Manje Lona Inselele Yokuzali
U-Emma, uSophie, no-Zoe Dunn bathathu abazalwa ngaphambi kwesikhathi ngo-2000. Bayizithulu ezidakamizwa ze-ototoxic futhi abayizimpumputhe ngenxa yokuziphendulela kwe-prematurity, kodwa babengenakho ukukhubazeka okungaqondakali ngaphandle kokulibaziseka kwentuthuko. Lapho amantombazane eneminyaka engu-5 ubudala, abazali babo baxoxisana ngokuphila kwabo njengomndeni ophila nalezi zinselelo. Nansi indaba yabo ngokusho komama uLiz noyise wesifazane uGeorge Hooker.
Izintathu Ukulahlekelwa Amehlo
U-Emma, uSophie, noZoe Dunn bazalwa ngaphambi kwesikhathi, emavikini angu-25. U-Sophie wayekala u-1 ubude obuyi-3, u-Zoe wayelinganisa ama-ounces angu-6, futhi u-Emma wayelinganisa i-1 pounds 5 ounce. Bonke abathathu baba izimpumputhe ezinkingeni ezihlobene ne-Retinopathy ye-Prematurity (ROP). Ngesikhathi amantombazane enesinezinyanga ezimbili ubudala, basebenze iROP. USophie uyimpumputhe ngokomthetho. Ubona imibala namajamo futhi unemibono yomhubhe. U-Zoe ubona ukukhanya okwanele ukuthola amawindi. U-Emma uboni lutho.
Izintathu Ukulahla Ukuzwa
Balahlekelwa ukuzwa kwabo ngenxa ye-anti-antibiotics ye-vancomycin ne-gentamicin eyayisetshenziswa ngenkathi sonke isikhathi sabo ku-NICU. Izidakamizwa zazisetshenziselwa ukuphatha i-sepsis ecashunwe. Lezi zidakamizwa ezimbili lapho zisetshenziselwa ndawonye zandisa uketshezi komunye.
Basondela cishe ukuzwa kwabo lapho beneminyaka engaba ngu-20 ubudala. Kuze kube yileso sikhathi babenze intuthuko enkulu futhi base bezoqala ukuhamba.
Babekhuluma amazwi afana nendebe nomama. Kodwa ngaphandle kohlobo oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, bavele bejike phansi phansi ebusweni futhi baqala ukuhamba ngezimoto ngenxa ye-vertigo. Izidakamizwa ze-ototoxic zonakalisa amangqamuzana ezinwele ku-cochlea, okubangela ukuba kube nesithulu. Zibuye zibhubhise izinwele ze-vestibular. Ngenxa yokulimala kwesidumbu, amantombazane ayebhekene ne-vertigo enzima futhi ayengasakwazi ukubeka amakhanda awo phezulu.
"Baqala ukungathembeki phakathi nalesi sikhathi, bonke babambelela empeleni futhi babengeke baphinde babambelele. Bengaba nokwesaba lapho ubakhipha phansi, babonakala bephelile. alulame futhi aqale ukuhamba futhi axazulule ukuziphatha kwabo okuthukuthele. "
Amantombazane athola izimplantshi
Lapho abathathu bebaneminyaka emibili ubudala, bathola izimpande ze-cochlear . Ngesikhathi eseneminyaka engaba ngu-5 ubudala, uSophie wayeneminyaka engu-22 eneminyaka engu-22 ubudala kanti uLoe no-Emma babezinyanga ezingaba ngu-10 ekuthuthukiseni ulimi. Bonke babe ne-Nucleus 24 cochlear implant. Bazwa iningi lokukhuluma umsindo.
