‘Ngiyazi, Kulungile’: One Man’s Take on MS Awareness Month

Njengoba uMashi eseqedile futhi esehambile, sishilo isikhathi eside kangaka kwenye inyanga yokuqwashisa ye-MS. Umsebenzi wokuzinikela wokusabalalisa izwi le-multiple sclerosis ngaleyo ndlela uyehlela abanye, kepha kimi, iNyanga Yokuqwashisa ye-MS ayipheli. Ngihlala ngiyazi i-MS yami njalo ngeminithi nsuku zonke. Yebo, ngiyazi, kulungile.

Ngiyazi njalo lapho ngizama ukukhumbula ukuthi yini engifuna ukuyikhumbula.

Ngiyazi uma ngiya kumamuvi bese ngiyaozela ngaphambi kokuheha okuzayo.

Ngiyazi ngoba angikwazi ukudlula umnyango wendlu yangasese ngaphandle kwesifiso sokungena.

Ngiyazi ngoba ngenza umonakalo omkhulu etafuleni lesidlo kunaseminyakeni emithathu ubudala.

Ngiyazi ngenxa yokusakazwa okungapheli kwemeyili engicela ukuthi nginikele ngokuningi.

Ngiyazi ngoba ngikhathala kakhulu ukugeza kunokuba ngiqala ukungcola.

Ngiyazi lapho ngilwa kanzima ukuphakamisa umlenze wami ngokwanele ukuze ngingene emotweni.

Ngiyazi njengoba ivesti lami linamaphakethe, hhayi ama-wallet namaselula, kodwa ama-ice pack.

Ngiyazi ngoba ngithola umshwalense wami odonswa ngokushesha kunanoma ubani engimaziyo.

Ngiyazi njengoba ngigwema ilanga njengeDracula.

Ngiyazi njengoba ngihlala ngihlola phansi izingozi zokuhamba, njengezindawo ezingalingani, ama-gradients nezindawo ezimanzi.

Ngiyazi ngenxa yenani lezicucu, izigaxa, nemihuzuko engachazeki emzimbeni wami ebangelwe hhayi ukubona izindawo ezingalingani, ama-gradients nezindawo ezimanzi.

Ngiyazi ngoba ukwenza okuthile okufanele kuthathe imizuzu eyi-10 kuthatha ama-30.

Futhi manje, ukuphenya ikhasi lekhalenda kuzoletha ukuqwashisa kwesinye isifo sempilo, njengesifo se-bubonic noma i-scurvy. Kepha okwamanje, mina no-MSers engikanye nabo sizomasha siqhubekele phambili, sazi kahle ukuthi i-multiple sclerosis inezimpilo zethu. Sesikujwayele manje. Ngakho-ke, sizobamba amakhanda ethu phezulu futhi sijabule ngokulindela iNyanga Yokuqwashisa ye-MS yangonyaka ozayo.