Kuchengetedza Dementia: Kufamba Kushanya kwaChiremba neMudiwa Wako

Zvemukati

• Patakatsvaga nzvimbo yekupaka kunze kwehofisi yachiremba wezveuropi, babamunini vangu vakandibvunza zvakare, "Zvino, sei uchindiendesa kuno? Handizive kuti sei vanhu vese vachiita sevanofunga kuti pane chakakanganisika neni. "
• Dementia yakajairika sei?
• Iwe unobatsira sei munhu waunoda ane dementia?
• Izvo zvaunofanirwa kuita pamberi pekushanya kwachiremba
• Zvaunofanirwa kuita panguva yekushanya kwachiremba
• Nzira yekupa yakanakisa kutarisira kunze kwehofisi yechiremba

Patakatsvaga nzvimbo yekupaka kunze kwehofisi yachiremba wezveuropi, babamunini vangu vakandibvunza zvakare, "Zvino, sei uchindiendesa kuno? Handizive kuti sei vanhu vese vachiita sevanofunga kuti pane chakakanganisika neni. "

Ini nekutya ndakapindura, "Zvakanaka, ini handizive. Tangofunga kuti unoda kushanyirwa nachiremba kuti titaure nezvezvimwe zvinhu. ” Vavhiringidzwa nekuyedza kwandinoita kupaka, babamunini vangu vakaita kunge vakanaka nemhinduro yangu isina kujeka.

Kutora munhu waunoda kushanyira chiremba nezve hutano hwavo hwepfungwa kunongova kusagadzikana. Iwe unotsanangudza sei zvinokunetsa kuna chiremba wavo usinganyadzise mudiwa wako? Unovarega sei vachichengeta ruremekedzo? Chii chaunoita kana mudiwa wako achiramba zvakasimba kuti pane dambudziko? Unoita sei kuti vaende kuna chiremba wavo pakutanga?

Dementia yakajairika sei?

Sekureva kweiyo, 47.5 mamirioni evanhu pasi rese vane dementia. Chirwere cheAlzheimer ndicho chinonyanya kukonzera kushushikana uye chinogona kubatsira 60 kusvika 70 muzana yematambudziko. MuUnited States, Alzheimer's Association inoshuma kuti vanofungidzirwa kuti vanhu zviuru mazana mashanu nezviuru mazana mashanu vari kurarama nechirwere cheAlzheimer. Nekuda kwehuwandu huri kuwedzera hwevanhu vanopfuura makore makumi matanhatu nemashanu muUnited States, huwandu hunotarisirwa kuwedzera.

Kunyangwe takatarisana neaya manhamba, zvingave zvakaoma kubvuma kuti kuora mwoyo kuri kutibata isu kana mudiwa. Makiyi akarasika, mazita akakanganikwa, uye nyonganiso zvinogona kuita senge chinonetsa kupfuura dambudziko. Madementias mazhinji ari kufambira mberi. Zviratidzo zvinotanga zvishoma nezvishoma uye zvishoma nezvishoma zvinowedzera, sekureva kweAlzheimer's Association. Zviratidzo zvekushaya pfungwa zvinogona kunge zviri pachena kune nhengo dzemhuri kana shamwari.

Iwe unobatsira sei munhu waunoda ane dementia?

Izvo zvinotidzosera kumashure ekuti isu tinowana sei mudiwa kuti aone nyanzvi nezve yavo inogona dementia. Vazhinji vachengeti vanonetseka nechavanoudza mudiwa wavo nezvekushanya kwachiremba. Nyanzvi dzinoti zvese ndezvekuti unozvigadzirira sei izvo zvinogona kuita mutsauko.

"Ndinotaurira nhengo dzemhuri kuti dziitire seimwe nzira yekudzivirira yemushonga, senge colonoscopy kana kuyerwa kwemapfupa," akadaro Diana Kerwin, MD, mukuru wezve geriatrics kuTexas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas uye director weTexas Alzheimer's uye Memory Disorders. "Mhuri dzinogona kuudza mudiwa wavo kuti vari kuenda kunoongororwa uropi."

