Lena indaba yokuthi uLiam wayinqoba kanjani impi ngokumelene ne-Non - Hodgkin Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma! Njengabazali ingane yabo esanda kutholakala ukuthi inomdlavuza, sibambe igama ngalinye noma indaba esinika ithemba nokholo...ngethemba ukuthi indaba ka-Liam izokunikeza lokho!
1st Izimpawu
Ukuphela kukaJanuwari 2012 U-Liam walunywa omiyane izikhathi ezi-3 ebusweni bakhe…2 esiphongweni sakhe nomunye esilevini sakhe. 2 weeks after that the 2 esiphongweni sakhe wanyamalala kodwa lezo ezisesilevini azizange zinyamalale. Kwadingeka sihambise uLiam ukuze ayohlolwa okuvamile kudokotela wezingane futhi sambuza ukuthi kufanele yini sikhathazeke.
1st Operation
Udokotela ohlinzayo jikelele kwadingeka akhiphe 'igciwane' noma 'ithumba'. Ngemva kokuhlinzwa udokotela ohlinzayo wasitshela ukuthi empeleni akukho okwaphuma enxebeni, okwakufanele kubangele imibuzo eyengeziwe. Satshelwa ukuthi kufanele siyishiye izinsuku ezingu-10 ukuze iphole. Ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ukukhula kwakhula kwakhula nsuku zonke, kwaze kwaba yilapho singasakwazi ukulinda. Ngalesi sikhathi ukuxilongwa kwaba ukuthi ukukhula 'kwakuyi-granular…into'
Ukuhlinzwa kwesibili kuhambe njengoba bekuhleliwe…yamukela udokotela ohlinzayo ohlukile. U-Liam waphinde watholakala 'ne-granular…into ethile'. …akukho okumele ukhathazeke ngakho. Ngemva nje kwalolo cingo sakhululeka kakhulu, futhi senza i-aphoyintimenti nodokotela ohlinzayo wepulasitiki ngoMsombuluko ekuseni.
NgoLwesihlanu ntambama, ngemva kocingo oluphuthumayo oluvela kudokotela satshelwa ukuthi u-Liam une-'Lymphoma'…Sashaqeka.
Kwakuyimpelasonto embi kakhulu kimi noBelinda…u-Liam waya ukuyogunda izinwele zakhe zokuqala ngoMgqibelo…Ugogo nomkhulu ka-Liam (kuzo zombili izinhlangothi) babekhona ukuze basisekele…Angazi ukuthi besiyokwenzenjani ngaphandle kokusisekela!!! Kulesi sigaba besingaqiniseki ukuthi hlobo luni lwe-Lymphoma noma yisiphi isigaba.
Izindaba ezinhle zokuqala esazithola kwakungaleyontambama…ngenkathi uDkt Omar esitshela ukuthi umnkantsha negazi kwakuhlanzekile…futhi wahlonza u-Liam ngesiteji sesi-2 se-Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma. Umuntu akasoze acabanga ukuthi izindaba ezinjalo zingaba zinhle...kwakuyizindaba ezimnandi kimina noBelinda! Lokhu kwakusho ukuthi izinga lokusinda laliphezulu…kwakuhlekisa ukuthi umuntu ujabula kanjani lapho ekhuluma 'ngezinga eliphezulu lokusinda'...
Uhlelo lokwelashwa seluhleliwe...manje okuwukuphela kwento ebesiyilindile kwaba imiphumela yokugcina ku-lymph…ezonikeza inkomba enhle ukuthi umdlavuza ususabalele yini endaweni ye-lymph ka-Liam entanyeni yakhe…yeka ukulinda isikhathi eside…NgoLwesine ( ngosuku olwandulela uLwesihlanu Oluhle), sathola izindaba ezingcono kakhulu…sazithola ngesikhathi…i-lymph yayihlanzekile!!!
Saqala ukukholwa futhi...lapho bonke abangani bethu nomndeni bekhuleka futhi bebusisa u-Liam…hhayi abangani nomndeni kuphela…ngisho nabantu esingakahlangani nabo…kuwumuzwa omangalisayo ukubona ukuthi kunabantu abaningi abamangalisayo kule mpilo ngeke ngisho ucabange kabili ukuthumela imithandazo eyakhayo nemicabango kumuntu okusho okuthile ezimpilweni zabo.
U-Liam usiphathe kahle kakhulu iseshini yokuqala ye-chemo…Enye into eyenza udokotela…nathi, sajabula kakhulu ukuthi isimila se-lymph node sangaphandle sase siwuhhafu wosayizi. Empeleni sasibona ukuncipha nsuku zonke. Lokho kwasenza sanethezeka sonke ukuthi sisebenzisa ishejuli yokwelashwa efanele, ngokuxilonga okufanele.
