Indlela u-Ann Romney Abhekana Ngayo Ne-Multiple Sclerosis Yakhe

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• Ukuqala kwesimpawu
• IV ama
• Ukwelashwa okulinganayo
• I-Reflexology
• Ukuthoma
• Umndeni, abangani nokuzethemba
• Ukusekelwa emphakathini
• Impilo namuhla

Ukuxilongwa okubi

I-Multiple sclerosis (MS) yisimo esithinta cishe abantu abayisigidi esingu-1 abaneminyaka engaphezu kwengu-18 e-United States. Kubangela:

• ubuthakathaka bemisipha noma ama-spasms
• ukukhathala
• ukuba ndikindiki noma ukuhayiza
• izinkinga ngombono noma ukugwinya
• ubuhlungu

I-MS yenzeka lapho amasosha omzimba ehlasela izakhiwo ezisekelayo ebuchosheni, zibangele ukuba zonakaliswe futhi zivuthe.

U-Ann Romney, unkosikazi weSenator wase-U.S. UMitt Romney, watholakala enesifo sokuqaqanjelwa yisifo somzimba ngokuphindaphinda ngo-1998. Lolu hlobo lwe-MS luya futhi luhambe ngokungalindelekile. Ukunciphisa izimpawu zakhe, wahlanganisa imithi yesintu nezinye izindlela zokwelapha.

Ukuqala kwesimpawu

Kwakuwusuku olumnandi lwasekwindla ngo-1998 lapho uRomney ezwa imilenze yakhe iba buthakathaka nezandla zakhe zathuthumela ngendlela engachazeki. Ecabanga emuva, wabona ukuthi ubelokhu ekhubeka futhi ekhubeka kaningi.

Ngaso sonke isikhathi uhlobo lwezemidlalo, ukudlala ithenisi, ukushushuluza eqhweni, nokugijima njalo, uRomney wethuka ngenxa yobuthakathaka emilenzeni yakhe. Wabiza umfowabo uJim, ongudokotela, owamtshela ukuba abone udokotela wezinzwa ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka.

EBrigham naseWomen’s Hospital eBoston, i-MRI yobuchopho bakhe iveze izilonda ze-telltale ze-MS. Ukuba ndikindiki kwadlulela esifubeni sakhe. "Nganginomuzwa wokuthi ngiyadliwa," utshele iWall Street Journal, ngoncedo lwe-CBS News.

IV ama

Ukwelashwa okuyinhloko kokuhlaselwa yi-MS kungumthamo omkhulu we-steroids ojojowe egazini esikhathini esiyizinsuku ezintathu kuya kwezinhlanu. Ama-steroid acindezela amasosha omzimba futhi ehlisa ukuhlaselwa kwawo ebuchosheni. Zinciphisa nokuvuvukala.

Yize abanye abantu abane-MS bedinga eminye imithi ukuphatha izimpawu zabo, kuRomney, ama-steroids abenele ukunciphisa ukuhlaselwa.

Kodwa-ke, imiphumela emibi evela kuma-steroids neminye imithi yaba kakhulu ukubekezelela. Ukubuyisa amandla nokuhamba, wayenecebo lakhe.

Ukwelashwa okulinganayo

I-steroids yasiza ngokuhlaselwa, kodwa ayizange isize ukukhathala. "Ukukhathala okungapheli, nokudlulela ngokweqile kwaba iqiniso lami elisha ngokungazelelwe," wabhala. Khona-ke, uRomney wakhumbula uthando lwakhe lwamahhashi.

Ekuqaleni, wayekwazi ukugibela imizuzu embalwa ngosuku. Kepha ngokuzimisela, washeshe walulama ikhono lakhe lokugibela, futhi ngalo, amandla akhe okuhamba nokuhamba ngokukhululeka.