Izvo zvaunofanirwa kuita pamberi pekushanya kwachiremba

• Isa pamwe chete rondedzero yemishonga yese, kusanganisira pamusoro-the-counter mishonga uye zvinowedzera. Nyora huwandu hwavo uye kuwanda. Zvirinani, zviise zvese muhomwe, uye uuye nazvo kumusangano.
• Ita shuwa iwe uve nekunzwisisa kwakajeka kweyaunoda wako wezvekurapa uye nhoroondo yemhuri.
• Funga kuburikidza nezvawakaona nezve ndangariro yavo. Vakatanga rini kunetseka nekurangarira kwavo? Kwakanganisa sei hupenyu hwavo? Nyora pasi mimwe mienzaniso yeshanduko yawaona.
• Uya nerunyorwa rwemibvunzo.
• Uya ne notepad kuti utore zvinyorwa.

Zvaunofanirwa kuita panguva yekushanya kwachiremba

Kamwe iwe uripo, iwe kana chiremba wavo unogona kuseta toni yekuratidza kuremekedza kune wako waunoda.

"Ndinovaita kuti vazive kuti tiripano kuti tione kana ndichigona kuvabatsira kuchengeta ndangariro dzavo kwemakore gumi kusvika kumakumi maviri anotevera," akadaro Dr. Kerwin. "Ipapo, ndinogara ndichibvunza murwere kana ndine mvumo yekutaura nemudiwa wake nezvezvavakaona."

Kuva mutakuri wenhau dzakaipa kunogona kuita basa rakaoma kune muchengeti. Asi iwe unogona kutarisa kuna chiremba wako kuti abatsirwe pano. Kerwin anoti ari munzvimbo yakasarudzika yekubatsira mhuri kubata nhaurirano dzakaoma.

"Ini ndinogona kuve munhu akaipa anoti ingangove nguva yekurega kutyaira kana vangangoda kuenda kune imwe mamiriro ehupenyu," anodaro Kerwin. "Mukukurukurirana kupi nekupi, ini ndinoshanda kuchengetedza murwere achibatikana sezvinobvira kuvadzora."

Nzira yekupa yakanakisa kutarisira kunze kwehofisi yechiremba

Nepo vamwe varwere vachisiya nemushonga, zvakajairika kuti vanachiremba vavaendese kumba nemirairo yekushandura chikafu chavo uye kuwedzera kurovedza muviri kwavo kuti vabatsire ndangariro yavo. Sezvo zvaungayeuchidza mudiwa wako kutora mishonga yavo nguva dzose, zvakakoshawo kuti uvabatsire kunamatira kune ino mararamire matsva, anodaro Kerwin.

Zvinosuruvarisa, kushanya kwavanachiremba kunongova chikamu chidiki chedambudziko vazhinji vanoona. Zvakakosha kuti usarasikirwe neichi. Sekureva kweFamily Caregiver Alliance, tsvagiridzo inoratidza kuti vachengeti vanoratidzira mwero wakakwira wekushushikana, vanotambura nekuwanda kwekushushikana, vane njodzi yakawedzera yechirwere chemwoyo, uye vane mwero wakaderera wekuzvitarisira. Nezvikonzero izvi, zvakakosha kuti vachengeti varangarire kuzvitarisirawo. Usakanganwa kuti kuti uvepo kwavari, hutano hwako hwepanyama, uye hwepamoyo hunofanira kuuya pekutanga.

"Ndinokurudzira [vachengeti] kuudza chiremba wavo kuti vari kuchengeta mumwe munhu wavanoda, uye ndinovakumbira kuti vatevedze maitiro akafanana andinopa murwere," anopa zano Kerwin. "Ndinokurudzirawo kuti vapedze maawa mana kana maviri pasvondo vari kure nemudiwa wavo."

Kana ndiri ini, ndakazowana pekumira, uye babamunini vangu vasingade vakaona chiremba wetsinga. Isu tava kuona nyanzvi yekuongororwa kwehuropi kakawanda pagore. Uye kunyangwe zvichingogara zvichinakidza, tinogara tichisiya tichinzwa kuremekedzwa uye kunzwa. Iko kutanga kwerwendo rurefu. Asi mushure mekushanya kwekutanga, ndinonzwa ndakagadzirira zvakanyanya kuve muchengeti akanaka wangu nasekuru vangu.

Laura Johnson munyori anofarira kugadzira ruzivo rwehutano nezvekubata uye nyore kunzwisisa. Kubva kuNICU hunyanzvi uye nhoroondo dzevarwere kusvika kutsvagurudzo yepasi uye pamberi penzvimbo nharaunda, Laura akanyora nezve dzakasiyana siyana dzehutano misoro. Laura anogara kuDallas, Texas, nemwanakomana wake achiri kuyaruka, imbwa yakare, uye hove nhatu dzichiripo.