"Isizathu sokuthi uSophie uphumelele kakhulu ukuthi uyimpumputhe ngokusemthethweni kunokuba ayimpumputhe ngokuphelele. Umbono wakho usiza ukunikeza ukuzwakala okuzwakalayo. Ngokwesibonelo, uma uzwa umsindo ozwakalayo bese ubona umnyango wokugoba bese ungawahlanganisa. Tshela ukuthi omunye ukhuluma ngenkathi umnyango ushaya, ungabona ukuthi umnyango awubalulekile futhi uwukhiphe, futhi ulalele okwengeziwe kumuntu okhuluma. "
"Ekamelweni okwamanje, umuntu angase azwe umshayeli ophahleni, umoya ovunguzayo, umsakazo, umsakazo, izimoto ezingaphandle, futhi uqhubeke nengxoxo. Ngokuthuthukiswa okujwayelekile kwengane, ufunda ukuhlunga imisindo futhi unqume ukuthi yimiphi imisindo ebalulekile ngokuhlukile izikhathi.
Inselelo ngo-Zoe no-Emma yilokho ababona ngeminwe yabo. "
Abazali basiza ukuba bahlukanise imisindo ngokuzivocavoca nganoma yini abakuthintayo. Ukuze abasize bahlabe umsindo wangemuva, bawathathe emoyeni wokugudla umoya futhi bavumele ukuba bazwe umsindo njengoba bezwa umoya ovela kuwo, bavumele ukuba bathinte omiswe njengoba bewa izingubo. Kuba nzima nakakhulu uma bethatha izinto ezahlukene ngesikhathi esisodwa.
Ngokufingqa, okulindelekile ukuthi wonke amantombazane anamathuluzi okukhuluma; kufanele nje sibasize bahlele umhlaba wabo kuqala.
Amantombazane afundiswe
Lezi zintathu zifundiswa ngomlomo nangokwesayina.
Abazali basayine futhi basho konke okusemandleni abo. Bathemba ukuthi bazozihlanganisa esikhathini esizayo kodwa bakholelwa ukuthi amantombazane azohlale esebenzisa umhumushi esikoleni.
Amantombazane adlala kancane
Kuleli phuzu empilweni yabo, la ma-triplets ayengadlala ngempela nezinye izingane futhi ayidlala ngokungahleliwe nomunye nomunye. U-Sophie uzohleka futhi ajabule lapho ebona odadewabo bezama into entsha, kodwa yilokho. Bayazi omunye nomunye bese bedla ipuleti yomunye nomunye, beba izinkomishi zomunye nomunye, kodwa lokho kwakungakho.
Abazali Bazinselele Nsuku Zonke
U-Liz noGeorge bathi usuku ngalunye lusebenza ngamahora angu-24. Izingane eziyimpumputhe azilala kahle, ngakho-ke azijwayele ukulala ubusuku obugcwele. Izikhathi zokudla zisho ukuchitha njalo nokuhlanza. Ababili babo babengakaqeqeshwa ngamanzi. Badinga ukubuka ukuvimbela ukuhamba nokuwa, ikakhulukazi ngoba abakwazi ukutshela abazali babo ukuthi kukhona okulimazayo noma ukuthi bazizwa kanjani. "Ngalezo zindlela, kufana nokuba nezinsana. Ngikhathazeka kakhulu ngokuhlangana nazo zonke izidingo zabo." Kuyizinto eziningi zokuziqagela. ngakho kunzima kuzo zonke izinzuzo ezincane. Amazinga aphezulu aphakeme futhi ama-lows aphansi. "
"Ukuba ne-deafblind triplets izolala njalo ebusuku futhi ngiyazi ukuthi angizange ngikwenze ngokwanele.Izinkinga zithinteka kimi.Angekho indlela engingayinika ngayo yonke into abayidingayo. Ngesinye isikhathi ngifisa sengathi ngabe kwakuyikusasa lami babe nabantwana abathathu abayizithulu ukuthi ngingabahlukanisa iminyaka emihlanu ukuze nginikeze ngamunye wabo konke okukudingayo kule minyaka yentuthuko. Asikho ukuyeka umsebenzi futhi senza intuthuko encane kodwa eqhubekayo. Ngithandazela ukuthi uNkulunkulu azalise ezikhaleni lapho ngingakwazi khona. "
