Siza Ukulwa Nesifo Sebele Sebele njenge-Chemo Support Buddy

Uma umngane noma othandekayo eqala i- chemotherapy yomdlavuza wesifuba, ungangena ukuze ubasize ngemithi yokwelapha nokuthola. Ukuba ngumngane we-chemo - kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uqobo noma ubanga ibanga elide - kukunika indima ekusizeni umdlavuza webele.

Bandakanya umuntu wakho okhethekile ekuhleleni usizo lwakhe lwe-chemo, nokubeka phambili uhlu lwemisebenzi engase ivele. Nazi izindlela ezingu-10 zokuba ngumngane omkhulu we-chemo.

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Faka ngaphakathi

Yilalela ngokugcwele lapho isiguli se-chemo sifuna ukukhuluma. Unikezwe izindlebe ezimbili kodwa umlomo owodwa kuphela, ngakho zama ukulalela kabili njengoba ukhuluma.

Uma ukhuluma, bonisa ukuthi uzizwe kanjani ngokubuyisela lokho okwakushiwo - lena yindlela yokulalela okucabangelayo. Amakhono okulalela okuhle angasetshenziselwa ukwandisa ukuqonda, usule noma yikuphi ukudideka futhi uqinise ubuhlobo bakho obusekelayo.

• Qinisekisa imizwa yomthandi wakho, kepha ungadli ukwesaba kwabo.
• Yiba nokuzwela izibonakaliso zokucindezeleka nokukhathazeka.
• Uma usekela ebangeni elide, hlola nomngane wakho phakathi kwezokwelapha.

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Paka amasaka akho

Ungasiza ukwenza izinhlungu ze-chemo zihambe kahle ngokuzilungiselela kahle.

Phakamisa izinto ezingase zidingeke ngesikhathi sokuqokwa kwe-infusion:

• Amathishu
• Umculo noma ama-movie
• Imidlalo
• Amamagazini nezincwadi
• Ibhakede kanye nomcamelo
• Ukunambitha noma ama-candi enzima
• umgudu
• I-sanitizer yesandla
• Uhlu lwamasu
• Inothi noma umrekhoda wokuthatha amanothi

Uma kunethuba lokuthi ukuhlanza noma ukusikhipha isifo kungase kwenzeke ekhaya lokushayela, thatha i-trashcan encane yepulasitiki namanye amathawula wephepha.

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I-Hang Some Time Isikhathi

I- chemo yokuqokwa kokuqala yinkimbinkimbi kakhulu - ungaphuthelwa ukuthi ukhona kulolu. Uyiqhawe langempela uma uhambela wonke ukumnika, ukudubula, nokudweba kwegazi.

Ukunikeza isikhathi sakho kuyisekela ngokumangalisayo. Ngesikhathi ukhona, ungapheli nje kuphela: uthathe amanothi, ubuze imibuzo kadokotela nabahlengikazi, ukujabulisa noma ukuphazamisa othandekayo wakho, futhi ubakhuthele uma ukukhathazeka kwabo kukhula noma izimpawu zokugula zivela.

• Phakathi kwezokwelapha, qhubeka nokunikeza ukusekelwa nokukhuthazwa.
• I-chemo buddy omuhle angasiza ngokuhlala nje emtholampilo, ekhaya noma emsebenzini.
• Ukuphuma kusiza ukuphoqa umqondo wokujwayelekile nokuvikeleka.

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Phuma

Abantu abanokwelashwa kanomdlavuza ngezinye izikhathi baqala ukuzizwa behlukanisiwe futhi bangaboni ngokuphila okuvamile. Ukuphikisana nalokhu ngokuzithatha ukuphuma okufushane, ukuhamba kahle, ukuhamba ngepaki, kwasemini, noma kumabhayisikobho we-movie.

Khumbula ukuthi i-chemotherapy ingenza isiguli sibe nesifo socansi , ngakho-ke gwema izixuku eziningi zabantu.

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Usizo lwezandla

Imisebenzi evamile kanye nemingcele kufanele isenziwe ngenkathi umuntu ethola ukwelashwa kwe-chemotherapy, kodwa isiguli singase sibe nokukhathala noma neminye imiphumela emibi.

