Such a long, long, story so I'll try and make it short. I posted a few messages last summer and then quit. My brother Bryan is in a dementia ward in a long...
Mark remembers he has a house and everytime we bring it up to sell it...He gets real bad and says: You want me to stay in the nursing Home the rest of my...
It was a very exasperating experience and I found another doctor who was more in tune to dementia patients whatever the cause. It was just unbelievable to me...
Donna, The lack of thiamine is what causes this disease! They should have told you that. We all have to take thiamine to ensure this doesn't get any worse. ...
Hi Everyone! Hope everyone had a great weekend. My Dad had a couple of nights that he did not sleep except may 2 to 3 hours, then he gets fully dressed and...
About the doctor visits, it reminded me of when I first brought my Mom to a doctor here in Massachusetts after she was discharged from a nursing home. Although...
Tania, Mark remembers he has a house and everytime we bring it up to sell it...He gets real bad and says: You want me to stay in the nursing Home the rest of...
It has been awhile since aI have posted.My brother in law has seemed to take a step backwards. His speech all of the sudden is terrible. Well, thanks for...
Tania: Will never get tired of hearing your story. Good Luck in the job hunt. If you need any references........... Kathy Thanks Kathy.............i do...
HI Dave: Thanks for sharing about the sleep thing. My mom won't get up in the morning and complains that she is not sleeping at night. Of course when the dr...
Tammy: What does the nursing home staff say about the "faking"? I can see my Mom "faking" for the doctor. When I take her she gears herself all up. ...
Hi Donna. You are doing a good thing. Hang in there and as others have said make sure you get breaks. I am fortunate in that my Mom had the resources and is...
... have one daily or certain evenings or weekends. That way you could get a break away from the responsibility. I'm sure your local Health Department could...
Donna, How about hiring a day care person for your home? You could have one daily or certain evenings or weekends. That way you could get a break away from...
Tammy, I don't know about your brother-in-law, but my dad will fake stomach ache's when he can't get his way. It is his excuse to stay in bed all day, until...
HI everyone, It has been awhile since aI have posted.My brother in law has seemed to take a step backwards. His speech all of the sudden is terrible. You can...
It's me again, I just posted a message and realized as I hit send as I needed to have made a correction. I was sending my e-mail address that I use most often...
Hi Everyone! It is a bueatiful sun shiney day here in Georgia. I wanted to take some time to myself.....get online to see how everyone is doing. Good I...
I have to agree with Steve. I am in a similar situation in the aspect that I am taking care of my dad. He has had wks since 1986. HI Donna......and i have to...
Hi Everyone, this is Donna again. It was so great hearing from you guys today. Thanks for the vote of confidence. I know taking care of me is really...
Hey Nora, I realized after I closed my message that I must have sounded like all I cared about was my problem. I'm sorry! Hey you Guys, I know I'm not the...
I have to agree with Steve. I am in a similar situation in the aspect that I am taking care of my dad. He has had wks since 1986. My mother, God bless her...
Dear Dazee, It sounds like you have been going through a lot these last couple of years, and are continuing to do so! It sounds like you need to start thinking...
Hi! Nora, it was very nice hearing from you today. I think it was just what I needed to get my day started. However, I had a knock on my door at 7:30 this...
Hang in there, Donna. Hi, my name is Nora and I have the Wernicke part of this "dumb disease" as I refer to it. I began having symptoms in August of 99 but...
Hi! I'm Donna. I take care of my father who was diagnosed with WKS September 2002. He is 63 now. He drank probably 30 years of his life. From 2000 to 2002...
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