handleChange(e) {
  e.persist();
  // info: "this.debounced" is defined at the class level
  if (!this.debounced) {
    this.debounced = _.debounce(() => {
      console.log('YATTA!');
      this.debounced.cancel();
      this.debounced = undefined;
    }, 500);
    this.debounced();
  }
}