Hi everyone, Good news, had another review today with the home and they have agreed to put dad's move on hold. There have been no aggressive incidents in the...
could anyone else please give me some advice about korsakoffs syndrome.i just found out my dad has it,its causing lots of complications,housing,where he will...
Welcome, Karen I would suggest you look back through the archives. That will give you the most insight about our experiences with this disease. Then we will...
-Welcome Karen, It will be a really hard time for you at the moment. In answer to your question, it really depends on how far advanced the korsakoffs is. Some...
hi,thanks for your advice,i will be having a meeting tomorrow with social workers,doctors ect,in regards to where dad will live in the future ect,{he will be...
Hi, Karen...I know the below response was for Ann but the memory problem is the same with me...I have a mild case of the disease... I remember a few things...
Hi Karen Welcome to the group. My mum has Korsakoff after being a very heavy drinker for a number of years. She too like Ann's dad is in a nursing home and...
thanks to you all for mailing me back,my dad will be coming home from the hospital today{for that i am really pleased}i had the meeting with the team at the...
What is kp? Nora kaznsarzy <kaznsarzy@...> wrote: thanks to you all for mailing me back,my dad will be coming home from the hospital today{for that i...
i thaught i would let you all know how my dad is,i said he was currently staying with me until we find him somewhere permanent with help from the social...
Karen, I had a similar incident with my dad. He broke his hip and needed surgery to repair it. Since there was no cast he continually tried to get up and walk...
Karen, My dad has WKS too, he's just moved homes after been given his notice from one a few weeks ago. He broke his hip 2 and a half years ago (1yr 1/2 before ...
thanks to you all for your replies and advice,my dad has more surgery on his foot next thursday,so i will keep you posted after that,hopefully this time we can...
Hi Karen, I sympathise also, it is very difficult in the beginning and you feel you have no where to turn. It will get easier once he is settled. Remind your...
hi anne,thanks for getting back,i do have other family but it seems to be me and my partner that do the most,you were right though it will settle down,were...
i was wondering if anyone could give me any advice,my dad was recently diagnosed with korsakoffs{5 weeks ago}and he keeps sleeping all the time,i am unsure if...
I have the same problem with my dad sometimes, though lately he has been better. I think part of my dad's problem is he doesn't have as much of a concept of...
Just an insight here maybe...while I have the Wernicke part but not the Korsakoff part, it has been a struggle for me also to find an acceptable sleeping...
My ex husband has been in a care home which supposedly specialises in WKS. He has been there for almost two years. It seems to us that his condition is...
Hi Isobel Where do you live? Your ex husband sounds very much like my mum. She too has been in care homes for Korsakoff most recently she was moved into the...
HI Isobel: My mom too pretty much stays in her room and doesn't mix with the other residents except for meals. Like Pam said, the other residents are much...
Isobel, My brother-in-law is 38 and he is also in a nursing home.We live in the state of Illinois and it is very hard to find a place that will take someone of...
-Hi Isobel, It really depends to what degree of WKS your ex husband has. My dad too is in a nursing home (he is 64) and he has no interest in anyone or...
Hi, Can anyone help? Had a phonecall today from my dad who told me that he had been told he is moving from the residential home to a house in two weeks. He...
Kaye, My heart goes out to you dear. Although I am the one with the Wernicke's Encephalopathy, I have twin daughters who are 25, and I know what worrying...
I am so sorry. I am 31 and my dad was diagnosed with this disease in October of last year. Since then, he's been in another DUI (his third in two years),...
My common law husband has just been diagonosed with Korsakoff's syndrome. He has been in the hospital for over 2 weeks now which means he has not had a drink...
Hi, Thats what they said about my dad this time last year. He was in hospital 33 weeks in the end because we struggled to find somewhere suitable. When they...
Hi Kaye, He is 45 years old. The confusion was very sudden. He started sleeping all the time about 2 monthes ago. Than 3 weeks ago he started asking questions...
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