Ukuqonda ukubikezelwa kwesifo sakho somdlavuza

Isibikezelo sakho isilinganiso sokuthi umdlavuza wakho uzothuthuka kanjani nethuba lakho lokululama. Umhlinzeki wakho wezokunakekelwa kwempilo usekela ukubikezela kwakho kuhlobo nesigaba somdlavuza onawo, ukwelashwa kwakho, kanye nalokho okwenzekile kubantu abanomdlavuza ofana nowakho. Izici eziningi zithinta ukubikezelwa kwakho.

Ezinhlotsheni eziningi zomdlavuza, ithuba lokululama lenyusa isikhathi esengeziwe esidlula ngemuva kokwelapha ngempumelelo. Ukwazi ukuthi yini ongayilindela kungasiza wena nomndeni wakho. Vele, ingakanani imininingwane oyifunayo kumhlinzeki wakho ekuwe.

Lapho uthatha isinqumo sokubikezela kwakho, umhlinzeki wakho uzobheka:

• Uhlobo nendawo yomdlavuza
• Isigaba nebanga lomdlavuza - nansi indlela okungavamile ngayo amangqamuzana ezimila nokuthi izicubu zesimila zibukeka kanjani ngaphansi kwesibonakhulu.
• Iminyaka yakho nempilo ejwayelekile
• Ukwelashwa okutholakalayo
• Indlela yokwelashwa esebenza ngayo
• Imiphumela (amazinga okusinda) abanye abantu abanohlobo lwakho lomdlavuza

Imiphumela yomdlavuza ivame ukuchazwa ngokuthi bangaki abantu abasinda eminyakeni emihlanu ngemuva kokuxilongwa nokwelashwa. La mazinga asuselwa ohlotsheni oluthile lwesigaba somdlavuza. Isibonelo, isilinganiso sokusinda seminyaka engu-93% yomdlavuza webele wesigaba II sisho ukuthi abantu abangama-93% abatholwe ngaphezulu kwesikhathi esithile baphila iminyaka emi-5 noma ngaphezulu. Vele, abantu abaningi baphila isikhathi eside kakhulu kuneminyaka emi-5, futhi iningi labo ebeselidlulile eminyakeni emihlanu liyelapheka.

Kunezinhlobo ezahlukahlukene zezibalo odokotela abazisebenzisayo ukulinganisa amazinga okusinda. Izibalo zisuselwa kwimininingwane eqoqwe iminyaka eminingi ngabantu abanezinhlobo ezifanayo zomdlavuza.

Ngoba lolu lwazi lususelwa eqenjini elikhulu labantu abelashelwa eminyakeni ethile eyedlule, alikwazi njalo ukubikezela ukuthi izinto zizokuhambela kanjani. Akuwona wonke umuntu ophendula ukwelashwa ngendlela efanayo. Futhi, kunezindlela zokwelashwa ezintsha ezitholakalayo namuhla kunangesikhathi idatha iqoqwa.

Izibalo zingasiza ukubikezela ukuthi umdlavuza uphendula kanjani ekwelashweni okuthile. Ingakhomba futhi nomdlavuza okunzima ukuwulawula.

Ngakho-ke khumbula ukuthi uma uthola isibikezelo, asibekiwe etsheni. Ukuqagela okuhle kakhulu komhlinzeki wakho mayelana nokuthi ukwelashwa kwakho kuzohamba kanjani.

Ukwazi isibikezelo sakho kungasiza wena nomndeni wakho nenze izinqumo mayelana:

• Ukwelashwa
• Ukunakekelwa kwe-Palliative
• Izindaba zomuntu siqu njengezezimali

Ukwazi ukuthi yini ongayilindela kungenza kube lula ukubhekana nakho futhi uhlele kusengaphambili. Kungakusiza futhi ukukunikeze umuzwa wokulawula impilo yakho.

Vele, abanye abantu bakhetha ukungatholi imininingwane eminingi ngamazinga okusinda nokunye. Bangakuthola kudida noma kusabisa. Kulungile futhi. Ungakhetha ukuthi ufuna ukwazi okungakanani.

Amanani okusinda ancike olwazini oluvela ezinkulungwaneni zabantu. Ungaba nomphumela ofanayo noma ohlukile. Umzimba wakho uhlukile, futhi abekho abantu ababili abafana ncamashi.

Ukululama kwakho kuncike ekutheni usabela kanjani ekwelashweni nokuthi amangqamuzana omdlavuza alula noma alukhuni kangakanani. Ezinye izinto zingaphinde zithinte ukutakula, njenge:

• Impilo yakho engokomzimba nengokomzwelo
• Imikhuba yokudla nokuvivinya umzimba
• Izici zokuphila, njengokuthi uyaqhubeka yini nokubhema

Khumbula ukuthi ukwelashwa okusha kwenziwa njalo. Lokhu kwandisa ithuba lomphumela omuhle.

Ukuthola ukuxolelwa okuphelele ngemuva kokwelashwa umdlavuza kusho:

• Ayikho iminonjana yomdlavuza etholakala lapho udokotela wakho ekuhlola.
• Ukuhlolwa kwegazi nezithombe azitholi mkhondo umdlavuza.
• Izimpawu nezimpawu zomdlavuza sezihambile.

Ekuxolelweni okuyingxenye, izimpawu nezimpawu ziyancipha kepha azikho ngokuphelele. Eminye imidlavuza ingalawulwa izinyanga ngisho neminyaka.

Ukwelashwa kusho ukuthi umdlavuza ubhujisiwe, futhi ngeke usabuya. Isikhathi esiningi, udinga ukulinda isikhathi esithile ukuze ubone ukuthi umdlavuza uyabuya yini ngaphambi kokuzibheka njengokwelapha.

Iningi lomdlavuza obuyayo lenza lokho kungakapheli iminyaka emihlanu ukwelashwa kuphelile. Uma ngabe usuthethelele iminyaka engu-5 noma ngaphezulu, mancane amathuba okuthi umdlavuza ungabuya. Noma kunjalo, kusengaba khona amaseli ahlala emzimbeni wakho futhi abangele umdlavuza ukuthi ubuye emuva kweminyaka. Ungase futhi uthole olunye uhlobo lomdlavuza. Ngakho-ke umhlinzeki wakho uzoqhubeka nokukuqapha iminyaka eminingi.

Akunandaba, kuwumqondo omuhle ukuzijwayeza ukuvimbela umdlavuza futhi ubone umhlinzeki wakho njalo ukuze ahlolwe futhi ahlolwe. Ukulandela izincomo zomhlinzeki wakho zokuhlolwa kungakusiza ube nokuthula kwengqondo.

Shayela umhlinzeki wakho uma unemibuzo noma ukukhathazeka mayelana nokubikezela kwakho.

Imiphumela - umdlavuza; Ukukhululwa - umdlavuza; Ukusinda - umdlavuza; Ukusinda ijika

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