In a message dated 12/27/2004 3:36:11 PM Eastern Standard Time, ... My mother had similar issues. She lives in assisted living and one of the problems was...
In a message dated 12/28/2004 9:40:41 PM Eastern Standard Time, ... Hi. My mother does have better days than others. Sometimes she does remember some short...
Thank you Tracey. That really helps to know that there is hope for more improvement. And I am so happy that you have found some. I think you are right about...
Hi Kathy, Thank you so much for responding to my question! Your information is helpful. I am just so confused about the whole thing. She went into the...
Hi Julie, Sorry as always to hear about another person's bad news re. this condition. I just wanted to confirm that a glucose-drip is just about the worst...
Hi Julie: Glad to be of help. We've got to stick together here as this was one of my only sources of information through all of this. My mom was admitted to...
Hi Steve, Thank you for your reply! It really does help hearing about other people going through this. I had never heard of it before and, as I said, we are...
Hi Kathy, Wow! It is strange how there is this whole complication of alcoholism that I never knew about. I thought we had seen it all with my dad. I am...
If i may stick my 2 cents in,wernicke's/korsakoff's can be induced in a matter of 3 weeks, if the said subject is deficent in either vitamin B-1, or ...
To add even more cents, I forgot to mention that we had great difficulty in placing my mother when she was ready to be discharged due to her impulsive behavior...
i honestly think the biggest injustice is that, the distillers and brewers aren't made to put a warning label on their products,"warning, may be associated ...
Hi, I have been keeping up to date with all the comments been made. I sent an e-mail to one of our government health officers in the UK and asked him why we...
Nicola, I agree that there could be more warning lables added to alcohol, but I don't know if it would make any difference. I know that my dad would not have...
Hello all. haven't written for probably a year but have read every input letter since. I am still looking after my estranged husband , a little more than two...
Hi Dave, Thanks for the input there I have to say I would prob agree to a certain extent but if it would help just one person stop then it would have been...
your one of the lucky one's Loretta, having being diagnosed quickly,somehow i don't think it was Ontario, tell me if i'm wrong, i'm Canadian also , but the ...
Hi Guys, Just a question, is everbody out there who is caring for or is in touch with someone with WKS aware that that person is still asking for alcohol? It's...
I have a different kind of question. My husband exhibits symptoms intermittently...over the past few years he has been hospitalized with severe "sundowners...
Dear Kaye, I never thought my father was a true alcoholic, but probably in his final "normal" days he was - he had certainly been a heavy drinker throuhout his...
Dear Kaye, My opinion on your fathers memory of his firiends death is this. I feel that depending on the severity of the patients condition and how long they...
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Dear Kaye, having spent the better part of almost 8 years researching this in books, at the library and on the net, i've learned a couple interesting facts. 1)...
... with severe ... memory, confabulating, ... but he always ... maintain any sort ... periods ... if he stops ... together and ... hours he ... his big toe ...
Hi all My name is Kris.. My Mom was diagonised with WKS about 5 yrs ago.., the only treatment that was prescribed was Zoloft and B12. She lives on the island...
thank you ghostly for replying to me, I am very lost and confused about his madness. It seems that he cannot accept the in and out denial...one minute he is...
Mary, I am sorry to hear about the situation that you are in. I know how difficult it is dealing with someone with WKS. I am sure you know that no matter...
Hello everyone. I stumbled(ha) onto this site last week and thought I'd give it a try. First, a little background. My name is Kevin. I'm a 50 yo white male...
Hi Kevin.....Glad you found us. I am in the same boat as you, however I don't still drink. (You'll find the majority of our members are here because of the...
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