KD waxay guri kula wadaagtaa agagaarka Seattle ninkeeda David, labadooda caruur iyo sodohdeed Kathleen. Kathleen waxay u baahan tahay daryeel muddo dheer ah sababtoo ah sclerosis badan (MS), oo ay maamulaysay 30kii sano ee la soo dhaafay. Sanadihii la soo dhaafay, KD iyo David waxay bilaabeen inay ogaadaan hoos u dhaca awoodda Kathleen ee ah inay qabato hawl maalmeedka taageero la'aan waxayna u dhaqaaqday inay ka caawiso inay hesho daryeelka ay u baahan tahay.

Kathleen waxay u shaqaynaysay sidii lataliye iyo macalin nidaamka dugsiyada dadweynaha Detroit in ka badan 40 sano waxayna sii waday inay ku noolaato magaalada ka dib hawlgab, halka KD iyo David ay u guureen Washington. Ugu dambayntii, qoysku waxay gaadheen go'aan ay ku iibiyaan guriga Kathleen ee Detroit si ay ugu guurto meel u dhow.

Muddo toddobo bilood ah, Kathleen waxay ku noolayd bulsho nool oo la caawiyey. Iyadoo bulshadu leedahay faa'iidooyin badan - Kathleen waxay la joogi kartaa asaageeda, si sahlan ula wareegi karto, oo waxay lahaan kartaa xasuusinta daawada caadiga ah - KD waxay dareemeen in qoysku weli aysan helin waqti badan oo ay isla qaataan sidii ay jeclaan lahaayeen.

older woman seated next to younger man holding a photo frame

2022, KD iyo David waxay u guureen guri si fudud u qaadi kara qoyska oo dhan, oo ay ku jirto Kathleen. Hadda, Kathleen waxay maalin walba waqti la qaadanaysaa carruurteeda ayeeyo u tahay iyo KD iyo David waxay door firfircoon ka qaadan kartaa daryeelka Kathleen. KDsays, "Waxaan u maleynay inay u fiicnaan doonto qoyska guud ahaan - u weyn iyada, iyo wax u fiican gabdhahayaga. Waxay fursad u helayaan inay ayeeyo guriga ku yeeshaan. Sidee u fiican taas?"

Woman and man sitting next to each other on a couch

Kathleen waxay hadda haysataa laba daryeele kuwaas oo u yimaada guriga si ay uga caawiyaan hawl maalmeedka sida qubayska, labiska, jimicsiga iyo cunista. Waxa kale oo ay ka caawiyaan in ay guriga ku soo wareegto iyaga oo isticmaalaya kursi curyaan ama mid lugeeya.

Inkasta oo KD ay ku mahadsan tahay in Kathleen ay ku nooshahay oo ay ku hesho daryeelka guriga, waxay qiraysaa in kharashyada la xidhiidha iyo baahida maaraynta daryeelka ay keeni karaan khasaare. Waxay sheegtay in barnaamijka sida WA Cares uu iyaga isbeddel u samayn lahaa, wayna ogtahay inuu isbeddel u samayn doono qoysaska kale iyada oo kale: "Waxa ugu dambeeya ee aad rabto in dadku ka fikiraan sannadahooda dahabiga ah waa lacag. WA Cares runtii waa barnaamij gaar ah - si aad u ogaato in markaad sii weynaato, weli laguu daryeelayo oo aad weli qiimo leedahay."

Older woman sitting in a wheelchair smiling

KD waxay sheegtay in Washington ay tahay meel ku wanaagsan da'da sababtoo ah barnaamijyada sida WA Cares. "WA Cares waxay halkaas u joogi doontaa waayeelkeena, dad ah dad wax badan ka qabtay gobolkayaga iyo gobolkayaga. Waxaan sidoo kale u arkaa WA Cares inay aad muhiim ugu tahay dhallinyaradeenna markay sii korayaan, iyagoo sii wada maalgashiga gobolkeenna. Aad bay u fiican tahay in la ogaado, haddii loo baahdo, WA Cares ay halkaas u joogi doonto iyaga."

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