…anali m’modzi mwa anyamata ochezeka kwambiri amene aliyense ankawadziwa… Mukamufunsa kuti “kodi mukudziwa kuti ndine ndani?” Anayankha kuti “Ndikuganiza kuti nditero!”

Pamene tikupitiriza zokambirana zathu za Alzheimer's Speaks Radio, Lori La Bey ndi Dr. Ashford, amene anayambitsa MemTrax perekani zomwe adakumana nazo pakuchita ndi makolo awo pomwe adasiya kudwala matenda a Alzheimer's ndi dementia. Tikuphunzirapo Dr. Ashford, nsonga yosangalatsa ya thanzi, kuti maphunziro ndi kuyanjana ndi anthu ndizolimbikitsa kwambiri zomwe ubongo umafuna kuti ukhale wathanzi. Lowani nafe sabata ino pazolemba zanu zapabulogu pomwe tikuyang'anizana ndi vuto la kukumbukira.

Lori:

Eya, zinali zowawa kwambiri kwa amayi anganso, ankadziwa kuti chinachake chalakwika. Adapanga chomangira mphete 3 momwe angagwirire ntchito yake, machitidwe adakhala ofunikira kwambiri m'njira zosiyanasiyana kuti asinthe malinga ndi nthawi yofotokozera, anali wanzeru, chifukwa cha zinthu zomwe adazipanga atadwala matenda a Alzheimer's. Chimodzi mwa zidule zake chinali kusunga wailesi yakanema pa tchanelo chomwecho chifukwa ndiye ankadziwa mwa nkhani ndi amene anali kuonera, ngati inali nthawi ya nkhomaliro, nthawi ya chakudya chamadzulo, kapena nthawi yogona. Sitinadziwe kuti mgwirizano wake unali wotani, imayenera kukhala pa tchanelo 4, tsopano ndi masiku akusintha kwambiri, ndi mapulogalamu, zingakhale zovuta kuti wina azigwiritsa ntchito mwanjira imeneyi. Kalelo zinkamuyendera bwino kwambiri.

Dr. Ashford :

Koma sanakuuzeni kuti ndizomwe amachita?

Lori:

Ayi, ayi, ayi…

Dr. Ashford :

Ndendende. (Dr. Ashford akulimbitsa mfundo yake yapitayi m'mabuku oyambirira a blog omwe anthu ena omwe ali ndi matenda a Alzheimer's and dementia sangatchule kapena kukopa chidwi chawo ku zizindikiro ndi matenda awo.)

Lori:

Panali zinthu zina zomwe adatiuza, pamenepo ndi pomwe sizinagwirenso ntchito ndipo analibe ntchito, anali wanzeru kwambiri kuzibisa. Zinali zodabwitsa zomwe adachita ndipo ine ndekha ndikuganiza kuti kucheza ndi anthu ndikovuta kwambiri ndipo ndikuganiza kuti ndichifukwa chake adakhala nthawi yayitali, chifukwa mzaka zake 4 zapitazi, anali kumapeto kwake, panalibe kulumikizana. . Sizinali zozama komanso zowoneka bwino koma adakondana kwambiri ndi anthu omwe adamuzungulira. Anali m'nyumba yosungirako anthu okalamba panthawiyo ndipo zinali zodabwitsa, mukuwona kuti phokoso, kwa ine ndikufuna kuwona kafukufuku wochuluka wokhudzana ndi chikhalidwe cha anthu komanso matenda a Alzheimer's, tikuyamba kuwona zina tsopano koma zonse zikuwoneka kukhala mtundu wa mankhwala oyendetsedwa ndi machiritso ndipo ndikuganiza kuchokera kwa ine ndikuganiza kuti gawo lonse lachitukuko ndilofunika kwambiri pakukhala ndi moyo komanso momwe tingasamalire munthu amene ali nalo chifukwa tonse timadziwa chipolopolo chaching'ono [A. mankhwala ochiza matenda a Alzheimer's] ndi njira yotulukira, ngati pakhala imodzi kapena ngati isintha moyo, ndikungomva kuti gawo lachinkhoswe ndilofunika kwambiri. Kodi mukuwona kuti gawo lachiyanjano ndilofunika kwambiri pothana ndi zizindikiro zina za matenda a Alzheimer's?

Dr. Ashford :

Ndikugwirizana nanu 100%. Ndikuganiza kuti ndizofunikira kwambiri, koma monga ndidanenera kuti maphunziro ndi ofunikira, simuyenera kupita kusukulu kuti mukaphunzire, kucheza ndi anthu, ndimakhulupirira kuti kucheza ndi anthu, ndimakhulupirira ngakhale kupita kutchalitchi ndikwabwino kwa anthu [kuti athandize. kupewa matenda a dementia ndi matenda a Alzheimer's], osati makamaka pazifukwa zauzimu koma chifukwa cha chithandizo chochuluka ndi mayanjano ndi anthu ena zomwe mpingo ungapereke kapena mabungwe ena azachikhalidwe.

Chifukwa chake ndikuganiza kuti kupitiliza izi ndizomwe zimakulimbikitsani ubongo wanu, ndipo kuyenera kukhala kopanda nkhawa komwe kumakhala kosangalatsa ndikukupangitsani kupitiriza. Abambo anga anali ochezeka kwambiri ndipo ngakhale m'chaka chomaliza cha moyo wawo ali m'malo osamalira anali m'modzi mwa anyamata osangalatsa kwambiri omwe aliyense amawadziwa. Munkapita kukamuona [pamene anali kudwala matenda a Alzheimer’s] ndipo anasangalala kwambiri kukuwonani ndipo munasangalala kwambiri kuti munamuchezera. Mukamufunsa kuti, "kodi mukudziwa kuti ndine ndani?" Anayankha kuti “Ndikuganiza kuti nditero!” Anali adakali ndi moyo wolemera kwambiri ngakhale kuti sankatha kukumbukira aliyense. Apa n’kuti atatsala pang’ono zaka 80 kukhala ndi mavuto amenewa kwa zaka pafupifupi 10. Zinthu izi zimapita pang'onopang'ono, gawo lake la moyo, simudzasiya ukalamba monga ndadziwira.