Kuve Mutambi weOlympic Kwakandigadzirira Kurwisa Ovarian Cancer

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• Kuongororwa neOvarian Cancer
• Zvidzidzo zvandakadzidza semutambi zvakabatsira sei mukudzosa kwangu
• Kutarisana Nekuzotevera Kenza
• Sei Ndinovimba Kupa Simba Vamwe Vakapona Gomarara
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Yakanga iri 2011 uye ini ndanga ndichiva nerimwe remazuva iwayo uko kunyangwe kofi yangu yaida kofi. Pakati pekumanikidzwa pamusoro pebasa uye nekugadzirisa mwana wangu ane gore-rimwe chete, ndainzwa sekunge pasina nzira yandaigona kuita nayo nguva yegore-ob-gyn yangu yekutarisa yaive yakarongerwa gare gare muvhiki. Pasina kutaura, ndakanzwa zvakanaka chose. Ndakanga ndiri mukwikwidzi weOlympic-ndarama akarega basa, ndairovedza muviri nguva dzose, uye ndaisanzwa kuti paive nechinhu chinotyisa chaiitika noutano hwangu.

Saka, ndakafonera hofisi yachiremba ndichitarisira kurongazve nguva yandakanga ndamiswa. Kamwe kamwe kekuzvipa mhosva kwakashamba pamusoro pangu uye apo mugamuchiri paakadzokera kufoni, pachinzvimbo chekusundira musangano kumashure, ndakabvunza kana ndaigona kutora musangano wekutanga waivepo. Zvakaitika kuva mangwanani mamwe chetewo, saka ndichitarisira kuti zvaizondibatsira kufambisira mberi kwevhiki rangu, ndakapinda mumotokari yangu ndikasarudza kubvisa cheki yacho munzira.

Kuongororwa neOvarian Cancer

Zuva iro, chiremba wangu akawana baseball-saizi cyst pane imwe yemaovari angu. Handina kukwanisa kuzvitenda sezvo ndainzwa ndakagwinya zvakakwana. Ndichitarisa kumashure, ndakaona kuti ndakange ndamboerekana ndarasikirwa nekurema, asi ndakafunga kuti nenyaya yekuti ndakanga ndarega kuyamwisa mwana wangu. Ini ndaivewo nekurwadziwa nemudumbu uye kuzvimba, asi hapana chakanzwa zvakare zvine chekuita.

Kutya kwekutanga pakangopera, ndaifanira kutanga kuongorora. (Zvakafanana: Mukadzi Uyu Akaziva Kuti Ane Ovarian Cancer Paaiedza Kubata Mimba)

Kwemavhiki mashoma akatevera, ini ndakangoerekana ndapinda ichi chamupupuri cheyedzo uye kuongorora. Kunyange pasina bvunzo chaiyo yegomarara reovarian chiremba wangu aiedza kudzikisa nyaya. Kwandiri, hazvina basa ... ndaingotya. Icho chekutanga "mira uye ucherechedze" chikamu cherwendo rwangu chaive chimwe chezvakanyanya kuoma (kunyangwe zvese zvichinetsa).

Apa ndakanga ndave nyanzvi yezvemitambo kuitira kuti upenyu hwangu huve nani. Ndakanga ndanyatso shandisa muviri wangu sechishandiso chekuve akanakisa munyika pane chimwe chinhu, asi ini ndakanga ndisingazive kuti chimwe chinhu chakadai chaiitika? Sei ndaisaziva kuti chimwe chinhu chakange chisina kumira zvakanaka? Ndakaerekana ndanzwa kupera simba uku kwakandiita kuti ndinzwe ndapererwa uye ndakundwa

Zvidzidzo zvandakadzidza semutambi zvakabatsira sei mukudzosa kwangu

Pashure pemavhiki anenge mana ekuongororwa, ndakaendeswa kune oncologist uyo akatarisa ultrasound yangu uye pakarepo akaronga kuti ndivhiyiwe kubvisa bundu racho. Ndinoyeuka zvakajeka ndichienda kuoparesheni ndisingazivi kuti ndaizomuka ndichiitei. Yakanga iri benign here? Zvinokuvadza? Mwana wangu angave naamai here? Zvaive zvanyanya kuita.

