I have just found this site today and feel compelled to tell my story and how it affected me in the hope that it may help other people. My father died in...
Thanks for sharing kitten. I know the pain of watching a parent waste away to nothing and die before you as I watched my mom die of breast cancer. I am now...
hello everyone, I have never posted a message on here before and am quite surprised to see how common wks is amongst middle aged alcoholic dependent...
Kelly Thank you for posting - it is always good to share your feelings and and I certainly feel for you in your situation. I can certainly relate to many of...
Hi Kelly So sad to read your story. My mum is only 58 years old, 56 when diagnosed with Korsakoff. She spent the last year in a supposed to be rehab unit but...
Hi Pam, Interesting, but not surprising to hear about Murdostoun trying to keep your mother on - these places are all businesses after all. Useful info. though...
Hi Steve Sorry Mis-understanding it wasn't Murdestoun Castle that wanted to keep my mum on she moved from there in the middle of Oct to Clinton House in...
My mother was diagnosed with WKS in 2001,the day after 9/11. It was after many years of drinking but I really thought she beat it this time. ANYWAY,she's 57,...
Hi Pamela, My mistake. However, I donīt remember receiving the e-mail you refer to below about the Home in Edinburgh!? It may be that I am confused in the ...
To Be-my_sweetie2004 Keep having some hope - keep positive. I fully agree that it is such a difficult disease for people to cope with, but progress can be made...
Thanks for the upbeat reply. I agree,never seem like there isn't any hope in front my mom. I wish she was doing better physically. She lives full time in a...
Kelly,i read about your father and he sounds a lot like my mom. She ALSO had the shakes ,and after months they finally figured out that a certain medicine was...
I'm not sure if my Mom is a success story. I often don't think so. She is certainly not the person she could have been had alcohol and depression not ...
Jennifer, To echo what Kathy said, you should not feel guilty. Even if you did see this coming, you could not stop your mom from drinking. My dad was only 41...
What an enormous relief this group is. I was told by doctors back in 2001,when my mom was diagnosed with WK, that it was mainly a homless persons disease. I'm...
Be positive is a very important thing, for the caregiver and for the patients!! There is a lot of ignorance around regarding this disorder, including diagnosis...
I totally agree irene, stopping drinking is the first step.My mom has been alcohol free since the day this happened,back on 9/12/01. She is 57 and lives in a...
42/m/canada...been searching for help for the past 7 years, was wondering if any one of you that has definetly been diagnosed or know someone that has been...
Does anyone know if a PET or SPECT scan will find this disease, i'm certain i have it but live in canada, the drs here couldn't cure a toe fungus......any help...
I am so disappointed this course is expired, I am an LPN and I am short some CEU's and would have loved this one........................jonell ... From:...
My mom was diagnosed after her attending physician was perplexed as to her symptoms. Thankfully, he did the research and came up with the diagnosis which was...
Hi my name is Patricia i was given the name of this disease by a friend - i look after my 84 yr old dad - he has been diagnosed with age onset dementia - is ...
Hi, I'm new here. My father was an alcoholic and just passed away last weekend from a fall and aneurism. He went through brain surgery for blood clots last...
My father had a major hemoragic stoke on July 15th. The shunt they put in got infected and he got menangitis and some other bad bug all throughout his spinal...
Hi I'm looking to speak with someone who has experience with this syndrome as a result of central nervouse damage, as opposed to alcoholism. Any help would be...
I too mojo have been trying for 7 years to get help,some say an MRI will find it and some say only a pet scan will.What i have read in books and stuff but ...
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