Kuthandiza Munthu wa LGBTQ+ Amene Ali ndi Matenda a Kuiwala

Umunthu wa munthu wa LGBTQ+ ndi mbali imodzi ya amene iye ali. Funsani zimene zili zofunika kwa iye, gwiritsani ntchito mawu amene wasankha, ndipo muloleni kusankha amene angadziwe nkhani zake zaumwini. Musaganizire umunthu wa munthu, mnzake wokondedwa, thandizo la banja kapena zimene akufuna kusunga zachinsinsi potengera maonekedwe, malemba akale kapena amene amabwera kudzacheza.

Alzheimer’s Society’s guide to supporting an LGBTQ+ person with dementia imalimbikitsa kufunsa zokhumba za munthuyo ndikupewa kuganizira maubale. Alzheimer’s Association’s LGBTQ+ dementia resources imafotokozanso nkhawa zokhudza tsankho ndi kupeza chisamaliro cholandirira. Anthu amasiyana; gwiritsani ntchito malingaliro awa ngati chiyambi cha zokambirana, osati ngati mndandanda wofotokozera munthu.

Kodi ndingafunse bwanji za dzina, matchulidwe ndi zachinsinsi?

Sankhani nthawi yachinsinsi komanso yopanda kuthamanga. Mutha kufunsa kuti, “Kodi mukufuna kuti tizikutchulani dzina liti komanso matchulidwe ati?” kapena “Kodi pali chilichonse chokhudza umunthu wanu kapena maubale anu chimene mukufuna kuti anthu okuthandizani adziwe?” Munthuyo atha kuyankha pang’ono, kukana, kapena kubwereranso ku nkhaniyo nthawi ina. Simuyenera kufunsa mafunso aumwini amene sakukhudzana ndi chisamaliro chawo.

Funsani amene angadziwe chiyani. Wina angafune kuti mnzake wokondedwa adziwike ndi ogwira ntchito, koma osafuna kuti banja lonse lidziwe za momwe amadzionera pa nkhani ya chikondi kapena umunthu wake. Munthu athanso kukonda mawu osiyanasiyana m’malo osiyanasiyana. Musagawane nkhani za umunthu ndi achibale, alendo kapena ogwira ntchito chifukwa choti inu mukuzidziwa.

Ngati munthuyo akufuna kuti zomwe amakonda zilembedwe, funsani zoti mulembe komanso amene ayenera kuziona. Onani momwe wopereka chisamaliro amasamalira dzina losiyana ndi lomwe lili m’malemba ena, kuphatikizapo ngati ogwira ntchito angagwiritse ntchito dzina limene munthuyo amakonda poyankhula naye. Sungani zachinsinsi za munthuyo m’maganizo; si aliyense amene amathandiza pa chisamaliro amene amafunika kudziwa chilichonse.

Zokonda zimatha kusintha. Funsaninso pamene munthuyo angathe kufotokoza zimene akufuna, makamaka musanasamuke kapena musanayambe dongosolo lina la chisamaliro. Ngati sizikudziwika bwinobwino zimene akufuna kugawana, musaganizire. Tsatirani zimene ananena momveka bwino kale ndipo pemphani thandizo kwa katswiri woyenerera wa m’dera lanu pa mafunso okhudza ulamuliro wa zisankho za chisamaliro kapena malamulo ogawana nkhani.

Ndani ayenera kutenga nawo mbali pazokambirana za chisamaliro?

Funsani munthuyo amene amawakhulupirira komanso amene akufuna kuti akhale nawo. Anthu omuthandiza angaphatikizepo mwamuna kapena mkazi wake, mnzake wokondedwa, bwenzi lapamtima, wachibale kapena “banja limene wasankha”—anthu amene amamuthandiza ngati banja ngakhale sali achibale. Ena amadalira banja limene anabadwira; ena satero. Lolani munthuyo afotokoze maubale ake m’mawu ake.

Funsani mafunso othandiza: Ndani angabwere kudzacheza? Ndani amene ogwira ntchito ayenera kuyimbira foni ngati mapulani asintha? Ndani angalandire uthenga? Ngati wopereka chisamaliro amafuna chilolezo kapena zikalata asanagawane nkhani, funsani zimene akufuna ndipo fotokozereni munthuyo zosankha zomwe zilipo. Kukhala mnzake wokondedwa kapena wothandiza wosankhidwa sizikutanthauza kuti munthu ali ndi ulamuliro wovomerezeka wopanga zisankho; malamulo amasiyana malinga ndi dera.

