{"id":3141415,"date":"2026-11-01T00:55:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T04:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.friendsjournal.org\/book\/love-in-a-different-way-a-journey-through-dementia\/"},"modified":"2026-11-01T12:01:50","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T17:01:50","slug":"love-in-a-different-way-a-journey-through-dementia","status":"publish","type":"fpb_book","link":"https:\/\/www.friendsjournal.org\/sw\/book\/love-in-a-different-way-a-journey-through-dementia\/","title":{"rendered":"Love in a Different Way: A Journey Through Dementia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Na Liz Amaral na David Amaral. Tellwell Talent, 2025. Kurasa 110. $28\/jalada gumu; $19.10\/jalada laini; $2.99\/kitabu pepe.   <\/h4>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sanduku langu la vidonge liko wapi? Nilikuwa nimerudi tu kutoka kwa ziara ya kifamilia huko Minnesota, na nilipokuwa nikifungua mkoba wangu, nilitoa sanduku langu la vidonge na nikashtuka nilipokosa kukumbuka mahali ninapoweka sanduku langu la vidonge. Bafuni? Hapana. Nikaangalia meza yangu ya kando ya kitanda. Oh ndiyo! Bila shaka. Linawekwa kwenye meza yangu ya kando ya kitanda. Habari, Dementia. Naona umerudi. Una nini cha kunifundisha leo?          <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Liz Amaral ametupatia zawadi ya <em>Love in a Different Way: A Journey Through Dementia<\/em> akitumia michoro na maelezo ya mumewe pamoja na hadithi zake mwenyewe za miaka 50 ya ndoa yake na David Amaral. Katika miaka yao michache ya mwisho pamoja, yeye alishuka katika giza la kile ambacho mwanzoni kiliitwa Alzheimer\u2019s, kisha uchunguzi ukaboreshwa kuwa dementia ya frontotemporal, ugonjwa wa ubongo unaosababisha dalili kama vile mabadiliko makubwa katika utu, tabia, na lugha. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sikuweza kukiacha kitabu hiki. Kufanana kati ya ndoa ya Liz na David na ndoa yangu na Pat McBee ni karibu mno kiasi cha kunisumbua. Walikutana mwaka 1970, wakapendana mara moja, na kuoana muda mfupi baadaye. \u201cTuliona maisha kupitia lenzi ya kiroho tuliyoshiriki,\u201d anaandika Liz, mwanachama wa Argenta Meeting huko British Columbia. Pat na mimi tulikutana mwaka 1971, tukapendana, na kuoana ndani ya miezi michache. Sasa, miaka 55 baadaye, niko katika hatua ya mwanzo ya dementia inayoendelea.     <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">David alitaka michoro yake ionyeshe jinsi ilivyokuwa kuishi na ugonjwa wake. Kitabu kina picha 32, zikifuatiwa na maelezo yake na tafsiri na hadithi za Liz kama mwenzi wake wa maisha na mlezi wake. David alitumia mtumbwi kama ishara ya maisha yao pamoja. Mchoro mmoja wa mwanzo unawaonyesha wakiwa kwenye mtumbwi, wakielea nyuma, wamenaswa katika mkondo wa maji wenye kasi. Kingo za mto zimejaa miamba. Kuna maporomoko ya maji chini kidogo. Anaandika, \u201cNimekusudiwa kuzinduka kwenye maporomoko hayo na kuanguka mbele katika ukungu wa \u2018Taa.\u2019\u201d Michoro ya David inakuvuta ndani ya hadithi yake. Maelezo yake ni machungu kusoma. Yale ya Liz ni machungu zaidi.         <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Michoro kumi na sita baadaye, tunamwona David ameketi katikati ya mtumbwi, mikono mitupu. Liz amesimama ukingoni mwa mto akishikilia mavazi yote mawili ya kuokolea maisha. Mtumbwi ni wa rangi ya njano: rangi ya David kwa uwepo wa Mungu. Ukingo wake ni mweusi: rangi yake kwa dementia. Kumwona David katikati ya mtumbwi huo bila kasia kunanirudisha kwenye kipindi chenye uchungu cha mwaka 2024 nilipoandikia familia na marafiki kwamba ilinibidi kuacha kuendesha gari. David alipaswa kujifunza kuomba msaada; jambo ambalo mimi pia nililazimika kujifunza. Dementia inafundisha masomo magumu.      <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mmoja wa michoro ya mwanzo ya David, \u201cDisorientation,\u201d ni wa ukumbi wa bluu unaoenea hadi mwisho usio na njia. Milango iliyofungwa bila alama yoyote iko pande zote mbili. Anaandika kwamba mara moja alipokuwa kwenye kundi la msaada la dementia, alihitaji kwenda bafuni na akapotea kwenye ukumbi huo. Liz alikumbuka kwamba ni karibu na wakati huo alipotambua uhitaji wa kuwa wazi zaidi na kueleza hali yao. Hivi karibuni, nilipata wakati kama huo wa kuchanganyikiwa nilipokuwa nikishuka kwenye lifti: \u201cNiko wapi? Kwa nini niko hapa?\u201d    <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mchoro wa David wa meza ya chakula yenye vipande kumi na mbili vya pizza vilivyorundikwa juu ya kila kimoja umeitwa, \u201cOverwhelm.\u201d Hakuweza kuchuja mambo na sauti za pembeni: kila kitu kilimjia kwa wakati mmoja. Alihitaji kupunguza mambo na sauti, ikiwa ni pamoja na vitu vya kawaida nyumbani kwao. Picha zilipaswa kuondolewa ukutani. Rafu zilipaswa kuondolewa vitu. Mapazia yalipaswa kufungwa ili kuzuia mwanga. Maisha yao yaligeuzwa chini juu.      <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">David alidhani sundowner\u2019s syndrome yake ilisababishwa na wasiwasi wake kwamba huenda asingeweza kulala. Ilikuwa mzunguko mbaya. Kadiri alivyozidi kuwa na wasiwasi, ndivyo tatizo lake la kukosa usingizi lilivyozidi kuwa baya zaidi. Mchoro wake una mistari myeusi inayogawa picha vipande vipande.   <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Liz alipokosa tena uwezo wa kumtunza David nyumbani kwao shambani nje ya Nelson, British Columbia, aliomba nyumba ya makazi yenye msaada kwa ajili yake, lakini kwa bahati mbaya ombi lilikataliwa kwa sababu David \u201chakuwa na ulemavu wa kutosha.\u201d Hivyo akamtafutia kibanda kidogo mjini na akapanga mambo na programu ya malezi ya mchana kwa watu wazima. Dalili zake zilipozidi kuwa mbaya, Liz alijaribu tena kwa ajili ya kituo cha makazi yenye msaada na wakati huu ombi lilikubaliwa. Ilikuwa nafuu kubwa kwa Liz: \u201cHatimaye niliweza kuacha kuzama katika shughuli ndogo ndogo, dawa, hatari, na wasiwasi. Nilipokuwa nikimtembelea nyumbani kwake mpya, tuliweza tu <em>kuwepo<\/em> pamoja.\u201d    <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">David alifariki mwezi Mei 2021, akiwa na Liz kando yake. Anaandika, \u201cNilijua alikuwa amepita juu ya maporomoko hayo.\u201d <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Love in a Different Way<\/em> ni hazina. Michoro na maelezo ya David vilinivuta ndani ya hadithi yake. Liz na David Amaral wamenipa hisia ya kina zaidi ya maana ya kuishi na dementia.  <\/p>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Brad Sheeks, muuguzi mstaafu wa hospisi, ni mwanachama wa Newtown (Pa.) 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