.

Kufa kwekucheka churu. PaZuva raBaba, kwenguva yekutanga, ini handina kana kukwanisa kurangarira zita remukadzi wangu Mary Catherine. Ini ndaifanira kumubvunza iye kumashure kwedheki reimba yedu paOuter Cape Cod. Tave takaroora makore makumi mana nematatu. Uye, ndangowana shoko kuti kenza yangu iri kuwedzera.

Zvisinei, Ishe akanaka. Zvisinei neAlzheimer's, Ishe vakandiropafadza, kuburikidza nevabereki vangu, nehungwaru hwakanaka, bhakiti re "chengetedzo yekuziva," uye izvo zvinonzi navanachiremba "neuroplasticity" - kugona dzimwe nguva kutenderedza uropi. Ishe vakandidzidzisa, sezvakaita amai vangu, avo vakafa neAlzheimer, kutaura nekunyora kuburikidza nemoyo, nzvimbo yemweya, kana pfungwa dzikatadza. Sezvo huropi huripo muAlzheimer's, mweya unotsungirira.

Chirevo cheHealthDay pane ongororo ichangobva kuitwa yaJohn Hopkins inoratidza kuti "kungwara uye kudzidza zvakanyanya hakutadzise chirwere cheAlzheimer, asi zvinoita sekunge kunonoka kukanganisa kwechirwere pahupenyu hwezuva nezuva ... Vatsvakurudzi havagone kuratidza kuti ndizvo zvazviri, asi data ravo inoratidza kuti zvingadaro. ”

Ini ndichaenda imwe iri nani mukurwisa Alzheimer's: kutenda muna Wemasimbaose, uyo anopa nyasha mukuora mwoyo. Ishe vanoshanda nenzira dzisinganzwisisike.

Kuwana rutendo muAlzheimer's, nepo vaongorori vachikwikwidza kurapwa, inyaya yebhuku idzva, rakaburitswa naJessica Kingsley Vaparidzi veLondon nePhiladelphia: Dementia-Kunamata Kwakanaka. Yakanyorwa pasi pesvomhu dzeUsAgainstAlzheimer's, bhuku, bhuku rinezvitendero zvakasiyana-siyana zvevafundisi, vafundisi, uye nharaunda dzezvitendero, rinopa maonero akaomarara kubva kune vanopa dzakasiyana siyana dzekutenda netsika dzechivanhu, pamwe neavo vanorarama nechirwere. Ndakakudzwa kuve ndakakumbirwa kuti ndipe.

Mukufamba kwangu muchirwere ichi, ndakafamba mumabasa semutarisiri uye zvino semurwere. Semukomana mukurusa mumhuri yeIreland yevana gumi, ini ndaive muchengeti wemhuri kuCape yevabereki vangu panguva yavairwisa Alzheimer's uye dementia, izvo zvakatorawo sekuru vangu amai nababamunini baba vababa. Mushure mekuongororwa kwangu uye nekunzwirwa tsitsi, Ishe vakandiburitsa mugomba rakadzika uye vachindikurudzira kuti ndidzokere mumujaho — mutsindo wekushingirira nekutsungirira kwemubairo weTestamente Yekare neItsva. "Patinenge tisina simba," amai vangu vakaramba vachidaro, "Mwari vane simba."

Ndakazvidzidza nenzira yakaoma.

Zvechinyorwa, ini ndiri munhu akakwana, asina kukwana, munhu uyo ​​nekufamba kwenguva akaita zvivi zvese zvingafungidzirwe asi kuuraya nehupombwe, uye ndakaedzwa mune zvese izvi. Zvakadaro, ndakaropafadzwawo neura, kutenda kusingazununguki; chipo chandinogamuchira zvakanyanya nekuwedzera kwechirwere ichi, sevamwe.

Mwari akandipa chinangwa muAlzheimer's, kunyange Ishe vaifanira kundinyengetedza ndakananga. Kaviri, ndakaedza kusiya nyika nguva isati yakwana-ndega nehasha uye kushushikana kwakadzika. Handidade nazvo. Pane dzimwe nguva ikozvino dzandinonzwa saJobho muTestamente Yekare, kurasikirwa nezvose. Asi Mwari akandichengetera kunyora kwangu kwechipo chaIshe kwandiri. Ini handizvitorere mbiri.

Rwendo rwangu, sekufamba kwevamwe, harusi rweAlzheimer chete uye mushonga; ndezvekusvika pakutenda muchirwere ichi apo mushonga, parizvino, usingakwanise kuugadzirisa. Izvo ndezve padivi remweya rehupenyu, kutarisa mugirazi, kutarisana nezvikanganiso zvangu, madhimoni angu, uye nekuziva kuti ndakaregererwa. Izvo ndezvekuporesa mune yega pfungwa yeshoko, nezvekufamba kuenda nekusingaperi zvine chiremerera. Ishe, ndinotenda, kazhinji vanotora vatadzi vakanakisa kuti vabatsire kutungamira nzira. Hazvishamise kuti izvo zvave kuita kwangu mugove.

