Uphefumulelwe Esenzweni: I-Hepatitis C, Indaba kaPauli

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• Uhlobo oluhlukile lwesifo
• Ukwenza okuningi ngakho
• Ukwelashwa okusha, ithemba elisha

“Akufanele kube khona ukwahlulelwa. Bonke abantu bafanele ukwelashwa kulesi sifo esesabekayo futhi bonke abantu kufanele baphathwe ngokunakekelwa nangenhlonipho. ” - UPauli Mpunga

Uhlobo oluhlukile lwesifo

Uma ungagijimela kuPauli Gray uhamba nezinja zakhe ezimbili emigwaqweni yaseSan Francisco namuhla, ungahle ubone ipep esinyathelweni sakhe. Umculi okhuthele futhi oyisihlabani somculo we-rock ’n’ roll, uGrey ukhipha injabulo. Okungenzeka ukuthi ubungeke ukuqonde ukuthi usanda kwelashwa ekuthelelekeni okunamandla kwegciwane: i-hepatitis C.

"Kuyigama elithakazelisayo, 'elaphekiweyo,' ngoba ngizohlala ngihlola ukuthi i-antibody inegciwane, kepha ayisekho," usho njalo. "Kuhambile."

Ngenkathi ukutheleleka kungahle kungasekho, usaluzwa umthelela wako. Lokho kungenxa yokuthi, ngokungafani nezinye izimo eziningi ezingalapheki ezifana nesifo samathambo noma umdlavuza, i-hepatitis C inehlazo elibi kakhulu. Lesi sifo sivame ukudluliselwa ngegazi elinegciwane. Ukwabelana ngezinaliti, ukuthola i-tattoo noma ukubhoboza endaweni engalawulwa ngokomthetho noma esimweni, futhi, ezimweni ezingavamile, ukuzibandakanya ocansini olungavikelekile zonke izindlela zokuthola i-hepatitis C.

"Kunokucwasa okuningi emphakathini okuhlobene ne-hepatitis C," kusho uGrey. “Sake sayibona phambilini sine-HIV eminyakeni yama-80s. Lo ngumbono wami nje, kodwa ngicabanga ukuthi kunombono oyisisekelo wabantu abasebenzisa izidakamizwa, nabaseminyakeni yama-80s ababedla izidakamizwa, nabantu abathandana nobulili obufanayo, njengabantu abangahle balahlwe. ”

Ukwenza okuningi ngakho

Ngenkathi ukucwaswa okuzungeze isifo sokusha kwesibindi kohlobo C kwakungaba kubi empilweni kaGrey, wakwenza kwaba yinto enhle. Ubheka iningi lesikhathi sakhe namuhla kwezemfundo yokwelashwa, ukwelulekwa ngokwengqondo, kanye nokuvimbela ukweqisa ngokweqile.

"Ngiyaphuma ngiyozama nje ukwenza le ndawo ibe ngcono kancane nsuku zonke," esho.

Ngomsebenzi wakhe wokumela, uGrey wakhubeka ngentshisekelo entsha yokunakekela abanye. Uyabona ukuthi mhlawumbe wayengeke ahlangabezane nalesi sifiso ukube yena ngokwakhe wayengakaze atholakale ukuthi unalesi sifo. Lokhu kuyiqiniso ikakhulukazi ngoba bekufanele empeleni afune ukuthi aqale ahlolwe, ikakhulukazi ngoba odokotela bavele banciphisa izimpawu zakhe.

"Ngangazi ukuthi angizizwa kahle," kusho uGrey, amehlo akhe evulekile ngomqondo wokuphelelwa yithemba. “Ngangazi ukuthi indlela yami yokuphila yaphambilini yayingibeke engcupheni yokuba ne-hep C. Nganginenkinga enkulu yokukhathala nokudangala kanye nenkungu yobuchopho, ngakho-ke ngazama ngamandla ukuyohlolwa.”

Ukwelashwa okusha, ithemba elisha

Lapho esethole ukuxilongwa okuqinisekisiwe, uGrey wanquma ukujoyina isilingo somtholampilo. Kepha kuze kube yiminyaka embalwa edlule, ukwelashwa kwakungahambisani nokuhamba epaki.

"Kwakunzima kakhulu, kunzima kakhulu," usho ngokusobala. "Nganginemibono eminingi yokuzibulala futhi anginjalo."

Ebona ukuthi wayengasakwazi ukuzibeka yena noma umzimba wakhe kulokhu, wayeka le ndlela yokwelashwa yokuqala ngemuva kwezinyanga eziyisithupha nje kuphela. Noma kunjalo, akazange adikibale. Lapho uhlobo olusha lwezokwelapha lutholakala, uGrey wanquma ukulufuna.

"Kwakunzima kancane, kodwa kwakungumunye umthala ophelele kusuka ekwelashweni kwangaphambilini, futhi kwasebenza, futhi ngazizwa ngingcono kakhulu kungakapheli nenyanga," usho kanje.

Kulezi zinsuku, enye yezinhloso zakhe ukusiza abanye belaphe ngokwelashwa. Unikeza izinkulumo, izinkulumo, futhi abamba izikhathi zokuqeqesha nama-workshops e-hepatitis C, kanye ne-HIV, ukuvimbela ukweqisa, ukunciphisa ukulimala, nokusetshenziswa kwezidakamizwa. Ngokwabelana ngendaba yakhe, ukhuthaza nabanye ukuthi bacabange ngekusasa labo.

“‘ Yini engizoyenza ngokulandelayo? ’Umbuzo omkhulu,” usho kanje. “Ngitshela abantu bami,‘ Ungazizwa ungcono ngenyanga, ’futhi cishe ngaso sonke isikhathi bayakwenza. Ivula amathuba amaningi ngekusasa. ”

Eminyakeni eyi-15 eyedlule - isikhathi esilinganayo kumthathe ukuthi axilongwe - uGrey ubesebenzisa umsebenzi wakhe wokukhuthaza ukuqinisekisa abanye ukuthi likhona ngempela ithemba. Utshela abanye ukuthi ukwelashwa kungcono kakhulu kungelashwa.