Ndakamuka kune yakasanganiswa nhau. Ehe, yaive kenza, fomu isingawanzoitika yegomarara reovari. Nhau dzakanaka; vakanga vakurumidza kuibata.

Pandakangopora kubva pakuvhiyiwa kwavo kwakaenderera mberi pachikamu chinotevera chechirongwa changu chekurapa. Chemotherapy. Ndinofunga panguva iyoyo chimwe chinhu mupfungwa chakachinja. Ndakaerekana ndabva pakufunga kwangu ndichienda kwazvaiitika zvese kwandiri, kudzokera kupfungwa dzemakwikwi dzandaiziva semutambi. Ini zvino ndakanga ndava nechinangwa. Ndinogona kunge ndisingazive kwandaizogumira asi ndaiziva zvandaigona kumuka uye kutarisa zuva rega rega. Zvirinani ndaiziva zvaitevera, ndakazviudza. (Yakabatana: Nei Pasina Ari Kutaura Nezve Ovarian Cancer)

Maitiro angu akaiswa pamuedzo zvakare apo chemotherapy yakatanga. Bundu rangu rakanga rakakura kupfuura zvavaifunga pakutanga. Icho chaizove chimiro chakanakisa chemakemikari. Wangu oncologist akazvidaidza kuti, 'rova zvakanyanya, rova ​​nekukurumidza'

Mushonga pachawo waipihwa mazuva mashanu pasvondo rekutanga, uye kamwe kamwe pasvondo pamusoro pemaviri anotevera matatu matatu. Pakazara, ndakaitwa maround matatu ekurapwa mukati memavhiki mapfumbamwe. Yakanga iri hurongwa hunorema zvechokwadi neakaundi ese.

Zuva rega rega ndakamuka ndichizvipa pep hurukuro, ndichizviyeuchidza kuti ndakanga ndakasimba zvakakwana kuti ndipedze izvi. Ndiyo imba yekukiya pep yekutaura mafungiro. Muviri wangu unokwanisa kuita zvinhu zvikuru” “Unogona kuita izvi” “Unofanira kuita izvi”. Pakanga paine poindi muhupenyu hwangu kwandaive ndichishanda kunze kwemaawa makumi matatu kusvika makumi mana pasvondo, kudzidzira kumiririra nyika yangu kumitambo yeOlympic. Asi kunyangwe zvakadaro, handina kunzwa kugadzirira dambudziko raive chemo. Ndakapedza vhiki yekutanga yekurapwa, uye chaive chinhu chakaomesesa chandati ndamboita muhupenyu hwangu. (Zvakafanana: Uyu Wemakore 2 Akaonekwa Aine Rare Form yeOvarian Cancer)

Ndakatadza kuchengeta chikafu kana mvura. Ndakanga ndisina simba. Nenguva isipi, nekuda kweuropathy mumaoko angu, handina kukwanisa kuvhura bhodhoro remvura ndega. Kubva kubva pakuva pamabhawa asina kuenzana pachikamu chiri nani chehupenyu hwangu, kunetseka kuti ndimise chivharo, zvakandibata zvakanyanya mupfungwa uye zvakandimanikidza kuti ndibate chokwadi chemamiriro angu ezvinhu.

Ini ndaigara ndichitarisa kufunga kwangu. Ndakadzokera kune zvakawanda zvezvidzidzo zvandakadzidza mujimnastics-yakakosha kuve iyo pfungwa yekushandira pamwe. Ini ndaive nechikwata ichi chinoshamisa chekurapa, mhuri, uye shamwari vachinditsigira, saka ndaifanira kushandisa iro timu pamwe nekuve chikamu chayo. Izvi zvaireva kuita chimwe chinhu chakange chakandiomera uye chakaomera vakadzi vazhinji: kugamuchira uye kukumbira rubatsiro. (Yakabatana: 4 Matambudziko eGynecological Iwe Haufanire Kuregeredza)

Tevere, ndaifanira kuseta zvinangwa-zvibodzwa zvisina kukwirira. Hachisi chinangwa chese chinofanira kunge chakakura semaOlympics. Zvinangwa zvangu panguva yechemo zvaive zvakasiyana zvakanyanya, asi zvaive zvichiri zvibodzwa zvakasimba. Mamwe mazuva, kuhwina kwangu kwezuva iri kwaive kungofamba famba tafura yangu yekudyira… kaviri. Mamwe mazuva kwaive kuchengeta imwe girazi remvura kana kupfeka. Kumisikidza izvo zvakapusa, zvinokwanisika zvinangwa zvakave dombo repakona rekupora kwangu. (Yakabatana: Iyi yeCancer Survivor's Fitness Shanduko Ndiyo Chete Kufemerwa Kwaunoda)