Besinethemba ngemuva kweviki lokuqala le-chemo…u-Liam ubebonakala elungile. Ungakhohlwa nje imithi yesicanucanu. Kuphinde kwasiza kakhulu uma siya ekhaya isikhashana - lokho kwakusho ukuthi u-Liam kwakungadingeki ukuthi abe netroli elintshontshayo emjaha nezikhwama ezinoketshezi. Kumelwe ngivume - uyalithanda iwadi - kunabahlengikazi abanakayo kakhulu…abamkhonze… muhle kakhulu okwamanje; kuyadabukisa ukuthi akababoni abangani nomndeni wakhe! Kuyamangaza, ekuqaleni bengicabanga ukuthi sizokuthatha usuku nosuku - empeleni ihora nehora osukwini ngalunye… kunezikhathi lapho esengumuntu wakhe omdala, egijima futhi efuna ukulwa nami nomama wakhe…kodwa bese kuba khona ngesikhathi ekhala kancane…okubi nakakhulu ukukhala…futhi asinaso isiqiniseko sokuthi kuyini…sicabanga ukuthi ukucanuzela kwenhliziyo.
Lapho uLiam eqala ukudla nokuphuza kancane futhi ukukhwehlela kwakhe kuba kubi kakhulu sakhathazeka ngayo yonke into. Into yokugcina ebesiyifuna kwakuwukuba ukukhwehlela kudlulele esifubeni sakhe. Nokho, sasazi ukuthi uma kukhona esikukhathazayo, kwakudingeka simyise esibhedlela. Umthetho wawuphephile kunokuzisola.
Lapho u-Liam ephatheke kabi, ufuna umama wakhe, futhi hhayi ubaba wakhe…kungiphatha kabi ukuthi uyangixosha, kodwa ngiyajabula ukuthi ufuna umama wakhe…kodwa ngisewumngane wakhe wokudlala… cabanga kanjalo. Umnandi impela kodwa.
Ukufingqa ngemva kwemijikelezo emi-3 yokuqala ye-chemo:
- Uma uLiam enomkhuhlane, samyisa esibhedlela ngokushesha
- Ukube amangqamuzana amhlophe egazi ka-Liam ebephansi kakhulu, ubezothola umjovo ukuze awanyuse abuyele kwesijwayelekile
- U-Liam uthole ama-antibiotics ngenxa yokutheleleka ngegciwane
- U-Liam wayenomoya-mpilo ubusuku obubodwa
- U-Liam wampontshelwa igazi ukuze umfutho wakhe wegazi uzinze
Iseshini ye-chemo yesine
Amanye amanothi abalulekile ale seshini ahlanganisa:
- Le chemo ishaye uLiam kanzima...ngenxa yezizathu ezahlukahlukene:
- Isiphazamisi sesisu - sisodwa ngenxa yesiphazamisi
- Umzimba wakhe awunamandla njengasekuqaleni
- Ungazama ukubona iphethini ekuphenduleni kwakhe emithini ehlukahlukene ye-chemo, kodwa ungamangali ukukhombisa ukuthi ayilungile.
- Ukumazinyo akusizi ngalutho imbangela - kwenza kube nzima kakhulu ukwelapha izimpawu
- Kunokukhanya ekugcineni komhubhe...ngaphezu kwengxenye yendlela!
Manje sikunombolo 5 ye-chemo futhi munye kuphela ozolandela lokhu.
Njengenjwayelo, amaphuzu ambalwa ale seshini:
- Ungalokothi uphumule...njengokungathi abazali bazo!
- Ukuvala amazinyo akusizi
- Qiniseka ukuthi izilonda zomlomo zizofika ngenkathi ukhipha amazinyo (kungakhathaliseki ukuthi wenzani njengezinyathelo zokuvimbela)
- Ukuqunjelwa kuyingxenye yesivumelwano - futhi kubuhlungu njengokuhlanya ngenxa yokusabela kuka-Liam
- Landela umzwelo wakho njengabazali - uyazi uma kukhona okungalungile
- Zilungiselele - kuzoba nemithi eminingi (imithi elwa namagciwane, i-neupogen, i-prafulgen, i-volaron, i-Calpol, i-Prospan, i-Duphalac
- Qina...ngoba kungaba kubi kakhulu noma nini!!!
- Ayikho into enamandla njengobudlelwane phakathi kukamama nengane yakhe – uthando namandla ka-Belinda kwenza uLiam aqine kakhulu!