Shayela ama-beaver azimisele futhi uwabele imisebenzi ethile:

• Ukushayela
• Ukuhlanza indlu nokugeza
• Ukunakekela izingane
• Ukulungiswa kokudla kanye nezitolo zokuthenga
• Ukuhlelwa kwemeyili

Uma ungasondelene futhi ungeke unikele ngokusekelwa ngezandla, yiba umsizi weqiniso ngokusebenzisa izinethiwekhi zokuxhumana zenethiwekhi ukuvuselela umndeni nabangani noma ukukhulisa imali.

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I-Therapy Yokuthengisa

Nansi indlela ejabulisayo yokunikeza ukusekelwa kunoma iyiphi indawo emhlabeni - sitolo futhi uthumele isifo sakho somdlavuza osithandayo sezinto ezithandwayo.

• Cabanga ngezinto ezingokoqobo ezifana ne-caps nama-scarves (uma kwenzeka izinwele zilahleka), imilenze eduduzayo, ama-lotions angenakulinganiswa nama-teas-free teas.
• Maka ikhalenda yakho bese uthumela othandekayo wakho ikhadi njalo ngesonto, ukhumbuze ukuthi uyabakhathalela.
• Spring for izitifiketi isipho enikeza ukulethwa kokudla, ukuhlanza indlu, amasevisi spa, umculo noma movie kanye nokufunda impahla.
• Uma uzwa imfashini-ukuzithokozisa, khetha amacici okuqwashisa umdlavuza webele webele kanye nobucwebe obusekela imbangela.

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Qaphela futhi ulungiselele

Njengomsekeli osebenzayo, uzobe usulungele noma yini.

• Gcina uhlu lwezinombolo zefoni eziphuthumayo.
• Hlela yonke imithi.
• Gcina amarekhodi amahle wezokwelapha .
• Gcina ikhalenda yokuqokwa.
• Yazi ukuthatha izinga lokushisa.
• Gcina ithrekhi yezikweletu namarisidi, futhi qiniseka ukuthi uyaqonda ukuthi ungasebenza kanjani nomhlinzeki womshuwalense wezempilo.

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Funda phezulu

Qonda isimo sesitha nezikhali zakho ezikhethiwe. Funda ngokuxilongwa komuntu othandekayo, uhlelo lwezokwelapha, nemiphumela emibi, nokuthi ungabasiza kanjani ukuba babhekane nakho.

• Yazi amalungu wethimba lezempilo kanye nezindima zabo kulo mpi.
• Yazi ukuthi ubani ocela iseluleko uma udinga usizo ngezimpawu, ukunakekelwa ekhaya, izimali nokusekelwa ngokomzwelo.

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Thatha ama-Breaks

Ukulwa nale mpi akudingeki ukuba kube yilapho idonsela isikhathi eside nge-chemo suites nezibhedlela.

• Thatha amakhefu emkhathini wezempilo lapho impilo yakho ethandekayo ivumela.
• Phakamisa imimoya yesiguli kanye nokwakho ngokuhlela nokuthatha uhambo lwezimpelasonto, ukuvakashela abangani, noma ukusebenza emsebenzini wokuzilibazisa owuthandayo.

Ukuba nomsebenzi ongewona wezokwelapha ukuthatha ingqondo kungabuyisa ingqondo nomoya wakho. Ungase ube ngumngane omkhulu we-chemo, kodwa ungavumeli u-chemo ahlale khona.

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Londoloza Ithemba

Ithemba liyingxenye ebalulekile yokunikeza usizo. Isimo sakho sengqondo siyoba nomthelela kubantu abakuzungezile futhi kungasiza abanye baqhubekele empini lapho izinsuku zibonakala zimnyama.

• Khuluma nabantu abanobuhle, abathintekayo ukuvuselela "ibhethri yethemba" lakho.
• Zizwe ukhululekile ukuvikela othandekayo wakho kulabo abangenayo noma abangenandaba.
• Hlala uhle, gubha ukunqoba - kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kuncane kangakanani - futhi uhlale ugxile emigomweni yokwelapha .
• Yenza izinhlelo ngekusasa ngemuva kokwelashwa futhi uqhubeke phambili.

_Umthombo:

_{I-Chemotherapy nowe: Ukusekela Abantu abane-Cancer. I-National Cancer Institute. Kuthunyelwe: 06/29/2007.}