Pakupedzisira, ndaifanira kubvuma mafungiro angu kuti aiva ani. Zvichipa zvese zvaiitika nemuviri wangu, ndaifanira kuzviyeuchidza kuti zvaive zvakanaka kana ndisina chokwadi nguva dzose. Zvaiva zvakanaka kuti ndizviitire mutambo wetsitsi kana ndaifanira. Kuchema kwaiva kwakanaka. Asi ipapo, ndaifanirwa kudyara tsoka dzangu ndofunga nezvekuti ndaizoramba ndichienderera mberi sei, kunyangwe zvaireva kudonha kakati wandei munzira.

Kutarisana Nekuzotevera Kenza

Pashure pemavhiki mapfumbamwe ekurapwa, ndakanzi ndisisina kenza.

Kunyangwe paine matambudziko echemo, ndaiziva kuti ndaive nerombo rakanaka kupona. Kunyanya tichifunga nezvegomarara reovarian ndiyo yechishanu inokonzera kufa kwegomarara muvakadzi. Ndakaziva kuti ndanga ndakunda zvisingaite uye ndakaenda kumba ndichifunga kuti ndaizomuka zuva raitevera ndonzwa zvirinani, ndakasimba uye ndakagadzirira kuenderera mberi. Chiremba wangu akandiyambira kuti kwaizotora mwedzi mitanhatu kusvika pagore kuti ndinzwe seni zvakare. Zvakadaro, ini ndiri ini, ndakafunga, “O, ndinogona kusvikako mumwedzi mitatu.” Hazvina maturo kutaura, ndakanga ndisina kururama. (Related: Influencer Elly Mayday Anofa neOvarian Cancer-Mushure mekunge Vanachiremba Vatanga Kubvisa Zviratidzo Zvake)

Iko kune uku kukanganisa kukuru, kwakaunzwa nevevanhu uye nesu pachedu, kuti kana iwe uchinge wave mukuregererwa kana hupenyu 'husina gomarara' uchakurumidza kuenderera sezvazvaive pamberi pechirwere, asi handizvo. Nguva zhinji unoenda kumba mushure mekurapwa, uine rese iri boka revanhu, ipapo ipapo newe pawakarwa hondo iyi inonetesa, kuita kuti rutsigiro runyangarike husiku husiku. Ndainzwa sekunge ndaifanirwa kunge ndiri 100%, kana zvisiri zvangu, uye zvevamwe. Vakanga varwisana neni. Ndakaerekana ndanzwa kusurukirwa — zvakafanana nemanzwiro andaiita pandakarega basa pajimnastics. Kamwe kamwe ini ndanga ndisingaendi kumabasa angu akajairika ekurovedza muviri, ini ndakanga ndisina kukomberedzwa nechikwata changu nguva dzose-zvinogona kusarudzika zvisingaite.

Zvakatora rinopfuura gore kuti ndipedze zuva rese ndisina kunzwa kuneta kana kupera simba. Ndinozvitsanangura sekumuka ndichinzwa sekuti nhengo yega yega inorema 1000 lbs. Iwe unorara uchiedza kufunga kuti unenge uine simba rekusimuka sei. Kuva mumhanyi kwakandidzidzisa nzira yekubatana nayo nemuviri wangu, uye kurwa kwangu nekenza kwakangowedzera kunzwisisa uku. Nepo hutano hwaigara huri pekutanga kwandiri, gore rakatevera kurapwa ndakapa kuita hutano hwangu kukosha kwese kutsva.