Usuku Lwezindlela Zabazali
- Ekuseni: " Ngivuka ngo-7 ekuseni futhi ngivivinya izimpande zabo bese ngibeka amabhethri abo emaphaketheni abo. Ngabe ngivusa amantombazane ngokugubha iminyango yabo. Ngiyabasiza ukugqoka futhi ngishintshe izindiza zabo. ukuwashaza amazinyo bese ulungisa izinwele zabo. Ngiwahamba phansi phansi bese ngiwabeka etafuleni ekhishini lapho bedla ukudla kwasekuseni. "Ngemuva kokudla kwasekuseni, ngibanikeza amakhaya abo futhi ngiwahambise ngaphandle kwebhasi. Baya esikoleni ngoMsombuluko kuze kube uLwesihlanu isikhathi esiningi sosuku. Nginebhizinisi lami engikwenzayo kusuka ekhaya lethu ngenkathi behamba. Amantombazane aseklasini lawo futhi anomfundisi oyedwa kanye nama-paraprofessionals amabili. Bathatha amantombazane ngokusebenzisa [inqubo yokufunda] egxila esimisweni. "
- Ntambama: Therapists Private (OT, PT, ST) vakashela izinsuku ezine kusukela ngesonto. Baphuma ngaphandle uma isimo sezulu sihle. Izingane ezincane emphakathini ngokuvamile zimi. Baye bahlanza indlu ngo-7: 00 ukuze badle njengomndeni.
- Isidlo: Badla isikhathi sabo bedla isidlo sakusihlwa. Amantombazane akwazi ukuthatha izinto zabo, kodwa bavame ukuwaphonsa phansi ngemuva kokubamba.
- Isikhathi sokulala: Bahlamba ndawonye ngo-8: 30 ntambama, abathandayo. Balala ngehora lesishiyagalombili ebusuku. U-Emma uvame ukuhlala kuze kube phakathi kwamabili bese uSoe evuka ngo-3: 30 ekuseni
- Amavikikiki: Ngezimpelasonto, bachitha isikhathi esiningi ngaphandle. Bane-trampoline encane, ihhashi eligubhayo, namanye amathoyizi. Abazali bajikeleza imisebenzi yabo njalo ihora njengenkambo yesifunda.
Udadewethu Omkhulu Usiza
Abahoki banendodakazi endala, uSara. "Sibiza uSara ukuthi ingane ingabonakali. Uhlala esivela emvuthwandaba isikhathi esiningi, simkhuthaza ukuba adlale nodadewabo uma sithatha zonke izingane endaweni ethile, usiza ukuqondisa omunye wabo, uthola ama-diapers, izinkomishi, futhi izinto ezincane abazidingayo. Ungisiza ngibheke epaki. Uthanda ukulungisa izinwele nazo. "
Ukuhlukunyezwa kwabazali okulula
Ukuqhathanisa ukukhulisa izingane eziyizithulu ezinsukwini zikaHelen Keller , ubuchwepheshe bezinsiza zokuzwa kanye nezimpande eziqhamukayo ngokuqinisekile linikeza izingane eziyizithulu ukuthi zifinyelele ngokwengeziwe kwimvelo yazo. Abazali bathi, "Ukuphila kukaHelen Keller kwafakazela ukuthi abantu abayizithulu bangafunda futhi banikele emphakathini. Lokhu kwenza umehluko omkhulu endleleni amantombazane afundiswa ngayo."
Kudinga Abahlanganyeli
AbaHokhi bafuna izimali zokukhokha abathintekayo izingane zabo. Umngeneli othile onjengo-Annie Sullivan, owasebenzisana nentsha uHelen Keller. Ukuthuthukisa ulimi olwanele nokungazithembi kuncike ekusizeni komngeneli.
Umndeni waboniswa embukisweni we- "Dkt Phil" ngo-2007 no-2010. Bakwazi ukusekela isisekelo nokukhulisa izimali zokubamba iqhaza, nakuba babenenkinga yokuthola eyodwa emva kweminyaka embalwa ngenxa yezinkinga zokufuduka. Sebeyisihloko samadokhumenti ambalwa, kufaka phakathi "Izimpumputhe Nezintambo Eziyimpumputhe."