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Humor therapy

SENIOR CITIZEN - Antolin dela Serna - Banat

Sa mga pagtuon nga gihimo, nasuta nga ang pagpakatawa o ang pagkomedya, mahimong tambal batok sa Alzheimer’s ug Dementia.

Sa AARP Bulleting, pinaagi sa Internet, atong nabasahan kining duha ka article giulohan “Using Humor to Combat Dementia” ug “The Healing Power of Humor.

Gisugilon dinhi, how a comedian breathed a new life into a fading Alzheimer’s patient. Ang pasyente 84 ang edad, dugaydugay nang nasakit sa Alzheimer’s disease, gani nag-Dementia na.

Sa  America, sulod sa ilang mga Home for the Aged, aduna silay gitawag nga Companionship program pag-provide og mga kauban sa mga tigulang. Ila kining ginganlan og Visiting Angels, Senior Helpers ug Good Company Senior Care.

Apan, matud sa anak niining atong gihisgutan dinhi nga senior citizen: “I wanted something else for my 84-year-old mother. I wanted someone who could make her laugh.

I was a professional comedian for years, but when she looks in my eyes, she just sees a daughter she can’t communicate with anymore.”

So, buot niya nga gawas sa companionship program, buot niya nga makakatawa ang iyang inahan. Samtang usa siya ka professional comedian, nangita siya’g laing komediyante tungod kay dili man mo-react ang iyang inahan ini’g kita nila. Alang sa iyang inahan, anak lamang siya, dili komedyante.

Tuod man, iyang gi-post sa social media: “Looking for a funny person with an interest in geriatrics,” Sulod lang kuno sa pila ka minutos, mibagting ang telepono, gikan sa usa ka higala sa New York.

Unsay resulta? Ania ang account sa anak:   “I hired Sue (ngalan sa komedyante) to work with my mother for 10 hours a week. Within days of meeting Sue, she started eating again. Even during the hours that Sue wasn’t there, my mother was more engaged with people, waving hello and reaching out for contact with the aides and other residents. She started singing, not actual lyrics, but crooning and smiling. It was nothing short of remarkable.”

So, naulian si Mulie (ngalan sa inahan). Natambalan gumikan sa pagpakatawa. Humor therapy. Sayud man ta nga walay medisina nga makatambal  sa Alzheimer’s. Kining maong mga komedyante ginganlan og mga Elder Clowns.

Matud sa University of South Wales sa Australia, ang “Humor therapy can be as effective as some drugs in managing agitation in dementia patients.”

Matud usab sa Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine sa Suita, Japan, nga ang positive effects sa pagpakatawa molungtad og dugay tapus sa usa ka therapy session.

 

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