UMontel Williams kwi-MS kanye ne-Traumatic Brain Injury

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• I-TBI: Ukuhlupheka buthule
• Ukufana phakathi kwe-TBI ne-MS
• Izilingo zokulimala kobuchopho
• Ukuxilongwa okuqale konke
• Ukushaya izingqinamba… nokushisa
• Ukushumayela amandla okudla
• Amazwi kaWilliams okuhlakanipha
• Izinsizakusebenza nokuqhubeka nokufunda

Ngezindlela eziningi, iMontel Williams ayinayo incazelo. Eminyakeni engama-60, ukhaliphile, ukhuluma ngokukhululekile, futhi unamagama amakhredithi amade futhi amnandi. Umphathi wohlelo owaziwayo wezingxoxo. Umbhali. Usomabhizinisi. Owayekade enguMarine. Umkhumbi wamanzi wasolwandle. I-Snowboarder. Owasinda e-multiple sclerosis. Futhi manje, indima yakhe yakamuva ngummeli onolaka wokulimala kwengqondo okubuhlungu (i-TBI).

U-Healthline usanda kuhlala phansi noWilliams ukuxoxa ngezinkinga zezempilo kanye nezinkanuko zomuntu siqu osekuyinto ebaluleke kakhulu empilweni yakhe yobungcweti. UMashi ubuye abe yinyanga yokuqwashisa ngokulimala kobuchopho futhi njengoba usuzokwazi, ukwenza abantu bazi sekuwumsebenzi kaMontel.

I-TBI: Ukuhlupheka buthule

Okwamanje lapho ubuza uWilliams nge-TBI, uqala izinombolo. Futhi izibalo ziyasangulukisa: “E-United States kuphela njengamanje - abahlupheka nsuku zonke - bangaphezu kwezigidi ezingama-5.2 abantu abanokulimala okuthile kobuchopho okuhlukumezayo noma okuhlukumezayo. Nsuku zonke kushona abantu abangu-134 ngenxa yokulimala kobuchopho okuxakile noma okuhlukumezayo. Izindleko zonyaka ka-2010 zazingama- $ 76.5 billion, kufaka phakathi u- $ 11.5 billion ezindlekweni eziqondile zokwelashwa kanye ne- $ 64.8 billion ezindlekweni ezingaqondile. Lokhu konke kusekelwe ekulahlekelweni kwamaholo, ukukhiqiza, kanye nalezo zinhlobo zezinto… Sinombulali ongathuli eMelika obeka ingcindezi kuwo wonke amazinga omphakathi wethu. Yingakho inyanga efana nale nyanga ibaluleke kangaka. ”

Kwabaningi, igama elithi "TBI" livame ukuletha isithombe salabo abanemizimba evezwe ngokweqile, njengabadlali bebhola noma amasosha abone umsebenzi osebenzayo. Njengomuntu owayekade eyisosha uqobo, ukwanda kwe-TBI kumakadebona kuyingxenye enkulu yesithombe sikaWilliams.Kepha futhi uyashesha ukuveza ukuthi i-TBI ingadalwa yinoma yikuphi ukuqhuma, ukushaya, noma ukushukuma ekhanda okuphazamisa ukusebenza okujwayelekile kobuchopho. Ekuqaleni, kungahle kungabangeli lutho ngaphandle kokudideka noma ukulahleka okuncane kakhulu kokwazi. Kepha kungaba nzima kakhulu ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. UWilliams usazi kahle lesi sihloko futhi usichaza ngale ndlela: “Ungase ulahlekelwe ngokuphelele ukwazi, kodwa lapho uvuka ungaba nezinto ezinjengokulahleka kwememori bese kuthi, izimpawu ezimnene kakhulu njengokuncinza noma ukuba ndikindiki noma ukulinganisela okungalungile , izinto ongase uzicabange, oh zizomuka nje, kodwa azihambi. ”

Izimpawu eziqhubekayo zingahluka kusuka ekhanda kuya ekushintsheni kwemizwa kuze kube ukukhala ezindlebeni zakho. Ngokusho kukaWilliams futhi ngokususelwa emsebenzini wakhe neBrain Injury Association of America, “Kunabantu abangaphezu kuka-300,000 ngonyaka okwenzeka lokho futhi abangahloli nokukuhlola. Ziyaphela ezinyangeni eziyisithupha nesikhombisa zikadokotela kamuva ngenxa yezimpawu ezisalile. Yingakho kubalulekile ukuthi abantu banake. ”

Ukufana phakathi kwe-TBI ne-MS

UWilliams uyavuma futhi ukuthi unezizathu zakhe zokuba nentshisekelo nge-TBI. “Uma ubheka ubuchopho bomuntu one-MS, ubuchopho bakhe bugcwele izibazi, ngoba abantu abaningi abaze baqonde nokuthi i-MS isho i-multiple sclerosis, okusho ngesiLatin ukuthi kunezibazi eziningi. Sinezibazi eziningi kuyo yonke into empunga noma emhlophe ebuchosheni bethu, nasezintanjeni zethu zomgogodla. ”

UWilliams uthemba ukuthi ukukhuthaza ucwaningo kanye nokwelashwa emhlabeni wokulimala kwengqondo okulimazayo kuzovula iminyango yokutholakala nethemba kubantu abane-MS nezinye izifo ezidambisa amandla. Enye yezindlela adlala ngayo indima yakhe ukunxenxa ukufinyelela izilingo.