"Isigqi sokuhamba kwehhashi sifana kakhulu nesomuntu futhi sigudluze umzimba womgibeli ngemfashini eqinisa amandla emisipha, ibhalansi, nokuzivumelanisa nezimo," wabhala. "Ukuxhumana ngokomzimba nangokomzwelo phakathi kwehhashi nomuntu kunamandla angachazeki."

Ucwaningo lwango-2017 lwathola ukuthi ukwelashwa kwe-equine, okubizwa nangokuthi i-hippotherapy, kungathuthukisa ibhalansi, ukukhathala, kanye nekhwalithi ephelele yempilo kubantu abane-MS.

I-Reflexology

Njengoba ukusebenzisana kwakhe kubuya, umlenze kaRomney wahlala undikindiki futhi ubuthakathaka. Wafuna usizo kuFritz Blietschau, umakhenikha we-Air Force waphenduka ingcweti ye-reflexology ngaseSalt Lake City.

I-Reflexology iyindlela yokwelapha ehambisanayo ebandakanya ukumasaja izandla nezinyawo ukudala ushintsho ebuhlungwini noma kwezinye izinzuzo kwenye indawo emzimbeni.

I-reflexology ehlolwe nokuphumula kokukhathala kwabesifazane abane-MS. Abaphenyi bathola ukuthi i-reflexology yayisebenza kangcono kunokukhululeka ekwehliseni ukukhathala.

Ukuthoma

URomney naye wafuna ukukhishwa kwesikhumba njengokwelashwa. I-acupuncture isebenza ngokufaka izinaliti ezincanyana ezindaweni ezithile esikhunjeni. Kulinganiselwa ukuthi amaphesenti angama-20 kuye kwangu-25 abantu abane-MS bazama ukukhanda ukuze kutholakale izimpawu zabo.

Yize ezinye izifundo kungenzeka ukuthi zikutholile kusiza ezinye iziguli, ongoti abaningi abacabangi ukuthi zinikeza izinzuzo ezithile.

Umndeni, abangani nokuzethemba

"Angicabangi ukuthi kukhona umuntu ongalungiselela ukuxilongwa okunjengalokhu, kodwa ngaba nenhlanhla enkulu yokuba nothando nokusekelwa ngumyeni wami, umndeni wami, nabangane bami," kubhala uRomney.

Yize wayenomndeni wakhe eceleni kwakhe njalo, uRomney waba nomuzwa wokuthi isimo sakhe somuntu siqu sokuzethemba samsiza ekulweni nobunzima bakhe.

“Yize ngangisekelwa ngothando ngumndeni wami, ngangazi ukuthi le yimpi yami,” kubhala yena. “Bengingenandaba nokuya emihlanganweni yeqembu noma ukuthola usizo. Phela benginamandla futhi ngizimele. ”

Ukusekelwa emphakathini

Kodwa uRomney akakwazi ukukwenza yedwa. "Njengoba isikhathi sesihambile futhi sengikwazile ukuhlala ne-multiple sclerosis, ngibonile ukuthi nganginephutha kangakanani nokuthi ungathola amandla angakanani ngokusebenzisa abanye," wabhala.

Uncoma ukuthi abantu abaphila ne-multiple sclerosis, ikakhulukazi abasanda kutholakala, bafinyelele futhi baxhumane nabanye emphakathini we-inthanethi weNational Multiple Sclerosis Society.

Impilo namuhla

Namuhla, uRomney usebenzisana ne-MS yakhe ngaphandle kwanoma imuphi umuthi, ukhetha ezinye izindlela zokwelapha ukugcina umsindo wakhe, noma kwesinye isikhathi lokhu kuholela ekuqubukeni kwesinye isikhathi.

“Lolu hlelo lokwelashwa lungisebenzele, futhi nginenhlanhla enkulu yokuthi ngixole. Kepha impatho efanayo kungenzeka ingasebenzi kwabanye. Futhi wonke umuntu kufanele alandele izincomo zikadokotela wakhe, ”kubhala uRomney.