Dylan Bettencourt
Iziphathimandla zebhola lombhoxo zinxuswe ukuthi zehlise inani lemidlalo nokuthi ziqede ukuziqeqesha njalo kwabadlali balo mdlalo.
Lokhu kuza ngemuva kokuthi kutholakale ukuthi abadlali bakudala bamazwe ngamazwe banamathuba aphindwe ka-15 okuba nesifo i-motor neurone.
Ucwaningo luthole ukuthi abadlali bangaphambili be-Scotland international basethubeni eliphindwe kabili lokuthuthukisa izifo ze-neurodeergenerative uma kuqhathaniswa nesilinganiso sabantu.
Ucwaningo olubhalwe uSolwazi uWillie Stewart waseNyuvesi yase-Glasgow lukuqinisekisile ukuthi abadlali basethubeni eliphindwe ka-15 lokuthuthukisa isifo se-motor neurone (MND).
Lolu cwaningo belugxile kubadlali bakudala abangu-412 kanti abangu-121 babo sebedlulile emhlabeni, kwase kuqhathaniswa imiphumela yabo neyamalungu angu-1,236 omphakathi aneminyaka yobudala efanayo, kubika i-The Times.
USolwazi uStewart akawutholanga mehluko phakathi kwabadlali abadlala phambili kanye nabadlala emuva.
Yize abaphathi benyunyana yebhola lombhoxo bethule izinqubo zokubhekana nezinkinga eminyakeni edlule, uStewart uthe kuningi okusamele kwenziwe.
“Lezi ziphakamiso zivela kwimfundamakhwela. Indlela umdlalo oshintshe ngayo ngokomsebenzi ngokuqeqeshwa okwengeziwe kanye nokuchayeka kwemidlalo kanye namazinga okulimala ekhanda akhuphukile.
“Ngikhathazeke kakhulu ngokwenzekayo futhi uma siphinda lolu cwaningo eminyakeni engu-20 sizobona okuthile okukhathaza kakhulu,” esho.
UStewart uthe yize sekuneminyaka kunezingxoxo mayelana nodaba lokulimala ekhanda kwabadlali inqubekela phambili ibukeka incane.
“Lokhu kufanele kube ugqozi kubo ukuthi balusukumele lolu daba futhi baqale ukwenza izinguquko ezinkulu ngokushesha ukuze bazame ukunciphisa ubungozi,” esho.
Isikhulu sezempilo se-World Rugby uDkt Eanna Falvey wamukele lolu cwaningo kanye neziphakamiso zokuthi kuthathwe izinyathelo.
“E-World Rugby sineqembu elizimele elisebenzayo elicubungula lonke ucwaningo lwakamuva kanye nemiphumela,” kusho uFalvey.
“Lokhu kusenza sikwazi ukuba nengxoxo eqhubekayo nevulekile mayelana nokuthi yiziphi izinguquko emdlalweni ezingase zifaneleke lapho okungase kudingeke khona olunye ucwaningo ukuze lusisize ukuqhubekisela phambili uhlelo lwethu lwenhlalakahle yabadlali.”
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