Izilingo zokulimala kobuchopho

Ukuhlolwa kwemitholampilo kukhona, futhi uWilliams ufuna ukukwenza kube lula kubantu ukuzithola. Udale iBrainInjuryTrial.com, ukuvumela abantu ukuthi bangene ku-inthanethi futhi babone ukuthi bona, noma umuntu abamthandayo, bangafanelekela yini ukubamba iqhaza esivivinyweni somtholampilo ngokuya ngezimpawu zabo.

Futhi, indaba ngemuva kwebhizinisi ingeyomuntu siqu. Eminyakeni eyisithupha nohhafu eyedlule, uWilliams wamenywa ukuthi abambe iqhaza esivivinyweni eNyuvesi yaseWisconsin. Ubonga ukuthi wamsiza ukuphatha i-MS yakhe ngezindlela ezintsha, eziphumelela kakhulu. Kuyena, kwakungumshintshi womdlalo.

“Kunezivivinyo ezenzekayo njengamanje ezisesigabeni sesithathu ezikhombise ithemba ekunikeni usizo ezigulini. Kungenzeka futhi ukuthi ubamba iqhaza esivivinyweni njengamanje esingakusiza njengamanje, iminyaka eyisithupha, emithathu, emine, emihlanu ngaphambi kokuthi omunye umuntu athole ithuba lokusizwa. Uma othile engitshele ukuthi ngingathatha ikhefu iminyaka emihlanu, ngilindile. Kungani ngingahlupheka eminye iminyaka emihlanu uma ngingase ngibe sengozini futhi ngibe nesibopho sokunikeza abanye abaningi ithemba? ”

Ukuxilongwa okuqale konke

Ngo-1999, kwatholakala ukuthi uMontel Williams une-multiple sclerosis. Ngamazwi akhe, "Mhlawumbe ngibe ne-MS kusukela ngo-1980, futhi angitholakalanga nje ukuthi ngineqiniso, ngakho-ke ake ngithi senginayo iminyaka engama-40." Njengabaningi, into yokuqala ayenzile kwaba ukufunda konke ayengakwazi ukukubeka mayelana ne-MS.

“I-website eyodwa ibikhuluma ngobude besikhathi sokuphila, kanti ibithi kumuntu wesilisa wase-Afrika waseMelika, yehlisa isikhathi sokuphila noma yikuphi phakathi kwamaphesenti ayi-12 kuya kwayi-15. Lokhu kwakungu-2000, ngakho-ke ngibheka lokhu futhi ngicabanga, kusho ukuthi isikhathi sokuphila sowesilisa wase-Afrika waseMelika ngaleso sikhathi kwakungu-68 1/2. Uma impilo yehliswa ngamaphesenti ayi-15, lokho kungaba yiminyaka eyi-9.2 ngaphandle kweminyaka engama-68. Lokho kungu-59.1. Lokho kusho ukuthi ngabe ngifile njengamanje. Ngineminyaka engama-60. Ngesikhathi lapho ngikuzwa lokho, lokho kwanginika iminyaka eyisishiyagalolunye kuphela ukuthi ngiphile. Ngifana, uyahlanya? Lokho akwenzeki. ”

Ukushaya izingqinamba… nokushisa

Noma ngubani owaziyo ngoMontel Williams uyazi ukuthi uyindoda esemishini. Namuhla, inhloso yakhe ukuzigcina enempilo futhi asize nabanye benze okufanayo, kungaba ngokwenza lula ukufinyelela ezivivinyweni zokwelashwa noma ukufaka i-Living Well yakhe ngemikhiqizo yaseMontel. Futhi uma ngabe ubuzibuza, ukwenza lokho akushumayelayo ngempela ukwenza. “Nginomkhankaso kulo nyaka, ubizwa nge-‘Six Pack kuma-60,’ futhi kholwa yimi, nginokunye nokuningi. Ngihamba eqhweni. Kulo nyaka kuphela, senginezinsuku ezingama-27 futhi cishe izinsuku ezingama-30, futhi ngizothola ezinye eziyisikhombisa noma eziyisishiyagalombili ngaphambi kokuphela kwesizini. Mhlawumbe ngizohamba eqhweni e-Chile kuleli hlobo. ”

