Ann Remember Murdeston Castle was a Korsakoff unit too and they were also saying they couldn't cope with my mum. I think it is the way you treat people as I...
Sorry I mis-read your message so a member of staff has reported the home to the care commission. Do you have an up to date report from the care commission??...
Hi, everyone out there! It's Heather again. To refresh your memories, I am 34 years old and was diagnosed with Korsecoff Syndrom about a year and a half ago. I...
Hi Steve, Re Eastercroft re the guy you were talking about can I ask if his first name was Gary? I had a lot of dealings with this person and he was...
Pamela, I am glad to hear that your mother has settled in well in her new environment. When my father was taken 6to a nursing home in Dundee they were not...
Re: The Staff I have to say I agree with what you are saying regarding the staff in some of these places my father told me that the staff had been abusing...
Thanks to everyone for all your concern. Sorry I haven't picked up your posts, busy week! Dad's psyc called me last night and told me that in his opinion he is...
I have a question for all of you. Any feedback would be appreciated. My dad was an upstanding business man in our small community. He now does not bathe for...
Amanda....for yourself and hopefully eventually your mom......ALANON!!! If there's a chapter locally call them. They are on the internet too. If there's not...
Alanon and also Adult Children Of Alcoholics (ACOA), if there is a chapter of that by you, can help. Been there, done that, still doing that, though thankfully...
Amanda: I agree with the others that Alanon and ACOA and any support group or therapist can help you. When my mom was first diagnosed I saw a therapist who...
I'm sorry Kathryn, I didn't mean to imply that medications are out of the question. I just meant they are not the end-all be-all answer. They can be helpful...
Hi Nora: I think your words of caution were totally fair and I agree that seeking out groups or any type of therapy would be preferable to medication. But for...
Hi,Cam! My name is Heather. I was diagnosed with Korsecoff Syndrome a year and a half ago after I had a seizure. I thought I might tell you about some of my...
Hi, My dad has moved to a residential home after 33 weeks in hospital, after been told by numerous doctors, the psychologist etc that he would never learn new...
http://www.ardice.com/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Nutrition_and_Metabolism_Disorders/Vitamins_and_Minerals/Wernicke-Korsakoff_Syndrome/ Hello, I found this...
Hi,everyone!It's Heather again.I have a question to ask of you guys. I have been experiencing these weird "rushes" in my head. They last for about 2 minutes....
Hi,Kaye! My name is Heather. I was diagnosed with Korsecoff Syndrome about a year and a half ago. I just read your e-mail about your father. I'm really upset...
Ann Hows things with your dad? They tried to lower my mums medication again taking off a night tablet in December we are now seeing the effects of this. She...
Hi Pamela, Sorry to hear what happened to your mum. It is a nightmare, I don't know about you but I feel dad is just existing. There is no real quality of...
i don't know where you are but if you put an agressive male in a nursing home environment they will give him a monthly shot of depovera to curb his sexual...
Heather, Yes for the past 39 weeks he thinks he knows everyone he meets, although this has improved since he's moved in to the residential home. I have more...
Hi Everyone, Well what the home have been waiting for, another incident. Dad was refused his cigarettes and he went mad. He upturned a snooker table and...
stop e-malind me he dyed. sellick_67ecw <zedwan_@...> wrote: Hi Everyone, Well what the home have been waiting for, another incident. Dad was refused...
I am sorry for your loss. I think that you will need to go into yahoo groups and unjoin in order to stop receiving e-mail messages. ... From: thomas mullin...