Muchitsauko changu mubhuku rekunamatira, Matombo Mumusoro Wangu, Ini ndinonyora nezve pandakanga ndiri-makore makumi maviri nemana ekuberekwa mutori wenhau kuCape, anowanzoita chiIrish dumbass, achiwanzoenda kumabhawa, achidzingirira vakadzi. Ndakanga ndiri pabhawa husiku humwe mushure mekupedzisira kwepepanhau. Iyo Beachcomber tavern inogara pamusoro pegungwa, yakatarisa kuAtlantic inotenderera, uye pahusiku chaihwo, husiku husina mwedzi husina mwedzi hwakabatidzwa neMilky Way. Asi, ndakanzwa shungu dzekubva kubhawa; zvakange zvisinganakidze futi. Ini ndanga ndichitsvaga; paifanira kuva nechimwe chinhu.

Saka ndakatyaira kukwira mugwagwa mune yangu yakarohwa-mota, vintage Triumph yemitambo mota, kumusoro kumusoro, ine ngura mafuru, uye kuboora runyararo rwehusiku. Ndakagara ndega pabluff yakakwira pamusoro pegungwa ndikatarisa kudenga. Zvaiita sekunge mumwe munhu avhenekera matenga nemakwenzi machena. Mamirioni avo. Ndakanga ndiri padanho rehupenyu hwangu kwandaive ndichibvunza zvese, ini ndanga ndichivavarira kunze: Chii chinonzi gehena chinangwa cheupenyu? Mwari ndiani zvakadaro? Mwari ariko zvechokwadi here?

Ndakanga ndichipfura mibvunzo mumweya mangu senjiva dzevhu mupfuti. Uye Mwari, zvakasikwa, asina chokwadi kuti ndiani panguva iyoyo, aive achivapfura pasi. Pop. Pop. Pop. Hapana imwe nzira yekutaura izvi, asi ndakakweverwa mukati uye ndikanzwa munguva iyoyo kuti ndaive mukukurukura nemumwe munhu, ndisina chokwadi kuti ndiani, asi ndakatanga kuvimba kuti maonero ekudenga pamberi pangu haana kusikwa netsaona uye kuti isu tine chinangwa.

Ndakaramba ndichidzoka husiku mukati mezhizha. Nhaurirano yakaenderera. Chivimbo changu chakakura.

Mwedzi yakati gare gare, kutanga kwaGunyana, ndakaenda kunomhanya paNauset Beach inoshamisa muOrleans kuOuter Cape. Nekusvika kwekudonha equinox, zuva rinodzikira, uye denga rinoshandura rakazara azure bhuruu. Pamasikati ano, nemhepo shoma kumusana kwangu, ndakanzwa runyararo rwandakanga ndisati ndamboona. Runyararo rwakawedzera. Pakupedzisira, mukuvimba kwangu, ndakachema, "Mwari, kana muri imi, regai ndikunzwei, ndizivisei ..."

Mumasekonzi mashoma, ndanga ndave kuchema ndokupfugama chinyararire mujecha. Ndakanzwa zvakajeka zuva iri mumoyo mangu, mumweya mangu: "Hongu, ndiri chaiye, uye handimbokusiye!"

Handina kumbobvira ndakatarisa kumashure mukukahadzika Mwari. Kunyangwe ndichinyara nekufamba kwangu dzimwe nguva, ndinoziva Mwari haasi mafungiro emumwe munhu. Pane zvinhu zvakaipisisa kupfuura chitadzo, ini ndakadzidza-kurega!

Zvinogona kuva zvakaoma kupatsanura pfungwa kubva kumweya. Zvinotora basa. Pfungwa ingori gedhi. Vazhinji havanyatsonzwisisa dementia. Izwi iri rinotyisidzira gehena kubva kwavari-dhimoni remubhaibheri rinoungudza murenje. Vamwe vanosarudza kutyaira nyore ne — kunyemwerera, kukwazisana, “Hi, ya,” shoko rinokurudzira, kana kuti kungotarisa usina chinhu. Ndiani angavapa mhosva? Asi pane zvakawanda zvekudzidza, zvakawanda zvekuita, muhondo yemweya neAlzheimer's, iyo yakagadzirira kutora iyo Baby Boom Generation uye zvimwe zvizvarwa zvinotevera.

Mubatsiri weUsAgainstAlzheimer George Vradenburg, aimbove mukuru weCBS, Fox, uye AOL / Time Warner, akataura zvakanaka nezvekurwisa Alzheimer's: "Iyi ihondo ... tiri kuzokunda nekuti tiri kuenda kurasikirwa nevakawanda munzira. ”

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