Kuyindida ukuthi ukuxilongwa kwakhe yi-MS okwaqala kwamfaka eqhweni. “Emuva lapho ngitholwa okokuqala ngine-MS, nganginokushisa okushisa ngokweqile. Noma nini lapho izinga lokushisa lifika ngaphezu kwama-degree angama-82, kwakudingeka ngishiye eNyakatho Melika. Ngangiya eNingizimu Melika futhi ngichitha ubusika ebusika eSantiago, eChile. Ngivele ngabona ukuthi kukhona engizokwenza, futhi ngivele ngangena kwi-snowboard lapho sengineminyaka engaphezu kwengu-45 ubudala. Ngaqala ukwenza nje okuthile emakhazeni. Kuyakhulula kakhulu. Empeleni ngifunde ukukwenza cishe njengebhola lokushibilika eqhweni elikhubazekile. Nginezinkinga ezinzima kakhulu zesokunxele se-hip flexor. Amaqakala ami awasebenzanga njenganingi. Ngenxa yale protocol kanye nale nto ekhethekile ebengiyenza ngedivayisi iHelios, lokhu kungibuyisele umzimba wami. ”

Ukushumayela amandla okudla

Uma ucabanga ukuthi uWilliams uzimisele ngokuqina, vele umenze aqale ngesihloko sokudla. Njengabaningi abaphila nezimo ezingalapheki, uwazi kahle amandla okunomsoco emzimbeni.

“Amaphesenti angamashumi amathathu empilo yakho asezandleni zakho, intende yesandla sakho isuselwa kulokho okufaka emlonyeni wakho, kuncike endleleni osusa ngayo leso sandla ngandlela thile yokuzivocavoca, nangendlela oyibeka ngayo emlonyeni wakho zigcine uphilile ukuze ungamemezi noma ukhale futhi lezo zinto, futhi uzihlole ngokomzwelo. Amaphesenti angamashumi amathathu wokuthi uzizwa kanjani, ungalawula. Ungalokothi uthathe umthwalo wamaphesenti angama-30? ”

“Amaphesenti angu-30 kimi angamaphesenti angama-70. Ngizama ukuthinta zonke izici zempilo yami umzuzwana ngamunye wosuku ngendlela engizizwa ngayo. Ngibheka imizwa yami. Ngibheka nabo. Uma ngidinga ukuzindla phakathi nosuku, ngizo. Noma yini engingayenza ukunciphisa ukucindezeleka nokuvuvukala, ngizokwenza, futhi njengoba ngikwenza, kuthinta izinga lempilo yami. "

“Njengamanje ngenza ama-smoothie amaningi futhi ngiyaqhaqhazela. Ngidla usuku ngalunye ukusakazwa kwamaprotheni ngekhabe, ama-blueberries, isipinashi nobhanana, kanye ne-powder powder. Lokho kuvamise ukuba yisidlo sami sasekuseni nsuku zonke. Manje sengishintsha indlela engidla ngayo kancane, ngoba ngizoqala ukulayisha ngaphambili. Njengoba ufika eminyakeni engaphezu kwengama-60, futhi kufanele uqale lokhu uma uneminyaka engama-50, sinakho konke okungalungile emphakathini wethu. Sidla ibhulakufesi elinganiselayo, isidlo sasemini esimaphakathi, nedina elikhulu impela. Sidla okungalungile. Sonke kufanele ngabe sidla isidlo sasekuseni esikhulu kakhulu, futhi sidla kakhulu ekuseni. Lokho kubhebhethekisa usuku lwakho. Isidlo sasemini esilinganiselayo nesidlo sakusihlwa esincane kakhulu, futhi leso sidlo kufanele sidliwe ngaphambi kuka-5: 30, 6 ngehora, ngoba kufanele uzivumele okungenani amahora amahlanu phakathi kwesikhathi osidlile nesikhathi olala ngaso. Kuzovumela ukudla kudlule kukholoni lakho kuphume esiswini sakho, ngakho-ke izinto ezinjengokugaya ukudla ziyeke bese ziqala ukuhamba. ”

Amazwi kaWilliams okuhlakanipha

Lapho ebuzwa ngefilosofi yakhe ngokuphila impilo enenjabulo nenempilo, uWilliams uthi: “Flip the paradigm… engxoxweni yami yesithathu ngemuva kokutholakala nge-MS, ngathi lokhu kuyisibusiso ngempela. Kuyisibusiso ngoba munye, kuzongenza ngazi kakhulu kunanini ngaphambili empilweni yami, ngoba angisoze ngachazwa yi-MS. Ngingahle ngibe ne-MS, i-MS ayisoze yaba nami. Ngasikhathi sinye, ekupheleni kosuku, uma ngisebenza kanzima ngempela, ngingenza lokhu kube ngcono komunye umuntu ngokugula kwami. Yiliphi ifa okungaba ngcono ukushiya empilweni ukwedlula ukwazi ukuthi usuhambile, wenze impilo yaba ngcono kwabanye?

Izinsizakusebenza nokuqhubeka nokufunda

• Ukuthola eminye imininingwane ngokulimala kobuchopho okubuhlungu, iya ku I-Brain Injury Association of America.
• Landa uhlelo lokusebenza lwe-MS Buddy ukuxhumana nabanye abane-MS.
• Bheka ukuthi ababhulogi be-MS bathini. I-Healthline's "Best Multiple Sclerosis Blogs of the Year" izokuqalisa.
• Ukuthola eminye imininingwane ngokukhuthaza i-MS, iya ku-National MS Society.