Gwiritsani ntchito dzina la ubale limene munthuyo amakonda. Wogwira ntchito wa chisamaliro akatchula mnzake wokondedwa kuti “bwenzi” kapena “wachibale” pamene munthuyo akufuna kuti adziwike monga mnzake wokondedwa, zimatha kumupweteka. Uthenga wamfupi, woperekedwa ndi chilolezo, ungauze ogwira ntchito momwe angadziwitsire anthu komanso nkhani ziti zingagawidwe.

Kodi ndingafunse chiyani kwa wopereka chisamaliro?

Mukamayerekezera chisamaliro cha kunyumba yosamalira anthu okalamba, thandizo la kunyumba kapena ntchito za masana, funsani munthuyo mafunso amene akufuna kufunsa komanso ngati akufuna kuti inu mukhalepo. SAGE guide to affirming services imanena kuti kugawana nkhani zaumwini ndi wopereka chisamaliro kungamveke kovuta. Pemphani wopereka chisamaliro afotokoze momwe amagwirira ntchito panopa m’mawu omveka bwino.

• Kodi mumalemba bwanji dzina limene munthu amakonda ndi matchulidwe? Ndi ogwira ntchito ati amene angaone nkhaniyo?
• Kodi munthu angasankhe bwanji amene angabwere kudzacheza komanso kukhala ndi nthawi yachinsinsi ndi mnzake wokondedwa kapena wothandiza wina?
• Kodi mumaphunzira ndi kulemekeza bwanji zokonda za munthuyo pa nkhani ya chipinda, zovala komanso chisamaliro chaumwini?
• Kodi ogwira ntchito amalandira maphunziro otani okhudza achikulire a LGBTQ+ komanso matenda a kuiwala?
• Kodi wokhala m’nyumba kapena wothandiza angadandaule bwanji za zachinsinsi kapena kusalemekezedwa, ndipo chimachitika n’chiyani pambuyo pake?

SAGE and Human Rights Campaign Foundation guide to inclusive long-term care imalimbikitsa kuyang’ana malamulo olembedwa okhudza alendo, malo ogona komanso machitidwe a ogwira ntchito. Inasindikizidwa mu 2021; igwiritseni ntchito pa mafunso oti mufunse, osati ngati mawu ofotokoza malamulo amakono a m’dera lanu. Malamulo ndi ntchito zimasiyana malinga ndi malo.

Chizindikiro, kabuku kapena yankho limodzi lotsimikizira sizingatsimikize momwe chisamaliro cha tsiku ndi tsiku chidzakhalire. Ngati munthuyo akufuna kudzacheza, onani momwe ogwira ntchito amamutchedwera komanso momwe amayankhira mnzake wokondedwa kapena anthu amene wasankha kuti amuthandize. Pemphani kulankhula mwachinsinsi ndi wogwira ntchito ngati zingathandize munthuyo kumva otetezeka.

Kodi ndingathandize bwanji munthuyo pa zinthu zonse?

Funsani za zokonda za tsiku ndi tsiku za munthuyo, zizolowezi, chilankhulo, chikhalidwe, chikhulupiriro, mabwenzi komanso dera. Umunthu wake ukhoza kukhala wofunika kukambirana, kapena angakonde kugwiritsa ntchito nthawi pa mbali zina za moyo. Musasandutse ulendo uliwonse kukhala zokambirana za umunthu kapena kuganiza kuti munthu aliyense wa LGBTQ+ wakumana ndi zomwezo.

Anthu ena anakumanapo ndi kukanidwa kapena tsankho ndipo angamve kusakhulupirira ntchito zina. Ena sangazione zimenezi ngati vuto. Mvetserani popanda kumupempha munthuyo kufotokoza kapena kutsimikizira chilichonse. Ngati chikumbutso, chithunzi kapena nkhani ya zakale ikumupweteka, funsani ngati akufuna kusiya kapena kusintha nkhani.

Ngati ndinu mnzake wokondedwa, bwenzi kapena wachibale, thandizo lanu nalonso ndi lofunika. Funsani munthuyo momwe akufunira kuti mutenge nawo mbali, ndipo funafunani bungwe la m’dera lanu lothandiza anthu omwe akukhala ndi matenda a kuiwala kapena achikulire a LGBTQ+ ngati mukufuna malangizo. Alzheimer’s Association resource page ili ndi maulalo a zinthu zothandiza pa dera komanso osamalira; zimene zilipo zimatengera komwe mukukhala.

Kuti mupeze mndandanda wokulirapo poyerekezera nyumba zosamalira anthu okalamba, onani choosing residential dementia care. Kuti mupeze thandizo pokonzekera pambuyo pozindikira matenda, onani first steps after a dementia diagnosis.