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Awumdala neze ukuthi ungadinga umama wakho: uhambo lwami lwe-CHD

Lokhu Isonto Lokuzalwa Lokuqwashisa Ngenhliziyo (Februwari 7-14) “Ngigubha” embhedeni wami maphakathi nedolobha Isibhedlela saseToronto. Sengihlale lapha kaningi ezinyangeni eziyi-11 ezedlule, kusukela ngaphambi nje kokuba sibe nokukhiya kokuqala kwe-COVID-19. Inhliziyo yami ikhubazekile, ibizwa i-tetralogy ye-Fallot, ngaqala ukwenza inhliziyo yami ishaye ngamandla kangangokuba kube sengathi nginenyoni encane ethukile, efana nentaka, evaleleke esifubeni sami. Ayibuhlungu, kodwa yenza impilo ibe nzima futhi ikhathale, futhi iyingozi uma ingelashwa. Lapho inhliziyo yami ibuyela esigqini, kungaba iyodwa, noma ngokushaqeka, noma ngemithi, yonke into ivele ithule futhi ithule. Kufanele ngithinte ingalo yami noma okuthile okungizungezile ukuze ngihlole ukuthi ngisekhona yini. Cishe kubangelwa izicubu zezibazi zokuhlinzwa kwenhliziyo evulekile engake ngaba nakho esikhathini esidlule. Into eyenza lesi sibhedlela sihlale siyinselelo enkulu ayihlangene ne-COVID, noma iqiniso lokuthi wonke umuntu umbozwe isigqubuthelo futhi azikho izivakashi ezivunyelwe. Kungenxa yokuthi umama wami - umlandeli wami omkhulu nomsekeli wami - ushone ezinsukwini ezi-3 ezedlule, ikakhulukazi ngenxa yokuguga. Ube nami ohambweni lwami lwesifo senhliziyo engizalwa nalo kuyo yonke iminyaka yami engu-58, nakuba ngamcela ukuba ayeke ukuya emihlanganweni yebandla lapho ngineminyaka engaba ngu-15. Kuleyo minyaka yokuqala futhi kamuva lapho ngihlinzwa futhi,' ngibe lapho nami endaweni yokunakekelwa okukhulu, futhi emakamelweni okulinda angaba ngu-1,000 endleleni, ngingakhonondi noma ngenze nginesithukuthezi noma ngiphelelwe isineke – nakuba nginesiqiniseko sokuthi wayenjalo. Wayehlale engikhuthaza ukuba ngizikhulumele nakuba nganginamahloni futhi ngingafuni. Ngemva kokuqokwa kanye nezinqubo at Isibhedlela Sezingane Ezigulayo noma kudokotela wami wezingane sithola ama-sandwich woshizi, i-Honeydew, noma ama-sandwich ayisikhilimu emishini yokuthengisa esibhedlela. Akazange angibize “ngeqhawe” noma enze impikiswano. Wayehlala ethule futhi ehlala njalo ekusekeleni kwakhe, futhi kimi ukuphuma kwethu kwakuhlala kufana nokuzilibazisa. Wenza ngaleyo ndlela yize enezinye izingane ezi-3 okufanele afike kuzo ekhaya. Angazi ukuthi ukwenze kanjani lokhu.

Eminyakeni edlule ngesikhathi ethutha endlini sathola amadayari akhe amadala, lapho ayegcina khona irekhodi lokuthi kwenzekani empilweni yakhe. Ngayithola eyango-1961 futhi ngalandela emuva ngo-September lapho ayezoqala khona ukungikhulelisa. Okuningi okufakiwe bekujwayelekile - thatha uJohn ekuzilolongeni kwebhendi, ukuqokwa kwezinwele - izinto ezinjalo. Kodwa kwelinye ikhasi kwakubhalwe ukuthi “Had shrimp cocktail”. “Kungani ukubhale phansi lokho?” Ngibuzile. Wathi waba nezidleke ezinkulu ngemva kokudla izimfanzi, futhi udokotela wakhe wamnikeza i-prednisone. Lokho kungase kuhlanganise noma kungabi nandaba nokukhubazeka kwenhliziyo yami – ngeke sazi.