Ndakaona kuti kana ndikasazvitarisira zvakanaka; dai ndisina kurera muviri wangu munzira dzese dzakakodzera, handaizokwanisa kunamatira kumhuri yangu, vana vangu, nevose vanovimba neni. Izvi zvisati zvareva kuti kugara ndichienda uye ndichisunda muviri wangu kusvika pamuganhu, asi ikozvino, izvo zvaireva kutora zororo uye kuzorora. (Nechekuita: Ndiri Mupukunyuki Wekenza Yenguva Ina uye USA Track uye Mutambi Wemumunda)

Ndakadzidza kuti kana ndaifanira kumbomira hupenyu hwangu kuti ndiende kunorara, ndizvo zvandaizoita. Dai ndisina simba rekupfuura nemamiriyoni emaemail kana kuwachauye ndiro, saka zvese zvaizomirira kusvika zuva raitevera - uye zvaive zvakanaka zvakare.

Kuva mutambi wepamusoro-soro hazvingakutadzise kubva mukutarisana nehondo uye nekunze kwenhandare yekutamba. Asi ini zvakare ndaiziva kuti nekuda kwekuti ndakanga ndisiri kudzidzira goridhe, hazvireve kuti ndakanga ndisiri kudzidzira. Kutaura idi, ndakanga ndichidzidzira upenyu hwose! Pashure pegomarara, ndaiziva kuti ndaisafanira kurerutsa utano hwangu uye kuti kuteerera muviri wangu kwainyanya kukosha. Ndinoziva muviri wangu zvirinani pane chero munhu. Saka kana ndikanzwa sekuti chimwe chinhu hachina kunaka saka ndinofanira kuva nechivimbo chekugamuchira chokwadi ichocho ndisinganzwe kupera simba kana kuti ndiri kunyunyuta.

Sei Ndinovimba Kupa Simba Vamwe Vakapona Gomarara

Kugadziridza kune 'chaikoiko nyika' zvichitevera kurapwa kwaive dambudziko randakanga ndisina kugadzirira-uye ndakazoona kuti ichokwadi chinoitika kune vamwe vakapona gomarara zvakare. Ndicho chakandikurudzira kuti ndive mumiriri wekuziva nezvegomarara remazai kuburikidza nechirongwa chedu cheWe Way Forward, icho chinobatsira vamwe vakadzi kudzidza zvakawanda nezvechirwere chavo uye nezvavanosarudza pavanenge vachirapwa, kuregererwa, uye kuwana kwavo kwakajairika.

Ndinotaura nevapukunyuki vazhinji munyika yose, uye chikamu chekurapwa kwegomarara ndicho chavanonetsekana nacho zvakanyanya. Isu tinofanirwa kuve nezvakawanda zvekutaurirana, nhaurirano, uye kunzwa kwenharaunda sezvatinodzokera kuhupenyu hwedu kuti tizive kuti hatisi toga. Kugadzira iyi hanzvadzi yezviitiko zvakagovaniswa kuburikidza neNzira Yedu Mberi zvakabatsira vakadzi vazhinji kuita uye kudzidza kubva kune mumwe nemumwe. (Zvakabatana: Vakadzi Vari Kutendeukira Kumaekisesaizi Kuti Vavabatsire Kudzoreredza Miviri Yavo Mushure meCancer)

Nepo hondo negomarara iri remuviri, kazhinji, chikamu chepfungwa chayo chinodzikiswa. Pamusoro pekudzidza kugadzirisa kuhupenyu hwepashure-kenza, kutya kwekudzokororazve chinhu chakanyanya kushushikana chisinga kurukurwe kazhinji zvakakwana. Semunhu akapona gomarara, hupenyu hwako hwese hunoshandiswa uchidzokera kuhofisi yechiremba kunoteedzerwa uye kuongororwa-uye nguva dzese, haugone kubatsira asi kunetseka: "Ko kana zvadzoka?" Kugona kutaura pamusoro pekutya ikoko nevamwe vanotaura kunofanirwa kuve chikamu chakakosha cherwendo rweumwe neumwe akapona nekenza.

Nekutaura pachena nezvenyaya yangu, ndaitarisira kuti madzimai achaona kuti hazvina basa kuti ndiwe ani, unobva kupi, wahwina menduru ngani dzegoridhe — gomarara harina basa nazvo. Ndinokukurudzira kuti uite hutano hwako huve pekutanga, kuenda kunoongororwa hutano hwako, kuteerera muviri wako uye kusanzwa uine mhosva nezvazvo. Hapana chakaipa nekuita kuti hutano hwako huve hwekutanga uye kuve mumiriri wako wepamusoro nekuti, pakupera kwezuva, hapana achazviita zviri nani!

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