Rayuwa Kan Matsalolin Da Ke Faruwa: Tafiya Ta Shekaru 14 Ta Juriya A Yaƙi Da Ciwon Mara Mai Na Mataki Na IV
A shekara ta 2010, tana da shekaru 48, Jennifer Ficko ta sami wani abu da ya canza rayuwa: melanoma na mataki na IV. Abin da ya fara a matsayin wani kumburi da ba shi da lahani a kanta daga baya ya haifar da girgizar Thanksgiving lokacin da likitoci suka tabbatar da mummunan fargabarta. Duniyar Jennifer, da ta iyalinta, ta canza cikin dare ɗaya yayin da suka fuskanci mummunan gaskiyar cutar kansa ta ƙarshe. Tare da ƙarancin zaɓuɓɓuka, Jennifer da ƙaunatattunta sun nemi jagora kuma daga ƙarshe sun haɗu da manyan ƙwararru a Asibitin Ciwon Daji na Smilow da ke Yale.
Da farko, Jennifer ta yi tiyata don cire ciwon da kuma ƙwayoyin lymph da suka shafi. Ta kuma shiga cikin gwaje-gwajen asibiti don gano magungunan hana garkuwar jiki kamar Yervoy (ipilimumab) da kuma maganin haɗin gwiwa da Nivolumab. Duk da cewa ta fuskanci wasu sakamako, Jennifer ta fuskanci mummunan sakamako, ciki har da yankewar ido da kuma rashin ji, amma ta ci gaba da fafutuka.
Wani sauyi ya zo a shekarar 2017 lokacin da likitanta na kansa, Dr. Harriet Kluger, ya ba ta shawarar yin wani gwaji na asibiti mai inganci a Cibiyar Ciwon daji ta Yale, wanda ke mai da hankali kan maganin Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocyte (TIL). A cikin wannan hanyar ta zamani, masu bincike sun cire kuma sun faɗaɗa ƙwayoyin T-cells ɗinta, waɗanda daga baya aka sake shigar da su cikin jikinta don ƙara ƙarfin garkuwar jikinta daga cutar kansa. Maganin mai tsanani ya haifar da ƙarfin halayen jiki amma daga ƙarshe ya fara rage ciwon daji.
Murmurewa Jennifer ya kasance mai tsawo da ƙalubale. Ƙarfinta da juriyarta, tare da goyon bayan iyalinta akai-akai, sun taimaka mata ta shawo kan wannan mawuyacin lokaci. A yau, Jennifer ba ta da cutar kansa kuma ta shafe sama da shekaru bakwai tana nan. Tana da shekaru 61, ta yi tunani game da tafiyarta da godiya da manufa, tana mai jaddada cewa kyawawan halaye da juriya suna da matuƙar muhimmanci wajen yaƙi da cutar kansa. 'Ya'yanta, waɗanda suka sami kwarin gwiwa daga tafiyar mahaifiyarsu, yanzu suna neman aiki a fannin likitanci.
Labarin Jennifer ya nuna ƙarfin da maganin TIL ke da shi, wanda tun daga lokacin ya sami amincewar FDA cikin sauri, kuma yana ba da bege ga marasa lafiya marasa adadi da ke fuskantar irin waɗannan ƙalubalen. Juriyarta da ƙudurinta na rayuwa cikakke suna aiki a matsayin alamar bege, yana nuna cewa tare da tallafin iyali, ci gaba a cikin Maganin Ciwon daji, da kuma kyakkyawan hangen nesa, mu'ujizai na iya faruwa.