Ngosuku olungaphambi kokushona kwakhe besikhuluma nocingo, mina ngisembhedeni wami wasesibhedlela futhi yena evela esihlalweni sakhe esihleli endlini yakhe e-US bengingakaze ngimbone unyaka nesigamu, inhlanganisela yezinkinga zami zempilo noCovid . Wathi “ngiyaxolisa kakhulu ukuthi unezinkinga eziningi kangaka ngenhliziyo yakho”, ngathi, “Awu mama ukube ubungayitholi le-shrimp!”, Ngahleka, ngoba akunandaba, futhi ezimweni eziningi asikho isizathu esenza abanye bethu bahlupheke ngaphezu kwabanye kwizigidi zezindlela ezihlukile. Ukuthi iningi lethu linezitho zomzimba wethu ngendlela efanelekile kuyisimangaliso kukodwa. Futhi waqala ukuhleka ngaleyondlela enza ngayo lapho ecabanga ukuthi kukhona okuhlekisa kakhulu, esula izinyembezi ezihlekisayo ngohlangothi lwezandla zakhe. Uhlobo lokuhleka esasithanda ukuluzwa, ngoba wayeyintombazane futhi ukuhleka kwakhe kuthathelana. Wabe esethi kufanele aye endlini yangasese esuka kukho konke ukuhleka ngakho-ke savalelisana, ngizokushayela kusasa. Futhi yilokho okokugcina esikushilo. 

Kungenze ngacabanga ukuthi izingane ezinokukhubazeka kwenhliziyo, uma zithola ukunakekelwa okufanele, zizokhula kanjani zibe abantu abadala abazalwa benesifo senhliziyo. Kuzodingeka baqine futhi baqine, futhi bafunde ukuzimelela. Yebo akuzona zonke izingane noma abantu abadala abazokwazi; abanye bazodinga ukunakekelwa okukhethekile ngenxa yezinkinga zabo zempilo. Kwezinye izingxenye zomhlaba, njengaseCanada lapho ngihlala khona, manje sebebaningi abantu abadala abazalwa benesifo senhliziyo kunezingane, futhi abaningi bethu kuyodingeka, ngesinye isikhathi, baphile ngaphandle komama nobaba bethu. Kuzofanele siqine sisodwa ngoba isifo senhliziyo esizalwa sizalwa sinzima – akusona isigwebo sikadilikajele, kodwa siwuhambo lwempilo yonke. Futhi nakuba iningi lethu lingaziboni njengamaqhawe, noma lifuna ukubizwa kanjalo, sithanda noma singathandi.

Singathanda ukuzwa kuwe. Uma unokuthile ongathanda ukukuhlanganyela ngempilo yakho noma ngokusebenza ne-CHD / RHD sicela uthumele i-imeyili info@global-arch.org (Amagama ayi-1000 ubuningi ngicela).

UShelagh Ross

Nahimeh Jaffar 

Nahimeh Jaffar ine wasebenza njengoMphathi Wephrojekthi (PMP) oqinisekisiwe emikhakheni eyahlukene, okuhlanganisa Impilo Yomphakathi, i-Biotech, kanye ne-Pharmaceuticals, esebenza ngaphakathi kwezilungiselelo zomtholampilo ezifana nezibhedlela nemitholampilo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, usebenze nemiphakathi yomhlaba wonke e-Afrika, e-Caribbean, naseMpumalanga Ephakathi, esekela amaphrojekthi ahlukene wezenhlalo. UNksz. Jaffar ubambe iqhaza ezinhlelweni zezempilo zokuvikela ngokubambisana neCentre for Disease Control (CDC, USA) kanye neCentre for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS, USA).

 

Ms. Jaffar uneziqu ze-MBA kuBusiness Development azithola e-Swiss Institute of Higher Management, e-Vevey, eSwitzerland, kanye neziqu ze-bachelor ku-Consumer Affairs azithola e-California State University, e-Northridge, e-USA.

Amy Verstappen, uMongameli

U-Amy Verstappen ubengummeli wesiguli nomfundisi wezempilo kusukela ngo-1996, lapho izinselelo zakhe zokuphila nokukhubazeka kwenhliziyo eziyinkimbinkimbi zamholela ku-Adult Congenital Heart Association, lapho akhonza khona njengomongameli kusukela ngo-2001 kuya ku-2013. Usebenze njengomeluleki Izikhungo Zokulawulwa Kwezifo iNational Heart, Lung and Blood Institute; kanye ne-International Society for Adult Congenital Cardiac Disease, futhi wasebenza namaqembu eziguli zenhliziyo ezizelwe kanye nezobuchwepheshe kulo lonke elase-USA nasemhlabeni jikelele. UNksz Verstappen wathola iMasters in Education ngo-1990 neMasters kwi-Global Health ngo-2019.