Oku kuthetha ukuba ukuzimela kuthetha ntoni xa une-MS

Umhla wesine kaJulayi uthathelwa ingqalelo njengomhla we-1776 xa ootata bethu abasungulayo bahlanganisana ukwamkela isiBhengezo senkululeko, bebhengeza amaKoloni njengesizwe esitsha.

Xa ndicinga ngegama elithi "ukuzimela," ndicinga ngokwazi ukuhlala ngokukhuselekileyo nangokukhululekileyo kangangoko. Ukuphila ngekratshi. Kwaye xa une-multiple sclerosis (MS), oko kuthetha ukuba sikwenza ngelixa isifo sihamba kancinci kuwe.

Kungenxa yoko le nto, kum - {textend} kunye nabanye abantu abaninzi abane-MS - {textend} igama elithi "ukuzimela" linokuthatha intsingiselo eyahlukileyo.

Ukuzimela kuthetha ukungaceli kumfazi wam ngoncedo lokusika inyama yam kwisidlo sangokuhlwa.

Ukuzimela kuthetha ukukwazi ukunyuka amanyathelo amathathu aya kumnyango ongasemva wekhaya lam.

Kuthetha ukuba nakho ukusonga isitulo sam esinamavili ngaphandle koncedo kwivenkile yokutya.

Kwaye ndiphakamise imilenze yam enzima phezu kodonga lwebhafu ukuba ndihlambe.

Ukuzimela kuthetha ukomelela ngokwaneleyo ukuba uvule ingxowa yeetshipsi.

Inkululeko yenza konke endinako ukunceda endlini.

Izama ukukhumbula igama lakho ngelixa ndithetha nawe epatini.

Ukuzimela kuthetha ukuba nako ukucofa iqhosha lam.

Okanye ukwazi ukusebenzisa ulawulo lwesandla semoto yam.

Ukuzimela kuhamba ngeenyawo ezimbalwa engceni ngaphandle kokuwa phambi komntu wonke kwindawo yokupheka.

Kuthetha ukwazi ukuba ndilifumene nini kwaye nini igazi lam kwi-shin yam.

Ukuzimela kuthetha ukuba nakho ukufumana into kwifriji ngaphandle kokuyilahla.

Thina njengeMSers asibuzi okuninzi. Somelele kwaye sinqwenela ngamandla. Sisebenza nzima ukuhlala sizimele kangangoko sinakho, okoko sinako.

Qhubeka ulwela inkululeko yakho.

UDoug ubhala ngokuhlala ne-MS (nokunye okuninzi) kwibhlog yakhe yoburharha iOdd Sock yam.

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